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by Glenneration X » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:39 pm
Originally posted by Sebadiah23:
Is there more strategy in daily change Yahoo leagues? Most players say no to that, because you shuffle people in and out with limited variables in play, almost like you could train a monkey to do, or maybe a horse if you count how many times he stomps his hoof.
Given that, how can a twice a week change league possibly have more strategy than a weekly change league?
Let's say you have Chipper Jones, and he has a strained glute (ass) muscle and you are trying to decide whether to start him over Edwin Encarnacion. You weigh his 6 or 7 match-ups including ballpark, his likelihood of injury that would make you miss 6 games, versus starting Edwin Encarnacion, who is much more likely to play, may or may not have a batting combination of ballparks or matchups (Lefty/Righty) and who might do damage over a week's span on a given category or categories. If the changes are every 3 days, the stakes of all those changes and the strategy falls dramatically . The injury-prone component goes away almost completely . The impact of any decision falls dramatically.
Its like being able to sub in players off your bench in football every QUARTER!!!! Its ridiculous.
Vote "No" to bi-weekly changes.
Thank you.
-Craig Sebadiah....I'm sorry, but I believe you are completely on the wrong track here. Outside of the example you place on whether to play someone with a possible day to day injury or not (though I wonder why this is even considered strategy, it's more like a roll of the dice), there is much more strategy involved with Friday moves.
There is more strategy involved with roster setup....with more lineup changes allowed, it increases the value of having backups at every position on your bench & multi-positional players (since you can change players prior to having the opportunity to make a roster pickup to fill a position).
There is more strategy involved with setting up your lineup.....while you still might start the more skilled player at a position if he has 6 starts verses 7 starts for a player you would leave on your bench, you might think differently if the ratio was 3 starts versus 4 starts from Monday to Thursday considering the percentage increase goes from 14% to 33%, more than double.
I even think there's more strategy involved in your day to day injury example.......I believe if you have a Chipper or Bradley or JD Drew type suffering a day to day injury on a Monday in our current setup, its a no-brainer to sit them rather than risk SEVEN games. However, if the risk was reduced to 3 or 4 games, well, now you have a decision on your hands.
Throw in the fact that lefty-righty pitching matchup ratios can be more pronounced during shorter periods, the fact that over 3 or 4 games you have greater decisions about facing tough pitching staffs or playing in pitcher's or hitter's ballparks, etc. increases the decision making options for the Fantasy player.
Again, the only thing I think switching from the current DL rule to a Friday moves rule is to put the results of this contest back in the hands of the Fantasy player and out of the arbitrary hands of luck.
Glenn
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