What books should I buy in order to win fantasy sport leagues especially football and baseball?

Answer 1

Football success is often decided in the draft. They play so few games, that your opportunities of dramatically changing the fate of your team in a typical league are few.

Baseball success is often dependent on how closely you follow the sport. A good draft helps...but, is no guarantee of success. I have found that listening to the Fantasy 411 on MLB Radio is a great help.

Answer 2

Dont spend your money on books. The best way to do well in fantasy sports is to understand the scoring system and develop a strategy accordingly. Too many fantasy players draft with their hearts and not their heads, learn the scoring and draft a balanced team. When drafting football remember that RB and QB are the biggest scorers so dont use your top 2 or 3 picks on receivers, never draft a kicker before the last round, and after you get your starters picked look for rookies or players that look likely to get a better opportunity 9if they dont work out, cut them after 3 or 4 weeks and search the free agent list for replacements.
Baseball : Avoid drafting starting pitchers early (I won or took 2nd in all 8 of my leagues this year and nobody that picked a starting pitcher in the first 5 rounds won 1st or 2nd). Avoid power hitters (like Adam Dunn) who hit tons of homers but produce bad BA and little other. Look for players that stay healthy ( love Ken Griffey Jr but wont draft him...too risky) and find guys that do most things well (dont draft the Posedniks or Pierres to get SB, look for the gems like Hanley Ramirez or Felipe Lopez later to get SB). Knowing the importance of filling all the catergories will keep you a lot closer to the top! And follow the free agents early on and jump if one really stands out. The guys who wait usually dont do well.

Answer 3

In order to win at fantasy sports you have to know the sport... and know it fairly well.
Yes, you can play and not know anything and win. But if you know what players have the best chance of scoring pts then those are the players you go after in the draft and in free agency.

Example: I would draft a RB on a team that is more oriented toward the run vs the pass. You want a RB that has a good offensive line that can block for him and help him get lots of yards.
Another example: You want a QB that can get the ball down field so therefore you want the QB that you draft to have good WR's.

I could go on, but a book is going to be very limited on WHO it's going to tell you to draft, only how to draft. And knowing who your drafting is so much more important.

Hope Ive helped some....

Answer 4

The short answer is that books and magazines to a degree are often obsolete the minute they are published.

The best tools are 1) watch the games, and enjoy the sport. Learn the players; and 2) Use the Internet for the most current information.

I will usually pick up one magazine a year, per sport, just to bone up on changes to teams in the offseason. I then watch spring training and preseason football.

Save your money, and have fun with it.

Answer 5

None, don't waste your money.
Just do some research on the internet, maybe buy some magazines.