Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Feeling a Draft


 
Draft Day.  All your preparation, your strategy, and your plan leads up to this moment.  The clock ticks down.  Your pick is up next.  This is your moment.  Will you grab that moment and shine?

Okay, while that was definitely over the top, taking part in a fantasy baseball draft can be a fun experience.  You get the opportunity to be the owner and general manager of your own team.  Besides, most times, it will at least provide another excuse to hang out with your friends and talk baseball.

So how does one approach a draft?  There are plenty of theories.  Always draft sluggers early to make sure you have enough power on your team.  Or never pay for saves since closer is a volatile position.  Whatever path you choose, there are a couple of general tenets to remember to help prevent the draft from being a day of regret.

First, do not get locked into a particular player.  There will be other players available that will provide you with similar value.  Therefore, it can provide an advantage to look at players in groups.  That can serve as a signal for when to select a player.  Once players in that same group are being selected, that would be the time to look to pull the trigger on one of them.

Besides, you are likely to be in a league with your friends and people that live geographically close to you.  Therefore, don’t be shocked if Justin Verlander just may be someone else’s favorite player in your league as well.

So as a second rule, hometown players are likely to be overvalued in your particular draft.  If you are drafting with Tiger fans and really want Austin Jackson on your team, be prepared for the likelihood you will have to overpay or draft him earlier than you may have thought.

And a final thought is to remember it is your team.  Remember why you signed up for the league in the first place.  If it is just for fun, then you can avoid players from hated teams.  However, if you really want to win bragging rights or money, then you just might have to stomach a Cleveland Indian on your roster.

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