Acuna already has an injury (a knee issue) so we'll see if he can replicate last year.
I like your approach on catchers but neither of my leagues has a bench. In a 1-catcher league that's not much of a problem, but in a 2-catcher, NL only league, you can wind up with some putrid options.
Not sure how your bullpen strategy works with a minimum innings rule as you suggest. We'll see,
Pitching tends to have the highest variance because of luck and injuries. It very rarely makes sense to invest a lot in pitching, although Strider is probably 1SD better than the next guy, right now. The difference between guys preranked 8-15 and 15-25 just isn't that big, and the number of undrafted pitchers who end up top-100 is high.
OF is huge, and even after Acuna, the dropoff from say, Soto/Alvarez/Judge + JRod/Carroll and the next tier is substantial. In auction leagues, it can be fun to try and get two of those guys and basically backfill the rest of your roster.
3B and 1B (surprisingly) are shallow. SS is deeper than you think. 2B is shallow, but it's shallow for everyone, so no need to reach there. I personally try not to pay for saves, and instead am pretty aggressive at the waiver wire, but it's burned me before.
I play in a league that has the minimum IP rule you suggest. It’s an ESPN league, where they also separate starters and relievers by games started and you are required to play 4 starters. Minimum IP keeps you from finding a player called a starter who pitches as an opener or has been moved to the bullpen.
Maybe I'm swallowing the Shotime hype.. but why would you not want to pick Ohtani?
Or do I not understand fantasy baseball? Which is likely.
I'm amused to be watching the Padres vs Dodgers in Seoul now and on Japanese TV this is being hyped as Darvish vs Ohtani as if all the other players don't count
Acuna already has an injury (a knee issue) so we'll see if he can replicate last year.
I like your approach on catchers but neither of my leagues has a bench. In a 1-catcher league that's not much of a problem, but in a 2-catcher, NL only league, you can wind up with some putrid options.
Not sure how your bullpen strategy works with a minimum innings rule as you suggest. We'll see,
Pitching tends to have the highest variance because of luck and injuries. It very rarely makes sense to invest a lot in pitching, although Strider is probably 1SD better than the next guy, right now. The difference between guys preranked 8-15 and 15-25 just isn't that big, and the number of undrafted pitchers who end up top-100 is high.
OF is huge, and even after Acuna, the dropoff from say, Soto/Alvarez/Judge + JRod/Carroll and the next tier is substantial. In auction leagues, it can be fun to try and get two of those guys and basically backfill the rest of your roster.
3B and 1B (surprisingly) are shallow. SS is deeper than you think. 2B is shallow, but it's shallow for everyone, so no need to reach there. I personally try not to pay for saves, and instead am pretty aggressive at the waiver wire, but it's burned me before.
Do you have any space in your league? Or can we do a league for your subscribers? My son and I are looking to join one!
I play in a league that has the minimum IP rule you suggest. It’s an ESPN league, where they also separate starters and relievers by games started and you are required to play 4 starters. Minimum IP keeps you from finding a player called a starter who pitches as an opener or has been moved to the bullpen.
Maybe I'm swallowing the Shotime hype.. but why would you not want to pick Ohtani?
Or do I not understand fantasy baseball? Which is likely.
I'm amused to be watching the Padres vs Dodgers in Seoul now and on Japanese TV this is being hyped as Darvish vs Ohtani as if all the other players don't count
Most leagues treat ohtani as two players--hitter ohtani and pitcher ohtani--otherwise, yes, he'd be a cheat code.