Comments on: The Two Rules for Fantasy Baseball Drafting http://www.lastplayerpicked.com/the-two-rules-for-fantasy-baseball-drafting/ Fantasy Baseball Dollar Values, Rankings, and Discussion Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:23:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mays http://www.lastplayerpicked.com/the-two-rules-for-fantasy-baseball-drafting/#comment-6035 Mays Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:48:26 +0000 http://www.lastplayerpicked.com/?p=845#comment-6035 @John: Good rules! @John: Good rules!

]]> By: Mays http://www.lastplayerpicked.com/the-two-rules-for-fantasy-baseball-drafting/#comment-6034 Mays Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:47:13 +0000 http://www.lastplayerpicked.com/?p=845#comment-6034 @Ken: You don't want to over-adjust, but I think you can still make some adjustments. If pitchers are going cheap, by all means load up. If you think the top pitchers are worth $35 but no one else is willing to top $25, then you absolutely want to get them at $25. The adjustment comes when you reallocate the $10 you just saved somewhere else so that you still spend all of your money. You might use the money you saved on pitching to "overbid" $4-5 on a couple of hitters. It's not what your draft sheet will tell you, but it's the kind of adjustment you need to make to draft a more optimal team. @Ken: You don’t want to over-adjust, but I think you can still make some adjustments.

If pitchers are going cheap, by all means load up. If you think the top pitchers are worth $35 but no one else is willing to top $25, then you absolutely want to get them at $25. The adjustment comes when you reallocate the $10 you just saved somewhere else so that you still spend all of your money.

You might use the money you saved on pitching to “overbid” $4-5 on a couple of hitters. It’s not what your draft sheet will tell you, but it’s the kind of adjustment you need to make to draft a more optimal team.

]]> By: John Sugden http://www.lastplayerpicked.com/the-two-rules-for-fantasy-baseball-drafting/#comment-6031 John Sugden Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:17:15 +0000 http://www.lastplayerpicked.com/?p=845#comment-6031 Look at the average of the top 3 totals in each category from last year's league. That gives you an idea of what you're aiming to hit this season. When you draft a player, figure out how close to that total your player will get you based upon projections. Think about the players on the board that are likely to help you more in areas where you need more help. Know your tiers. If there are three superstars at a position and you see all three of those guys run off the board quickly, don't make the mistake of grabbging #4 quickly just because there was a run at the position. If there is a steep drop off between 3 and 4 but little drop off between 4 and 9, look elsewhere to see if you can get a bigger impact at other positions. If you miss out on a good player at a certain position start talking trade DURING the draft. You have a lot more bargaining power while you still have picks left. If Bob grabbed SSs with picks 2 and 4, but you need a SS at the end of pick 12, figure out what Bob needs and see if you can make a quick deal done with him. If so, it can influence your remaining picks. You might be able to give up that 4th round 1B you grabbed to get the SS and then pick up a sleeper 1B to back up the 7th rd 1B you pulled. Look at the average of the top 3 totals in each category from last year’s league. That gives you an idea of what you’re aiming to hit this season. When you draft a player, figure out how close to that total your player will get you based upon projections. Think about the players on the board that are likely to help you more in areas where you need more help.

Know your tiers. If there are three superstars at a position and you see all three of those guys run off the board quickly, don’t make the mistake of grabbging #4 quickly just because there was a run at the position. If there is a steep drop off between 3 and 4 but little drop off between 4 and 9, look elsewhere to see if you can get a bigger impact at other positions.

If you miss out on a good player at a certain position start talking trade DURING the draft. You have a lot more bargaining power while you still have picks left. If Bob grabbed SSs with picks 2 and 4, but you need a SS at the end of pick 12, figure out what Bob needs and see if you can make a quick deal done with him. If so, it can influence your remaining picks. You might be able to give up that 4th round 1B you grabbed to get the SS and then pick up a sleeper 1B to back up the 7th rd 1B you pulled.

]]> By: Ken http://www.lastplayerpicked.com/the-two-rules-for-fantasy-baseball-drafting/#comment-6029 Ken Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:59:07 +0000 http://www.lastplayerpicked.com/?p=845#comment-6029 "If pitchers are going for less (or going later) then you will want to drop pitcher values and reallocate that money elsewhere." to me this is a giant question. if you trust that your projects and values are accurate, and at the draft it turns out all SP are being bought for much less than your projected values, then why not load up on SP? wouldn't this be where the most value (Value = Projected Worth - Cost) can be gained at the draft? by adjusting your values, aren't you letting the rest of the league dictate what players are worth? if you do this, what edge can you have? “If pitchers are going for less (or going later) then you will want to drop pitcher values and reallocate that money elsewhere.”

to me this is a giant question. if you trust that your projects and values are accurate, and at the draft it turns out all SP are being bought for much less than your projected values, then why not load up on SP? wouldn’t this be where the most value (Value = Projected Worth – Cost) can be gained at the draft?

by adjusting your values, aren’t you letting the rest of the league dictate what players are worth? if you do this, what edge can you have?

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