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Curve Ball Dave · 05-26-2024, 08:55 AM

Ideally, you want the best young players you can get. They don't cost nearly as much as veterans and you can keep them under contract control longer. Trouble is, the AI does the same thing and I would imagine if you are in an on line league other players are also doing that.

That said, I take the best available starting pitcher with my first pick. My second pick is the best available position player regardless of position. I alternate starting pitchers and position players until I have three good starting pitchers and a core of position players. Then I take the best reliever available so if nothing else I have 3/5s of a good rotation and at least one excellent reliever. Really good catchers can be scarce so I make sure I grab the best one at that point if I haven't already. From that point on it's take the best guy available while I make sure the rotation is filled out, the bullpen is set, I have some good top prospects in the minors, and I have a good enough set of bench guys.

As to what constitutes the "best" player, that depends on your philosophy. Do you want speed, power, defense? No one can tell you who the best guy is, that's up to you.

There's no magic formula to success. If there was we'd all be doing it.

05-26-2024, 08:55 AM	#2
Curve Ball Dave Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,393	Ideally, you want the best young players you can get. They don't cost nearly as much as veterans and you can keep them under contract control longer. Trouble is, the AI does the same thing and I would imagine if you are in an on line league other players are also doing that. That said, I take the best available starting pitcher with my first pick. My second pick is the best available position player regardless of position. I alternate starting pitchers and position players until I have three good starting pitchers and a core of position players. Then I take the best reliever available so if nothing else I have 3/5s of a good rotation and at least one excellent reliever. Really good catchers can be scarce so I make sure I grab the best one at that point if I haven't already. From that point on it's take the best guy available while I make sure the rotation is filled out, the bullpen is set, I have some good top prospects in the minors, and I have a good enough set of bench guys. As to what constitutes the "best" player, that depends on your philosophy. Do you want speed, power, defense? No one can tell you who the best guy is, that's up to you. There's no magic formula to success. If there was we'd all be doing it. __________________ "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing"-Warren Spahn. Last edited by Curve Ball Dave; 05-26-2024 at 08:57 AM.