[fredbeene]

Originally Posted by Kafkaesque85

Major League Baseball has decided to award Montreal, Quebec, Canada, a baseball team named the Expos. This will be a historical simulation of the Expos history from their expansion year to their last season in 2004 when they moved to Washington to become the Nationals.

In real life, the team had one division title, and that was from the strike-shortened split season format leading to the first Division Series in MLB Playoffs. They also missed the playoffs after dominating the league in 1994 before the strike called off the whole season. Hopefully, with me as their General Manager I can do much better.

I started in the 1968 season and simulated through that so I can do the expansion draft. I changed certain settings to be more to my personal liking.

The version is OOTP 23.

Complete Scouting System with Normal accuracy

the ratings are 20-80, no cut off.

Owner Goals are off, and the coaching system is on. Storylines are on.

Normal suspensions

Batter and Pitcher aging speed is .900

TCR is 125

Trading Difficulty two clicks below hard
Trading Preference, one click below favor prospects

Draft pick trading is allowed, waiver trading is allowed

Amateur Draft is in December and the order is announced on draft day.

There is currently, as of 1968, 20 lottery choices and 20 lottery teams in the amateur draft,

Media contracts are based on team market size. The entire revenue is available. No luxury tax, no revenue sharing, visiting team receives 40% of gate.

Maximum Contract length is 5 years, extensions allowed.

No arbitration.

Minimum service is 6 years.

All teams are represented at All Star Game, there is an All Star Futures Game.

The League updates automatically, and there is the full default feeder league enabled.

I started in the 1968 season and simulated through that so I can do the expansion draft. I changed certain settings to be more to my personal liking.

I HATE HATE HATE that you have to simulate the season before in order to do an historical expansion draft!!!!!!