In what order should i pick positions in my fantasy baseball league?

Question

Should i pick pitchers first? outfielders? please give me an order (i.e. p, p, of, ss, 2b) and so on to help me. which positions score the most fantasy points? its a yahoo rotisserie league if that matters.

Answer 1

You kind of have to be an amoeba, drafting according to who's out there and being able to adjust when the draft doe'snt go your way. You can try to plan your draft, but then on draft day, you dont get the pick you want and the guy going before you is taking all the players you want. Its happened to me before. So basically you need a back up plan and you need to formulate a strategy for each different draft position. Drafting with the first pick will be an entirely different strategy compared to drafting with the last pick. You can win with a bad pick, but it is more challenging. Also you need to take a look at league rules and catergories and draft according to them. I always try to be in a league with a lot of catergories 5x5 is useless to me. My strategy is simple, batting average and speed=hits and runs scored, I like multi dimensional players with power and speed with .300 averages. You use offense to maintain, you use pitching to win. Strikeout pitchers, and a strong relief core. Be active of the waiver wire, getting all the available closers.

Answer 2

If Utley falls to you, get him. If Rollins falls to you, get him. Either guy will be awesome at 11, but I doubt you'll have a chance at either, so I would start to make a better fantasy strategy right now. At 11, Miguel Cabrera has a better shot at falling to you, but he wont be there either. Your best pick will most likely be Ryan Howard, Prince Fielder, or Ryan Braun. At 11, I'd go with Howard first, Fielder second, and Braun 3rd. They're all at deep positions, which sucks, but they'll all give you first round stats, which doesn't. Your knowledge is already lacking pretty badly here if you seriously thought Utley would fall to you at 11, so you need to do more studying. With the bullpen thingy going on, I'm just not sure this a league you can compete in unless you spend some serious time scouring the internet for draft strategies and a lot more knowledge. No offense man, but you will fail in this league and you will not have fun unless you go and study some more. You were right about second base being a weak position, but you're at a bad spot to get a quality guy without overspending. You won't get Utley in the first and you're too early in the second to take a guy like Phillips or Upton and Roberts may be a reach in the 3rd and you may not get him in the 4th and that's about that until the questionable Weeks or even Wigginton way later. I know I haven't helped you much except for to say go look for more info, but that really will help you, and if this league is for anything you care about(money or pride), you'll go search for it.

Answer 3

I've been in several mock drafts this year and your best best in the first three rounds is to focus on 2 40 home run players, and one player with 30/30 potential. I generally grab 2 1B and one OF - ideally an OF like Sizemore or Beltran. In the next couple rounds, I try to target one of the top SS's, either Furcal or Rollins is generally available around the 4th/5th rounds.

Wait to take pitching until after the 5th round, but try to get 3 of them before the 12th. You can end up with Jake Peavy, John Lackey and Brett Myers - focus on those with good strikeout numbers.

Don't even think about 2B or C until the end of the draft - once you get past Utley, there isn't a huge difference between most of them. Victor Martinez and Joe Mauer are usually drafted in the top 5 rounds, but they aren't worth that. Grab someone like McCann or Ramon Hernandez 5/10 rounds later.

Answer 4

Well theres many options you can choose from. But pitching is always the key to fanasy baseball. you can always find a stud or sleeper offensive player but it hard to come by pitchers. Saves should be #1 not too many great everyday savers #2 Era, Era could kill your stats more then you think which also leads to #3 Whip..another stat that is hard to come by, a low whip will always leads to a pitcher having a great Era. so with that said your first two picks should be a pitcher with an high number of saves, low era, and great whip. Next 2 starting pitchers with great Era and high number of wins. so first 3-4 picks should be pitching. Next Off Players with All around stats not just hrs, stls, etc. the best player avail isnt always the best player to pick. a player like jeter is great.. 300+ Avg. 90+ Runs, 20+ Hrs, 30+ Stls. and so on.

Answer 5

Definitely rank your players before drafting! Stick to your guns and don't fall for a "run" in a particular position....except for RPs.

I would disagree with drafting SS, C, and 2B late. I believe the key to a successful draft is trying to grab the highest ranked player by position. Utley at 2B to start things off is a great way to begin. A top catcher is also a must. Mauer, Martinez, or McCann should be on your list. I would also consider taking a RP with your 3rd pick. By doing so, this allows you to stock up in other areas for a while until you need to draft another RP. A guy like Joe Borowski isn't taken until Round 10 in a lot of drafts, so you have some breathing room.

The OF and SP positions seem to be the "fad" this year as there hasn't been much left when you get to rounds 6 and 7. I would focus in these areas with the 4th and 5th picks. Many good players can cover more than one position, so it is an ingenious move to pick players available in more than one spot. A Michael Cuddyer or Nick Swisher would be solid in later rounds. Mark Teahen is available late too and he can cover 3B and the OF. Expect big things from him.

Remember the most important thing from my experience in years of fantasy baseball play...the catcher can make you or break you. Not only is it difficult to find big stats in this position...it is difficult to fill 162 games. Have a great catcher and a good backup. This is what my plan would be.

Round 1 - 2B Round 2 - C Round 3 - RP Round 4 - SP Round 5 - OF Round 6 - SS Round 7 - OF Round 8 - SP Round 9 - 1B/OF/3B Round 10 - RP Round 11 - 1B/OF/3B Round 12 - Backup C Round 13 - 2B/SS.....this should get you started.

Also, don't be fooled by the importance of WHIP in this game. This can easily be managed by waiver moves in the season. It isn't hard to pick up someone during the year with a low WHIP. Throw him in for a while to lower the average. I have never won a league by drafting for low WHIP or BA....Best of luck to you....you will do just fine!!!!

Answer 6

There's tons of good outfielders. I shoot for pitchers first, specifically relievers with lots of saves. That is a stat category that is a very small pool. Shortstops are also a small group. Stolen bases are another area to look at. Those are the areas that I always seem to have shortcomings in, so I look to draft to those weak areas.

Answer 7

That's tough. I try to take the player with the greatest dropoff in production between himself and the next best player at that position. I know it's hard to anticipate who will still be available in each round, but there are mock draft sites that will tell you in what round each player's likely to go. I'm trying to go SS in the first, C in the second.

Answer 8

this year it should be a priority for 2B first, because Utley is ranked so much higher than any other 2B, also Mauer at C. but, always take the best player available.