Re: Splits: Spending vs Valuation
Posted: March 9th, 2015, 11:58 am
One other thing to think about here and i am just playing devils advocate so bear with me thru my thought process.
1. The split whether 69/31 or 65/35 or whatever. Thats not a league driven number. Thats a number you derive and try to build a team with.
If you walk into a draft trying to match what everyone else is doing you might be guaranteeing yourself a 5th or 6th place finish but that doesnt pay the big bucks.
I set my values based on where i feel i'm strong. I feel a 70/30 split is fine and if i get way better hitting than everyone else because i spent too much on hitting then so be it. I will either dominate hitting or make in season trades to adjust as i see the standings start to take shape.
What i recommend is to not focus so much on the process of auction draft but to think --- what it will take to win your league by oct 1st.
The draft is important but its also equally(probably more) important to have pieces to trade as it is to build the perfect 67/33 split during the draft.
And if this is an nfbc league or some other league that allows no trades....this still applies.
At the end of the season if you have 13 more points in hitting than the second place team and 8 less points in pitching.....you get first place. You dont have to have a balanced team you just have to have a better team than the second place guy.
So many folks last couple years have been all about equality and giving money back to pitching. Its not necessary. You can still win a league with the LIMA plan or punting a category. I bet if youre in three leagues this year at least one of them will be won by someone who used an outside the box strategy. (Maybe 2)
1. The split whether 69/31 or 65/35 or whatever. Thats not a league driven number. Thats a number you derive and try to build a team with.
If you walk into a draft trying to match what everyone else is doing you might be guaranteeing yourself a 5th or 6th place finish but that doesnt pay the big bucks.
I set my values based on where i feel i'm strong. I feel a 70/30 split is fine and if i get way better hitting than everyone else because i spent too much on hitting then so be it. I will either dominate hitting or make in season trades to adjust as i see the standings start to take shape.
What i recommend is to not focus so much on the process of auction draft but to think --- what it will take to win your league by oct 1st.
The draft is important but its also equally(probably more) important to have pieces to trade as it is to build the perfect 67/33 split during the draft.
And if this is an nfbc league or some other league that allows no trades....this still applies.
At the end of the season if you have 13 more points in hitting than the second place team and 8 less points in pitching.....you get first place. You dont have to have a balanced team you just have to have a better team than the second place guy.
So many folks last couple years have been all about equality and giving money back to pitching. Its not necessary. You can still win a league with the LIMA plan or punting a category. I bet if youre in three leagues this year at least one of them will be won by someone who used an outside the box strategy. (Maybe 2)