Posted by M. Wright | Filed in: Baseball, Sports
It’s almost February, and it’s Super Bowl week, which means the issue weighing most heavily on people’s minds is… baseball.
Ok, you win. We can’t tease you away with posts on 2008 and media’s uncontrollable Obasms. We’ve got to give you the content you demand, and right now you have a fever for fantasy baseball.
The Wright brothers, therefore, present you with 10 strategeries that will help you become a fantasy baseball legend. Not to mention, after you become champion of your league, you’ll have more achievements under your belt than Ob… Ah, mmm, ahhh, never mind. On with the tips!
We’ve done the hard work for you, culling through advance copies of Lindy’s Fantasy Baseball, the Sporting News Fantasy Baseball Owners Manual and John Edward’s Almanac (he is a psychic, you know). From these expert sources we’ve extracted what are sure to be the ten best moves you can make this year.
No thanks necessary.
- First, be sure to join a league that does not allow trading or mid-season roster changes. This will maximize your interest and fun.
- If your league holds its draft on a Monday night, auto-draft using Yahoo’s pre-rankings. No fantasy team is worth missing “24.”
- Consider drafting every member of your favorite team in alphabetical order. Results may vary.
- Look for starting pitchers who are fresh off having Tommy John surgery, as they will be reinvigorated and revitalized for a new season of dominance.
- Always draft players by name recognition. Only nerds go by so-called “statistics.”
- If league rules will allow it, avoid the rookie mistake of drafting position players.
- Give yourself an edge by focusing on just one or two categories instead of maintaining a roster that is “balanced.”
- Expect immediate results from your team. You may have acquired Albert Pujols, but if it’s late April and he’s only hitting .271, go ahead and cut your losses.
- Remember to keep injured players on your active roster. That way second stringers won’t drive down your averages.
- You can’t win if you won’t accept insanely risky trades.