Sloppy Seconds
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 7:16 am
It's exciting trying to prepare for my first ever Main Event at the NFBC.
Since mid-November many of us have been shaking off the rust and attempting to hone our skills while making picks in the Draft Champions leagues. I've always found it difficult to take mock drafts very seriously because you never know if the other team managers are serious about the players they choose since there's no reward for choosing well and no consequence for choosing poorly. The Draft Champions leagues, in my opinion, are a great barometer of the true perceived value of MLB players for the purposes of fantasy.
Some of us have taken part in five, ten, or even 50+ of these leagues in an attempt to become more knowledgeable, practiced and savvy about choosing players to compete in a fifteen-team mixed Rotisserie league. Playing in multiple DCs gives us the opportunity to combine many different MLB players in creative and, hopefully, productive ways.
Before I came to the NFBC, I had always liked the idea of having many of the same MLB players on all the various fantasy teams I owned. The thought was if I chose well I'd win all my leagues and if I chose poorly they would all see me ranked at the bottom. Choosing players to fill the 50-man roster for each of several DC teams made it necessary to look at all players and all situations which need to be planned for when competing in a game with no free agent pickups or trades.
Now that I've had my very own "spring training" it's time to step up and pick my BEST team. It's my opportunity to put to use all the tips and tricks, the scouting and ADP, and the advice of my seasoned peers.
The draft will start soon but I'm still uncertain. My best team will have one of two very different lineups. You see, I'm choosing 2nd. If Mike Trout is chosen before my turn, I will build my team in a very specific way - all centered around Miguel Cabrera. But what if I do get the Outfielder? Then my next handful of picks will be very different. That version of my best team will have different names listed at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Short.
For many, you choose the best player available when it's your turn to pick. But for some of us it's the player who best fills a need and best compliments the rest of the team, all with the goal of balancing production to finish high in each of ten unique categories.
Now it's time to step up to the plate and see what comes my way. Trout or Cabrera? Lineup A or Lineup B? Fastball or Curve?
Whatcha got for me?
Since mid-November many of us have been shaking off the rust and attempting to hone our skills while making picks in the Draft Champions leagues. I've always found it difficult to take mock drafts very seriously because you never know if the other team managers are serious about the players they choose since there's no reward for choosing well and no consequence for choosing poorly. The Draft Champions leagues, in my opinion, are a great barometer of the true perceived value of MLB players for the purposes of fantasy.
Some of us have taken part in five, ten, or even 50+ of these leagues in an attempt to become more knowledgeable, practiced and savvy about choosing players to compete in a fifteen-team mixed Rotisserie league. Playing in multiple DCs gives us the opportunity to combine many different MLB players in creative and, hopefully, productive ways.
Before I came to the NFBC, I had always liked the idea of having many of the same MLB players on all the various fantasy teams I owned. The thought was if I chose well I'd win all my leagues and if I chose poorly they would all see me ranked at the bottom. Choosing players to fill the 50-man roster for each of several DC teams made it necessary to look at all players and all situations which need to be planned for when competing in a game with no free agent pickups or trades.
Now that I've had my very own "spring training" it's time to step up and pick my BEST team. It's my opportunity to put to use all the tips and tricks, the scouting and ADP, and the advice of my seasoned peers.
The draft will start soon but I'm still uncertain. My best team will have one of two very different lineups. You see, I'm choosing 2nd. If Mike Trout is chosen before my turn, I will build my team in a very specific way - all centered around Miguel Cabrera. But what if I do get the Outfielder? Then my next handful of picks will be very different. That version of my best team will have different names listed at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Short.
For many, you choose the best player available when it's your turn to pick. But for some of us it's the player who best fills a need and best compliments the rest of the team, all with the goal of balancing production to finish high in each of ten unique categories.
Now it's time to step up to the plate and see what comes my way. Trout or Cabrera? Lineup A or Lineup B? Fastball or Curve?
Whatcha got for me?
