A Beginner’s Guide to Assembling a Solid Fantasy Baseball Team
The world of fantasy sports is one wherein fans get the opportunity to take part in their favorite sports leagues in a competitive and interactive way. By assembling a team of your own choosing, you become more invested in the performance of individual players and are overall more engaged with the season as a whole. When you add in the element of competition with your friends and fellow sports fans, you end up with a game that anyone can enjoy.
One of the most popular fantasy sports leagues in the nation is the MLB fantasy baseball league. You can either create a league with your friends or join one that will randomly pair you with other users. After joining a league, you take part in a draft where you choose the players that you will start your season off with. As the season progresses, you can make trades and pick up free agents as you wish and hopefully earn enough points from your weekly matchups to land a spot in your league’s playoffs. At the end of your fantasy season, only one player can emerge victoriously.
The key to having a successful fantasy baseball season is to start things off right by building a solid team in your league’s draft. While changes will need to be made as the season goes on, starting strong is going to set the tone for your entire season.
Here are a few ways in which you can assemble a solid fantasy baseball team right from the start.
Do Your Research
Embed from Getty ImagesIf you are truly committed to winning your fantasy league, you will need to do a fair bit of research before draft day. Most people who have never played a fantasy game tend to be well versed in their knowledge about their favorite teams but might not know as much about the MLB league as a whole. It can be tempting to think that picking up as many Yankees as possible is the way to go, particularly when you consider the number of Yankees world series wins.
However, fantasy baseball is about choosing the players who will bring you in the most points. Even if a certain baseball team underperforms, individual players on that team might rack up some serious points from week to week. Do your research ahead of time so that you can see who is projected to perform consistently well.
Know the Numbers
The biggest mistake that fantasy baseball rookies make when they enter into the draft is that of choosing players based on name recognition as opposed to the numbers. Baseball has evolved into a game of statistics where managers and owners utilize numbers and projections when they choose players in the MLB draft. Anyone looking to win their fantasy league needs to take the same approach. By playing the odds and knowing the numbers, you can construct a team that will see you at the top of your league by the season’s end.
