[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

Since it’s slow and I’m in fantasy baseball mode at the moment (I’m commish-ing so hard), a few things to think about:

1) don’t overpay for rookie SP this year. There’s no one so good you want to take them at current ADPs (but keep an eye on Nate Pearson and pounce when he’s about to get the call)

2) Nab an ace early ... unless you can get Acuna or Trout or Yelich, I think deGrom is one of the best values in round 1. Then you wait on pitching, IMO and spend the next 4-5 rounds building your lineup

3) don’t buy elite closers early if you have unlimited moves.

4) don’t sleep on Nellie Cruz. He’s still a beast and generally really undervalued in drafts.

5) keep an eye on Masahiro Tanaka. He didn’t have his split last year but looks to have found it this year (likes the ball better)

5b) don’t count on cheap Hr power. If the ball has higher seams (what Tanaka needs for his splitter) the trampoline ball may be gone.

I have done zero prep and our draft is in a few weeks (assuming Coronavirus doesn't kill us all -or worse, makes us cancel our trip-). I used Mr. Cheatsheet and had one of the worse seasons in the league.

By the nature of how our league has keepers, ADP doesn't apply as much since some top tier guys are kept in rounds later than the first.

Thanks for the recommendations on everything I hadn't heard beside Pitcherlist.