Saving #1 waiver priority (Yahoo)

[Great Gazoo]

SIAP, using the search function for this was not helpful.

The old conundrum in FB has been when is it worthwhile to use your number 1 priority. Do you grab a highly touted but less sought after callup who is available earlier or do you wait another week/month for someone else. Yahoo did a pretty good job making the top studs available for drafts this year (in my setup at least).

Are there any upcoming players that deem worthy of holding onto a #1 waiver priority for a large portion of this year. I have watched a few guys that were dropped already, that may have been beneficial to add, but haven't felt like wasting the pick. What are your thoughts on when to use the waiver this year?

[B-Chad]

If it's a re-draft league I'd probably use it when a panicky owner cuts bait on someone too early, but if it's a keeper I'd say wait and hope that Yahoo! adds Stephen Strasburg. There are only two prospects not in the player pool that I see that could make the majors this year (though they'll both have a very difficult time doing so because they are in A+) and that's Buster Posey and Pedro Alvarez. You can always hope that Mark Prior gets healthy and is put into the database

[the izzy]

If it's a re-draft league I'd probably use it when a panicky owner cuts bait on someone too early

I've been sitting on my for a while, and have moved from #6 up to #2. Yesterday an owner cut Vladimir Guerrero so I plan to jump on that. He may be older, slower, and weaker, but he still a decent OF option.

[smoovethug]

It really depends on a lot of things. IMO it's a much tougher call in leagues set up for prospects to be added when called up. It also depends on the other owners in your league. If you're playing with a bunch of guys who are going to make irrational decisions after a few weeks then I'd wait for the inevitable bad drop.

[fezzik]

I'm in one league where I have the #1 waiver priority. The other owners are all a bunch of n00bs, so I'm sure I'll be able to pounce on one of their irrational drops.

[AussieDodger]

I'm in one league where I have the #1 waiver priority. The other owners are all a bunch of n00bs, so I'm sure I'll be able to pounce on one of their irrational drops.

You keep telling yourself that when you hit the bottom of the ladder in July, and are still holding that #1 waiver.

[fezzik]

I'm in one league where I have the #1 waiver priority. The other owners are all a bunch of n00bs, so I'm sure I'll be able to pounce on one of their irrational drops.

You keep telling yourself that when you hit the bottom of the ladder in July, and are still holding that #1 waiver.

I'll probably be holding the dang thing all season. I didn't think the smilie was necessary for my last post.

[Dan Lambskin]

i think it's more important to save for AL/NL Only Leagues in case guys come over in a trade

[fbc_fan]

i think it's more important to save for AL/NL Only Leagues in case guys come over in a trade

i agree with this.

also it seems to be a bit devalued this year because most of the prospects (aside from the two mentioned) that you would spend the claim on are already in the database as NA. it has become simply a freebie when someone makes a dumb drop.

[Neato Torpedo]

i think it's more important to save for AL/NL Only Leagues in case guys come over in a trade

Yeah I've always thought that element of AL/NL-only leagues was unfair and sometimes arbitrary. It's an interesting element but the stakes are too high when it comes to players like Manny, Holliday, etc suddenly appearing on the WW. It's like playing in a league with tremendous idiots who drop two of their top five draft picks.