Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategies

This chapter explores the intricacies of fantasy baseball drafts, emphasizing the strategic decisions involved in selecting players amidst a fast-changing environment. The speakers discuss specific player picks, trade implications, and the importance of adapting strategies based on player performances, particularly focusing on closers and injury concerns. Their conversation highlights the competitive tension of drafting as they navigate interpersonal dynamics and rivalries within the fantasy baseball community.

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I am back with with Russell Withers of armchairroto.com

Armchair Roto
- When did you start writing articles?
  - Going over your article last year using BHQ prospect list and the chance they play in MLB / make an impact
- wRC+ as a tool - The Horwitz Rule
Player Analysis
- When projections don’t agree with your analysis of said player, either with the projections being too optimistic or too pessimistic
- How do you deal with the inherent biases we have?
- Do you think we use too much analysis at points?
OC’s!
- Slow OC’s
  - Good concept?
- How to navigate 12 team and 15 team leagues at the same and transition from one to the other
- Where do the biggest shifts in values come from when reshaping the player pool?
  - Where do you tend to put more emphasis on in 12 team leagues vs 15 teams?
DC’s
- 150’s v 400’s
DC Strategies
- How can we exploit pockets of values
- Do you tend to stick to certain “build” at specific points of the draft? IE- having position players by “x” round, having all SP’s by “x” round, etc
Current ADP and the March toward March
- Will you continue to draft a target when the price increases?
Uploading Ranks to NFBC (I Never hear anybody talk about this, but I’m totally obsessed with it and I always wonder what other people do):
- Do you upload list ranks at all?
- How many lists to upload?
- How often to update and upload a new list?
- How do you use them?
- Is the ADP listed directly in NFBC draft room worth anything? ANYTHING AT ALL?