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A historical simulation with real players and fictional teams. Beginning in 1901, we will re-write baseball history. Each team has real players from 1901, but the teams have been renamed and a small minor league system has been added: each team has 3 farm teams: AAA, AA and A. There will likely be fictional players added in, as this league is likely to expand larger than in real life. But there will be many familiar names over the years.
An amateur draft is held each June, starting with 12 rounds. There is no draft lottery.
As for other initial rules and configurations:
There are two conferences: the American Baseball Conference (ABC) and National Baseball Conference (NBC). Each has 8 teams. The two first place teams will face off in a seven-game World Series for the championship. 140 regular season games are played. Right now, there is no All-Star game.
Active roster size is 25, expanding to 35 on September 1. July 31 is the trading deadline, and teams can trade draft picks. Veterans do not currently have 10-5 no-trade rights, and the Reserve-Clause era rules are in effect. This will change later, at some point.
There is a color barrier in place right now (only because there was one in real life). It will be lifted eventually, probably sooner than it was in real life.

The 16 original teams:
ABC
Baltimore Blackbirds
Boston Patriots
Buffalo Destroyers
Cleveland Blue Sox
Dover Green Sox
New York Knights
Pittsburgh Prowlers
Virginia Beach Captains

NBC
Chicago Outlaws
Hartford Lions
Kentucky Kings
Milwaukee Bucks
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets
St. Louis Browns
Toledo Ravens
Washington Eagles