It speaks highly of Fred that everyone praises his kindness more than his statistical acumen. He was a benevolent presence and exhibited such will gutting out those awful seasons. Goodbye to a nice man.
Who gets left out of the rotation? Who gets sent to the bench? Will any of the new bullpen pieces make it? Does the opponent change your perception of who to keep?
Using each league's interleague record seems like a natural solution. The record for the whole league will hopefully mitigate some of the rivalry issues of individual teams.