Hey Irish! Welcome to keeper leagues! Personally I love this format and the satisfaction of building a team over a long period of time.
I would recommend first, taking a look at the rules of some existing leagues. As others have stated, the basics are generally the same, with a few details here and there that are different. Here are a couple of links to active leagues rules pages:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... i=1#gid=11https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... i=1#gid=10The first thing we are talking about in this initial vote pertains to something like Rule 2 below:
Initial Draft:
1) The initial draft is a 31 round live draft and the clock will start at 10:00 am EST the day after the draft order is established. Rounds 1 through 30 are for players; Round 31 is for the stadium.
2) Only those players who were issued SOM cards this year and appear on TSN"s website are eligible for the initial draft.
3) The initial draft is serpentine; all subsequent Free Agent drafts are non-serpentine based upon the previous season's regular season records and determined by a lottery (see annual spring draft section below).
4) Draft picks are tradeable. So for example can Zach Wheeler be drafted? He played in the majors in 2014, but missed all of last year with TJ surgery, so he wont have a 2015 card. Do you prefer these types of players be eligible for the initial draft or would you rather just keep it to players with 2015 Strat cards?
Hope that helps get you started. If you have questions or need help with anything, feel free to PM me!
hveed