[Dr. P.R. Park III]

Nutlaw,
I agree with you on creating a league level designated for Independent ball, but I'm thinking the Winter League discussion is for a future version, many moons away. Hopefully our input will help point Markus in a direction that puts this in the game, or atleast a future patch for OOTP 10.

Also M.B. Pelicans, most foreign league teams end up signing marginal minor league free agents, so they usually don't have to negotiate directly with the major league team. There are exceptions, like Rasner from the Yankees to the Tohaku Golden Eagles, this basically worked out like a purchased contract, but those are pretty rare. Usually a MLB team will just go ahead and release a player if the player is interested in playing in a foreign league (usually Japan), but usually the player is obligated to commit to a certain team for a certain length, and the MLB franchise would still retain the players N. American rights.