It won't be long before we will see publications of fantasy baseball stats and rankings before the World Series has been completed. The market is there. And where there is a market, there is money to be made, and where there is money...you get the picture. If Fanball put out a skeleton magazine now with last years stats and a few thoughts about rankings for next year, the magazine would sell. (Greg is probably hoping Ryan doesn't see this
) Boffo!Slow drafts have been a hit during the supposed off season. Not under duress, or the stress of a one minute clock, it gives players time to think or research their pick before typing a name. A wonderful thing in December when forgetting how Alfonso Soriano could drop to the 15th round of a draft with his history, while forgetting how he flailed at outside curve balls three short months earlier.
I told, uh, suggested to my wife that the 'off season' would be different this year. From day one of the off season I am going to be involved in one draft or another through March. So far, we've avoided being the stars of 'COPS'.
In the next two weeks, Bill James book will be out. His rankings are of no relevance. Every kid who showed promise the year before gets a big boost in his projections. James book is a little for me like the 15 year old 'reading' that Playboy. Well, without the hormones.
Only I really do read it for the stories and content, not for the pictures (projections).
We have, truly, become a year round enterprise. While Fantasy Footballers wait and see where college stars are drafted, we are lucky enough to start Fantasy Baseball 2011 as the last pitch of 2010 made its way to the plate. It happened this year, and it will happen more in the future. A year round hobby. Take that, gardeners!
