For one of the more premier new leagues go to the SIMBL. This league is everything that you mentioned and features great writeups by a former journalistic schlorship recipient among other true baseball lovers.
www.simbaseballleague.com
We are just starting up and this league will be a great one and a great site once we start soon.
An initial draft from the ground up to build your team the way YOU want.
The site is easy to navigate and to read and is easy on the eyes and the commish is dedicated and consistent plus the league features some hardcore and great owners and a good bunch of guys on the boards. The SIMBL features many owners who are commishes themselves or have been so this is a hardcore crowd.
The league is almost full but will be taking on a waiting list as well.
(A 6.5 league that may go to 2006 eventually).