This is my first time playing in the NFBC. I'm currently in round 15 just looking for some opinions on my draft so far and areas of focus. My strategy going in was to wait on SP and 2B and build a solid foundation in hitting. Pay for 2 2nd tier closers and speculate on the rest. My plan wasn't to take Hamilton but at the time he seemed like best option. Betts and Tomas are kind of home run plays which I figure you need to take if you want a chance at not only 1st place in the league but in the overall as well.
C S Perez
1B J Abreu
3B E Longoria M Machado
SS I Desmond
OF Y Puig B Hamilton M Betts Y Tomas
P T Ross C Mchugh D Fister J Weaver
RP D Storen K Uehara
NFBC Slow Draft Advice
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NFBC Slow Draft Advice
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Steve Le Blanc
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Re: NFBC Slow Draft Advice
1) You are woefully short on catchers - I like to have four in this format - at least 3 startersBlack Sox wrote:This is my first time playing in the NFBC. I'm currently in round 15 just looking for some opinions on my draft so far and areas of focus. My strategy going in was to wait on SP and 2B and build a solid foundation in hitting. Pay for 2 2nd tier closers and speculate on the rest. My plan wasn't to take Hamilton but at the time he seemed like best option. Betts and Tomas are kind of home run plays which I figure you need to take if you want a chance at not only 1st place in the league but in the overall as well.
C S Perez
1B J Abreu
3B E Longoria M Machado
SS I Desmond
OF Y Puig B Hamilton M Betts Y Tomas
P T Ross C Mchugh D Fister J Weaver
RP D Storen K Uehara
2) Don't wait too long on 2B - deeper than SS for sure but you need several at each infield position and you have ONE MI
3) I like your OF but realize there are tons of those
4) I usually plan on 25 hitters and 25 pitchers
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Re: NFBC Slow Draft Advice
I probably have waited a little long for 2B but I felt like the choices vs the SP at the same spot made more sense to grab SP especially since my top SP is Ross. My plan all along is to mix and match at SP anyways so I will continue to go heavy.
At C you normally have your 2nd one by rd 15?? Only one team in the league has two at this point knew from what I've read I'll need 4 just figured I'd go cheap at my C position thought it made more sense to grab someone like betts over R Martin types.
I like my OF so far too but I feel like I'm going to need to have a little extra depth in case betts and Tomas don't pan out.
At C you normally have your 2nd one by rd 15?? Only one team in the league has two at this point knew from what I've read I'll need 4 just figured I'd go cheap at my C position thought it made more sense to grab someone like betts over R Martin types.
I like my OF so far too but I feel like I'm going to need to have a little extra depth in case betts and Tomas don't pan out.
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Steve Le Blanc
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Re: NFBC Slow Draft Advice
The issue with mix-and-match pitching is you need a strong foundation, which I'm sorry but you don't have. Add in Weaver and Fister have low K totals and I see SP as a bigger issue than catchers.
Some catcher gambits are Rene Rivera. Avila and James McCann. Hank Conger. Caleb Joseph -- there are some interesting late catchers.
Some catcher gambits are Rene Rivera. Avila and James McCann. Hank Conger. Caleb Joseph -- there are some interesting late catchers.
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Re: NFBC Slow Draft Advice
Your prob right Todd, I was hoping to have a little bit better foundation but I'm still hopeful with enough depth I can give myself enough options on a week to week basis. At this point it's all I can really hope for. thanks for your input. Any advice other than to continue to hammer SP in the next few rounds?
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Steve Le Blanc
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