EP 173: Auction vs Snake Draft Strategies + In Season Management w/ Mike Mager & Marc Winokur

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On this episode I am joined by two excellent humans and fantasy baseball players Mike Mager and Marc Winokur . We discuss:

1. More fun - snakes or auctions?

2. More difficult - snakes or auctions?

3. Differences in drafting with a partner in snake v auction drafts

4. Stars and scrubs v. Spread the wealth

1. Is one approach better or is it more personal preference?

2. Is answer same every season or does it vary by season?

5. Own performance in auctions

1. Mistakes made in past; areas where we focused on being better in recent years

2. Remaining areas of improvement to work on for next season

1. Snake Draft vs Auction Draft Draft Prep

1. differentiation between the two

1. Valuations vs Rankings

2. AAV vs ADP

2. The order of the drafts at live events

1. can/should you do multiple auctions in one day

2. Start or finish with an auction to get your guys?

2. Snake Draft vs Auction Draft In Season Management

1. Quantifying the cost it took to draft a player in auction and should that inform your add/drop decisions?

1. Ie: -what determines the length of holding a $6 player vs a $2-3 player? (e.g., Oscar Colas or Oscar Gonzales)

2. Quantifying the cost it took to draft a player in snake draft and should that inform your add/drop decisions?

1. Ie: rationalizing dropping a $1-$2 player vs an 18th rounder and does it matter? 

3. FAAB in Mains vs Auction Championships

1. The difference in the economies of each

1. Opportunities

2. Traps

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