re: Fantasy Baseball ~ First Time

For beginners I'd recommend head-to-head points leagues. That's what got me hooked over 20 years ago. I actually prefer Roto now but it took many years to get there.

I prefer ESPN over Yahoo, but both are fine.

I would allow a large # of teams to make the playoffs so that more teams are engaged late in the season and still setting their lineups. Another way to accomplish this is to have a small pot for weekly high score.

Good luck, in no time you'll be watching Detroit at Pittsburgh on a random Thursday afternoon and will care more about the outcome than any of the 500 fans in attendance