For whatever reason people hate fantasy questions. I don’t know why.

Regardless.

Decisions to be made:

1. AL, NL, or Mixed.

With only 8-10 people (depending on their skill level in fantasy baseball), it’s probably best to have an AL or NL only league rather than a mixed league. Thoguh if you want a keeper league, that can be a PITA with your best keepers/prospects getting shipped off to the other league. So, maybe just really really deep rosters.

2. Number of keepers

Could be a fixed number (most “keeper leagues” are somewhere between 3-6 keepers.) or a dynasty league. Where you can keep 15+ on the team. That will have a huge bearing on the preferred type of draft setup.

3. Draft setup
I prefer auctions. Especially with keepers, it’s easy to just assign keeper inflation to their salary. (drafted them for $5, next year they cost $10). You can do it with drafts by going from a 20th round pick to a 17th or 15th or whatever, but I think it’s much more cut and dry with an auction budget and keeper inflation. If you go with a dynasty league, it’s probably easiest to just go with a draft. Everyone keeps 20 players, and then the draft starts.

Other decisions.
Minor League Roster? Obviously, or else you wouldn’t be here. I have an 8-man minor league system. Probably best to start small and then add on more spots in future years. You should have a supplemental draft every year for the previous year’s draftees, or else it’s going to be headaches with people rushing the wire to pick up Strasburgh the minute after he signs his contract.

How long can you keep a player? I like to have limits of like 3-5 years to ensure some semblance of turnover. It’s not REAL baseball, and if you have one team that was able to exploit a few people and/or have some great luck/skill in the draft, it’s no fun to have one guy have the ’27 Yankees for a decade in your fantasy league.

What’s the budget?

Where to use it? Sportsline rules.

Does anyone have an established league that has one or two openings?