Not a complex concept. But I do want to head off disagreements by providing some rules.
1. Live draft, 1 round of 12 picks, on this message board. Draft order determined by reliable non-participator running us through the Random Number Generator (http://random.org/nform.html) and posting draft order.
2. $200 million salary cap.
3. Pick a team. And compose your Strat team using [b:fc9bd8c4dd]only[/b:fc9bd8c4dd] that team's [b:fc9bd8c4dd] current MLB roster[/b:fc9bd8c4dd]--not using the team the player was on last year, not using the team that's shown on the Strat card, but using the team the players are on [b:fc9bd8c4dd]today or at the time of the draft[/b:fc9bd8c4dd]--except that, if you cannot compose a legal team based on that team's real-life current roster, then you will be allowed to draft .50 player(s) only and only from an unpicked team. For confirmation as to what players you can choose from, I find mlb.com's depth charts to be pretty reliable as to who is on what team, currently.
4. Your stadium must correspond to the team you draft.
5. If you have a player on your team's DL, you may still put him on your roster and play him--i.e., real-life injuries don't mean anything. We'll play as if he's healthy.
6. A player in your team's minor league system is off-limits until he's brought up to the majors in real life. If after the draft a player is sent from the big leagues to the minors, you're not required to drop him from your Strat team.
7. Throughout the season, you can use your $200M to pull players in and out of the Free Agent pool, provided they are all players on your team's current roster.
8. [b:fc9bd8c4dd]No trades.[/b:fc9bd8c4dd], with one exception (keep reading). If after the draft, your real-life team trades a player from your team to another, [b:fc9bd8c4dd]you may, but you are not required,[/b:fc9bd8c4dd] to drop that player or trade that player to the appropriate manager (except that you may not receive in return a player who is not on your team's real life roster).
9. These rules cover all of the situations I can anticipate, but, if any new questions/issues arise during the season, we will be resolve them by majority vote. In order to have an odd number, I won't vote in those cases.
10. After draft order is determined, here is the division breakout: East=1,2,3,4. Central=5,6,7,8. West=9,10,11,12.
Not as complex as it sounds. I just like to be as upfront about everything as I can, to hopefully avoid manager confusion/disagreements later. If anyone has done this type of league before or sees other potential issues, let me know.
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