Pitching is the most challenging part of fantasy baseball. It would be easy to spend a ton of money on my pitching staff in an auction. I could build a strong base in ERA, WHIP, and strikeouts, giving me room for a mistake or two in the decision-making at the back end of my starting rotation. The downside comes from building a competitive offense with fewer dollars invested.
I am confused. If I am in an auction game. You have referenced NFBC. If you were in an NFBC league and could buy any pitchers you want at the average price or even a little less(hypothetically) in a 15 team NL+AL league what might your pitching staff look like? I am certainly interested in the players you choose; however, I am more interested than their costs as I am trying to figure out how to allocate recourses properly. I realize every game and draft are different, I am just curious on your thoughts? Anyone else's comments are also appreciated. Thank you.
First, are you playing in an NFBC auction league? If so, is it a 15-team mixed format, AL-only, or NL-only? Second, when is your auction? Third, how much experience do you have doing auctions?
I am not playing in an NFBC league. My league draft is a month away. I have never played in an auction draft, only snake drafts. I love reading your thoughts and I am just looking for a framework as I realize a lot will change between now and then. I understand the supply and demand that in order to keep up in hitting more $ needs to be allocated to hitting. I also read your material to think in terms of $80 for pitching. I realise every game is different depending on the people and going with the flow is important. I mentioned NFBC values because I figured it would be easy for you to reference and my draft figures to look something like that.
I have an AL and NL auction in the NFBC on March 16 and 17. I typically would go to LABR (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LABR) in early March, but I'm not going this year. I'll have player prices for these once I get the projections done. I'm chasing my tail trying to get this stuff done as quickly as possible, but the extra work I'm trying to do (videos and posting) takes more time. If you are in a trading format, it does change things a bit, meaning you can fix some issues (such as lack of category ) via trading. You can get a feel for some player's prices by using the NFBCs ADPs and auction value page (https://nfc.shgn.com/adp/baseball). I don't see a 12-team AL or NL tab at this time.
I am confused. If I am in an auction game. You have referenced NFBC. If you were in an NFBC league and could buy any pitchers you want at the average price or even a little less(hypothetically) in a 15 team NL+AL league what might your pitching staff look like? I am certainly interested in the players you choose; however, I am more interested than their costs as I am trying to figure out how to allocate recourses properly. I realize every game and draft are different, I am just curious on your thoughts? Anyone else's comments are also appreciated. Thank you.
First, are you playing in an NFBC auction league? If so, is it a 15-team mixed format, AL-only, or NL-only? Second, when is your auction? Third, how much experience do you have doing auctions?
I am not playing in an NFBC league. My league draft is a month away. I have never played in an auction draft, only snake drafts. I love reading your thoughts and I am just looking for a framework as I realize a lot will change between now and then. I understand the supply and demand that in order to keep up in hitting more $ needs to be allocated to hitting. I also read your material to think in terms of $80 for pitching. I realise every game is different depending on the people and going with the flow is important. I mentioned NFBC values because I figured it would be easy for you to reference and my draft figures to look something like that.
I have an AL and NL auction in the NFBC on March 16 and 17. I typically would go to LABR (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LABR) in early March, but I'm not going this year. I'll have player prices for these once I get the projections done. I'm chasing my tail trying to get this stuff done as quickly as possible, but the extra work I'm trying to do (videos and posting) takes more time. If you are in a trading format, it does change things a bit, meaning you can fix some issues (such as lack of category ) via trading. You can get a feel for some player's prices by using the NFBCs ADPs and auction value page (https://nfc.shgn.com/adp/baseball). I don't see a 12-team AL or NL tab at this time.
Here's a view of auction prices (15 teams) in a draft board form:
https://nfc.shgn.com/adp/baseball?board&t=15