The top 8 teams will get to pick which franchise and season they want to start their round 2 roster build with.

These are how the four leagues will be aligned.

League 1: NL: Astros / AL: Rangers
League 2: NL: Mets / AL: Angels
League 3: NL: Expos / AL: Royals
League 4: NL: Padres / AL: Brewers

Within each franchise, there will be a 4-round draft, where you will draft 3 single-season teams (from your franchise). The fourth round is a single player draft (from any of the undrafted seasons from your franchise). You must roster exactly 8 players from each of your three drafted teams. The single player you select in round 4 is your 25th player. You still get one clone (can come from the drafted teams or the 25th player from round 4).

The draft is a normal serpentine draft
Round 1: 1-12 (pick a year) --> the draft order is based on the round 1 rankings
Round 2: 12-1 (pick a year)
Round 3: 1-12 (pick a year)
Round 4: 12-1 (pick a player from an undrafted team)

(The single-season team's real-life winning% is irrelevant this round)

Other Details
Salary Cap: None
DH, WW, AAA, Injuries: No
Clones: Only one clone allowed.
Ballpark: Must be a park one of your selected teams played in (during that season)..
Division Alignment: Based on total team salary (highest salary in East)

The top 8 finishers from Round 1 get to pick their league, franchise and season.

1. footballmm11 --> 2019 Houston Astros (League 1)
2. schwarze --> 1978 Milwaukee Brewers (League 4)
3. footballmm11 --> 2020 San Diego Padres (League 4)
4. schwarze --> 1981 Houston Astros (League 1)
5. footballmm11 --> 2017 Washington Nationals (League 3)
6. Jtpsops --> 2005 Houston Astros (League 1)
7. footballmm11 --> 2010 Texas Rangers (League 1)
8. redcped --> 2007 San Diego Padres (League 4)

Shohei Ohtani question: If I draft the 2023 Angels am I allowed select Ohtani the pitcher and Ohtani and hitter and does that count as my clone? If not, can I clone a 3rd Ohtani?

Ohtani the hitter and Ohtani the pitcher are considered two different players if they are the same season.. You may clone Ohtani (a third version) using a different season.

It may be a bit before I can make my selection.

Since footballmm11 can't take a second Astros team, I will go ahead and make my other Top 8 pick. Now footballmm11 can make two picks.

1981 Houston Astros

Had the 2017 Nats queued up. This might take a bit longer than I thought.

That delightful L6 to end the season for my Yanks is proving costly.

I'm likely going to regret this, but 2005 Houston Astros

Since football can't take a second Padres team, I'll go ahead and stop overthinking this now:

2007 San Diego Padres

I will pick within the hour