We have one team available, and they just won the World Series.  Unfortunately the former owner couldn't continue with the league.

We are heading into 1998.

Here is the roster as it stood for 1997.  

Pos	Name	Season	Franchise	Salary
SP	Kevin Brown	1997	Florida Marlins	$7,014,554
SP	Alex Fernandez	1997	Florida Marlins	$5,734,294
SP	Mike Mussina	1997	Baltimore Orioles	$6,404,694
SP	Robert Person	1997	Toronto Blue Jays	$2,493,358
SP	Justin Thompson	1997	Detroit Tigers	$6,389,629
RP	Mike Fetters	1997	Milwaukee Brewers	$1,813,397
RP	Felix Heredia	1997	Florida Marlins	$200,000
RP	Robb Nen	1997	Florida Marlins	$1,498,066
RP	Danny Patterson	1997	Texas Rangers	$1,909,707
RP	Chris Peters	1997	Pittsburgh Pirates	$200,000
RP	Scott Radinsky	1997	Los Angeles Dodgers	$1,637,985
RP	Ugueth Urbina	1997	Montreal Expos	$1,559,574
C	Scott Hatteberg	1997	Boston Red Sox	$2,253,034
C	Todd Hundley	1997	New York Mets	$3,997,034
1B	Paul Sorrento	1997	Seattle Mariners	$3,009,840
2B	Jeff Kent	1997	San Francisco Giants	$5,205,362
3B	Edgardo Alfonzo	1997	New York Mets	$4,834,054
3B	Dave Hollins	1997	Anaheim Angels	$3,881,457
3B	Matt Williams	1997	Cleveland Indians	$4,452,941
SS	Mike Bordick	1997	Baltimore Orioles	$3,028,310
DH	Bob Hamelin	1997	Detroit Tigers	$2,058,425
OF	Brett Butler	1997	Los Angeles Dodgers	$2,542,957
OF	Bernard Gilkey	1997	New York Mets	$3,844,983
OF	Shawn Green	1997	Toronto Blue Jays	$3,108,071
OF	Brian Jordan	1997	St. Louis Cardinals	$761,372
OF	Tim Raines	1997	New York Yankees	$2,112,582
OF	Mark Smith	1997	Pittsburgh Pirates	$200,000
OF	Bubba Trammell	1997	Detroit Tigers	$200,000
OF	Greg Vaughn	1997	San Diego Padres	$2,050,522
SP	Mark Portugal	1997	Injured Reserve	Back in 1998
RP	Cory Bailey	1997	Injured Reserve	Until 2001

Portugal comes off the DL, and Fernandez goes on.  

The team plays in New York in the AL.  You will use the DH.

We run a 2 round 4 player AAA draft after our regular first year player draft.

The AAA players drafted can be kept for the next season.  

League Rules

DH- in American League ONLY,12 game crossover + World Series.

4 Drafted AAA are allowed to be used -  computer generated AAA are NOT allowed to be used
AAA draft will follow the regular draft (See AAA Draft Rules below)

Draft picks can be traded up to 1 Season in advance. 
  Ex.- During the 1995 season, teams may trade their 1996 draft picks.  1997 picks cannot be traded until the 1996 draft is underway.

Draft Order is set at game 120- worst record to best. 
30 win minimum by game 120.

Draft Order Tie-Breaker Rules-
Head-to-Head Results. Season Series Loser gets higher pick.
If season series is tied, run differential is used. Lowest runs scored gets the higher pick. 
If Head-to Head Record and Runs Scored in the season series are STILL tied, the team with the best home winning % at the 120-game mark will be given the higher pick.

AAA Draft Rules
The AAA Draft will occur after the regular draft has reached the end of its schedule.
A minimum of two (2) days will be given between the end of the regular draft and the AAA draft to allow for missed picks to be made.
The AAA Draft will consist of two (2) rounds, with each team selecting two (2) players in each round.
The draft order for the AAA draft will be worst to first, or the same as round 2 and later.
If a team chooses not to draft AAA players, they are limited to their 25 man roster for the upcoming season.  They will not be allowed to use ANY AAA players.
Penalties will be assessed for using ineligible AAA players.

Off-Season Draft
After each season, the league will hold its First Year Player Draft.  This draft will also include undrafted players from the previous season, and all players cut from their team after the preceding season.

You may keep up to 25 players each season, including AAA players.  If you choose to keep 25 players, you will not receive a pick in the regular draft.  You will still participate in the AAA draft that follows the regular draft.

The draft order will be set at Game 120, with the worst record getting the #1 pick, and the best record getting #24.  In order to qualify for #1, your team must have won a minimum of 30 games by the 120-game point.  Failure to meet this requirement will drop your pick to no better than #4 (in the event that 2 or more teams fail to reach the minimum wins goal).

Available Player List
Once all keeper lists have been turned in, the commissioner has the duty of removing all rostered players from the player pool and providing a list of all available players for that season's draft.

While it is the commissioner's duty to provide said list, it is the duty of each owner to review the list, ensuring that none of his "keepers" are listed as "available".

There will be a time period of no less than four (4) days, between the posting of the Available Players List and the official start of the Draft, in order to give each owner a chance to make sure the list is mistake-free.

Once the draft has officially begun (the first scheduled pick* has been made), the Available Players List is set in stone and cannot be changed.
  *Scheduled pick is defined as a pick made during an assigned timeslot.

The commissioner has the responsibility to verify all rosters before scheduling the league for the new season.  
The commissioner has the responsibility to verify all keeper lists for accuracy before finalizing the available player list.  Any discrepancies should be brought to the attention of the affected owner immediately, so that proper action can be taken.  
  This could include missing players, forgotten Injured Reserve players, or incorrectly claimed players.

When posting an open team in the classifieds, it is the responsibility of the commissioner to verify the complete roster of that team.  This will include checking the roster from the current season, and checking the keeper list from the previous season.  This should prevent any players on IR from being overlooked.

I'll take it.