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03-08-2009, 12:31 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategies
I have played Fantasy Football since 1997, and feel like I have a pretty good grip on it. Having played the actual sport for over a decade, and having an unhealthy interest in the sport my whole life, I've never really worried about the draft, waivers, trades....it all makes sense to me.
However, in an attempt to fall back in love with baseball, I agreed to join a fantasy baseball league, and I'm just curious what some strategies are for the draft? I realize like any sport, there's positional value, but having basically stopped watching since the strike, I'm fearful I'm going to end up picking 3+ players based solely on name recognition (which isn't good, cause they're probably old!).... Any help and/or wisdom is welcomed and appreciated. |
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03-10-2009, 01:13 PM
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M-I-Z-Z-O-U
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Kansas City
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I despite ESPN. Would much rather play a Yahoo league, but if the consensus is ESPN, that's fine.
Not sure about putting money in it, either. I hate PayPal passionately, and it probably isn't safe to send the case to one guy. But whatever. [email protected]
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03-10-2009, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Dallas, Texas
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There are no fees with ESPN anymore...
I don't understand why you despise ESPN more than Yahoo? I think Yahoo is about the worst fantasy provider out there...I suppose that's just my opinion, though. Have you tried ESPN since it went free? It least with ESPN if someone has to miss the draft and doesn't set their list, they won't give them shitty players...ESPN has some good pre-set rankings...unlike Yahoo who has the worst rankings I've ever seen. If you miss a Yahoo draft, you're ****ed. |
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03-10-2009, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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I have had nightmarish experiences with ESPN, starting with the fantasy keeper league I started in 2006. we played the league without a comissioner in its third and final year because ESPN couldn't figure out how to fix it after converting it to their new system. I just prefer Yahoo!s system - especially for adds and drops. And Yahoo!s writers are a lot better than ESPN's crew (though I think Karabell is solid). I'll probably join it sometime tomorrow. About to check out of the office and busy for the night...
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03-10-2009, 03:42 PM
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Scott Pioli
Join Date: Jan 2001
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Duncan,
You can trust me with the cash and to payout winners. I've been on this board 8 years and am not going anywhere. That's why you keep the pot at 30 dollars. If you don't, by July, people aren't going to give a shit about it if it's free.
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03-11-2009, 12:45 PM
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Supporter
Join Date: Oct 2000
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I posted a message on the league board with some names of other Planeteers who I remember playing in the Yahoo league we had for so many years, assuming we may still have spots to fill.
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