Saturday, March 14, 2009

Fantasy Baseball Draft - Quick Observations

Hi all,

It's been over a week since my last post, in that time I have drafted 3 fantasy leagues and have another draft on Thursday, here are some quick observations.

1) Power Hitting is scarce. People usually talk about position scarcity but 40 hr threats are real scarce and if any team can get 2 of them, they have a big leg up

2) SP has a deep middle. Don't overpay for too many aces, grab those hitters and then fill your staff with Zack Greinke's and Jon Sanchez's, young guys with big upsides, this is how the rich get richer in fantasy drafts

3) Deeper League require more refined strategies........until this year, the deepest league I played in was 12 team mixed roto............this year, I have already drafted 14 team mixed roto and an AL Only that had 9 teams (I have an NL Only that has 11 teams coming up).........positions scarcity plays and category scarcity also plays in these types of leagues, making them both more fun and more challenging.

4) VALUE, VALUE, VALUE.................you should search for value no matter what the format.......don't always get bogged down by the positional requirements, it is usually more valuable to grab the best bat instead of a back up at a scarce position .

Good luck with your drafts and I will be back in a few days to break down my teams/leagues

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