How to run a custom league alongside the MLB?

bestbrother · 03-24-2019, 04:58 PM

This is where my creativity juice hits a brick wall. Im creating an Arena League after having fun with that in 2018. However I would like there to be a twist in that it will run alongside the MLB and allow players to go between... what im hoping for is Arena studs to get a shot in the Bigs... whilst vets past their best or players who have fallen off a cliff, get a shot at rejuvenation in a different environment.

How do you do it so the leagues will interact correctly and players honour their contracts either way? The leagues share the FA pool... teams between leagues will potentially trade or at least deal players for cash?

The Arena League will be the poorer relation, so im not expecting big time players to make the swtich, but id love a scenario with a Kurt Warner story.... or in years to come, big time Bryce chancing his arm (bat) for one last hurrah in the indoor form.

All help appreciated

jimmysthebestcop · 03-24-2019, 05:02 PM

Your arena league would just be an independent league. Then you scale it whatever talent level you want. And setup your financials.

Yes every league has access to the free agent pool. You can turn off draft for the independent arena league meaning it has to sign free agents that the MLB doesn't.

You can turn purchase players on. Where MLB could just purchase players from the Indy Arean league foe $xxxx or you could turn posting on. Where the arena league could post players to MLB for buying and signing an MLB contract. And you can turn trades with other leagues on both in MLB and Arena Indy league and they can trade between leagues.

The finances would have to match up for a trade. Like you could trade a 25 million dollar player to the arena league if the teams salary/revenues is only 10 mill a year.

03-24-2019, 04:58 PM	#1
bestbrother Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 365	How to run a custom league alongside the MLB? This is where my creativity juice hits a brick wall. Im creating an Arena League after having fun with that in 2018. However I would like there to be a twist in that it will run alongside the MLB and allow players to go between... what im hoping for is Arena studs to get a shot in the Bigs... whilst vets past their best or players who have fallen off a cliff, get a shot at rejuvenation in a different environment. How do you do it so the leagues will interact correctly and players honour their contracts either way? The leagues share the FA pool... teams between leagues will potentially trade or at least deal players for cash? The Arena League will be the poorer relation, so im not expecting big time players to make the swtich, but id love a scenario with a Kurt Warner story.... or in years to come, big time Bryce chancing his arm (bat) for one last hurrah in the indoor form. All help appreciated

03-24-2019, 05:02 PM	#2
jimmysthebestcop Banned Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 1,728 Infractions: 0/2 (5)	Your arena league would just be an independent league. Then you scale it whatever talent level you want. And setup your financials. Yes every league has access to the free agent pool. You can turn off draft for the independent arena league meaning it has to sign free agents that the MLB doesn't. You can turn purchase players on. Where MLB could just purchase players from the Indy Arean league foe $xxxx or you could turn posting on. Where the arena league could post players to MLB for buying and signing an MLB contract. And you can turn trades with other leagues on both in MLB and Arena Indy league and they can trade between leagues. The finances would have to match up for a trade. Like you could trade a 25 million dollar player to the arena league if the teams salary/revenues is only 10 mill a year.