[SirFozzie]

Has anyone ever done a Winter/International League online?

Create an American and Japanese league, let the computer soak up the best players.

Then create an International or Winter League. Take the Major League numbers for attendance, media contracts and salary, and cut them to 16-20% of what the majors get (Average attendance of 4-5,000, Media Contracts of $4,000,000), etcetera.

Disallow trading between the "Major leagues" and this league.
No Arbitration, 2-3 years of mininum salary, tops.

You'd become like AAA.5, scrapping for the players who aren't quite good enough for the majors, and constantly trying to develop talent, while in fear that at any time, the major leagues will keep a hungry eye on your talent, just WAITING for them to become available to give them more money then you could dream of spending.

For Balance purposes, (and to allow you to scout out all the hidden gems that the majors miss in your home nation) I would set the league OUTSIDE of America (perhaps a League of the Americas, with teams from North, Central, and South America)