Draft Strategies

Why I Never Draft Starting Pitchers Early

Right now, my fantasy baseball team is in first place for all five pitching categories. Out of the ten pitchers on they roster today, only three were drafted and that includes only one starting pitcher: Ted Lilly.

I was able to pick up Justin Verlander, Ricky Nolasco, Scott Downs, Huston Street, Michael Wuertz and Dan Meyer via free agency. Verlander and possibly Street should be the only surprises here (luck based off of owners with itchy trigger fingers).

This is why I try never to use early round draft picks for starting pitching.

5 Late Round Fantasy Baseball Draft Targets

The first few rounds of a fantasy baseball draft usually go as predicted with few surprises. It’s the latter half of a draft that can make or break a championship in fantasy baseball.

Here are five players I’ll have my sights on in the later rounds of the draft and look to grab at least a round or two ahead of where they are projected.

Auto Draft Strategy 1: The Low Maintenance Team

As indicated in my last post, I’m auto-drafting two teams in Yahoo Fantasy Baseball. Here’s the first team, which I hope to run largely on auto-pilot this year.