NFBC Rank & ADP Influence

[mdecav]

I think it is clear that there are only about 10 closers that have a high chance to keep the job, so it makes sense that owners are grabbing them earlier.

What makes this off-season any different than previous off-seasons? It’s not as if every team in past years had an established closer.

[DOUGHBOYS]

Greg,

I know I've asked this question to you over beers at Mustang Harry's in NYC, but how again is pre-ADP "Rank" determined?

I'm noticing that however players are ranked before ADP is established - whoever makes those decisions - very highly influences how owners are picking players. For example, for whatever odd (my opinion) reason, Hader and Hendriks are 30 and 32, which for closers in a 5x5 format is a very high premium and in the DCs I've done so far, everyone has followed suit with getting these guys in the late 2nd, early 3rd rounds, and all other closers have followed similarly. Closers haven't gone this high in the past.

There are a few ways of doing the math on these types of valuations - some mathematically incorrect IMO - where this high closer ADP is justified, but my main question/concern is how Rank is done.

Looks like strictly by ADP now.
Even blind drafters can find a nut now...

Goes to show that default will always have detractors.