Fantasy Baseball Newbie Drafting

[rukus9]

Hi all. I am getting into my first Fantasy Baseball league this year and am looking for a little draft help. The league scoring is a little weird so I could use some help. There are 12 teams and it's points based with the scoring as this: Single = 1, Double = 2, Triple = 3, HR = 4, RBI = 1, W = 12, S = 5, Relief Win = 7. There is 14 roster spots and we start 6 hitters and 3 pitchers positions do not matter and I don't think there is an innings limit either. The rosters are set weekly.

Now my questions are what kind of pitching should I go for and when should I start to look to draft them? Would I be better of with starters or closers or a combination of both? How soon in the draft should I start looking at them? And how many pitchers should I have on my roster? At first I was thinking abut just getting 3 or 4 closers and just riding them out for the year but then I thought about picking up 5 or 6 starters and trying to get as many Ws as possible. Thanks in advance for any help you guys can throw my way.

[Remotethumb]

that is all there is to your scoring system, then I see it like this:

hitter rankings will still be close to the standard rankings you find everywhere. If what you posted is accurate, guys like Ichiro and Bourn and other speedsters and/or high AVG. guys are lowered in value...

Also, why would I worry about RP if I can try for the 12 point wins? Because although saves are only 5 pts. compared to wins at 12 pts., a great RP has more opportunities to get multiple saves in a week. Take a Rivera or Papelbon and you can say "well, I'll definitely get 5 pts., probably 10 pts, occasionally 15 pts., every now and then maybe 20 points. It's like taking a RB in football (sorry baseballers) More chances to score are what you are looking for here.

Also, guys like Andy Pettite, who are taken late in most drafts I've seen and is cheap in salary cap leagues, will be more valuable in your league. Go for starters on good teams to get those 12 pts., and you don't have to worry about K's, ERA or WHIP. So get Yankess & Sox, etc.

[reider3]

The previous poster stated it perfectly!

[rukus9]

that is all there is to your scoring system, then I see it like this:

hitter rankings will still be close to the standard rankings you find everywhere. If what you posted is accurate, guys like Ichiro and Bourn and other speedsters and/or high AVG. guys are lowered in value...

Also, why would I worry about RP if I can try for the 12 point wins? Because although saves are only 5 pts. compared to wins at 12 pts., a great RP has more opportunities to get multiple saves in a week. Take a Rivera or Papelbon and you can say "well, I'll definitely get 5 pts., probably 10 pts, occasionally 15 pts., every now and then maybe 20 points. It's like taking a RB in football (sorry baseballers) More chances to score are what you are looking for here.

Also, guys like Andy Pettite, who are taken late in most drafts I've seen and is cheap in salary cap leagues, will be more valuable in your league. Go for starters on good teams to get those 12 pts., and you don't have to worry about K's, ERA or WHIP. So get Yankess & Sox, etc.

Thank you.

So about what rounds should i start looking for closers? Should I try for the elite ones early or just try and wait and get a couple of middle of the road ones later? Also how many should I carry on my roster? The other thing that worries me is there is a weekly payout for highest points so that makes me think having at least 1 or 2 solid starters I can count on for at least 1 W a week might be beneficial. I am thinking if I want some of the elite pitchers I might have to jump on them as early as round 4?

[dave knight]

Seems pretty clear-cut to me. Power and closers are king, with top starters as a secondary target.

[Remotethumb]

Again, if what I'm seeing in your scoring system is accurate, I think I might go after as many RPs as I possibly could as early as I could. ( I like this weird scoring system, I may try this one year) But, I've never played it so I have to think about this carefully.

Seems to me if you start 3 pitchers of any position, and only 3, each week; then I would go after the best closers right away. You can concentrate on pitching because without SBs, batting avgs, and other stats counting in the hitting stats....the hitters are more "clumped" together as far as drafting. In other words, pitchers seem to be more valuable here.

I would take 2 top closers early, maybe Lincecum or Sabathia before those closers if they are available to you. (But, Lincecum at 20 wins = 240 pts. Rivera at 45 saves = 225 pts.)

Also, you're gonna want to "add/waive" your pitchers all year (if you can), because you're gonna want to play any decent starter who happens to be pitching twice in any given week. So if you're gonna follow my relief pitching strategy, then you don't really need much depth at starting pitching. Take the best if they fall to you (SP that is) but don't worry about depth, you'll be pitching 1 SP & 2 RP every week if you follow this plan.

Hopefully if others on here have played this scoring method and I am completely an idiot right now ...they will speak up!

[rukus9]

Again, if what I'm seeing in your scoring system is accurate, I think I might go after as many RPs as I possibly could as early as I could. ( I like this weird scoring system, I may try this one year) But, I've never played it so I have to think about this carefully.

Seems to me if you start 3 pitchers of any position, and only 3, each week; then I would go after the best closers right away. You can concentrate on pitching because without SBs, batting avgs, and other stats counting in the hitting stats....the hitters are more "clumped" together as far as drafting. In other words, pitchers seem to be more valuable here.

I would take 2 top closers early, maybe Lincecum or Sabathia before those closers if they are available to you. (But, Lincecum at 20 wins = 240 pts. Rivera at 45 saves = 225 pts.)

Also, you're gonna want to "add/waive" your pitchers all year (if you can), because you're gonna want to play any decent starter who happens to be pitching twice in any given week. So if you're gonna follow my relief pitching strategy, then you don't really need much depth at starting pitching. Take the best if they fall to you (SP that is) but don't worry about depth, you'll be pitching 1 SP & 2 RP every week if you follow this plan.

Hopefully if others on here have played this scoring method and I am completely an idiot right now ...they will speak up!

Thanks again.

So I am going to try to get at least one of: Halladay, Sabathia, and Lincecum. Then at least 2 of Rivera, Papelbon, Street, Broxton, and Nathan. But at what cost? If I had to guess I would say I would have to use 3 of my top 5 picks to do that. Is that too much?

[rukus9]

Also after I have my 6 hitters should I carry anymore on my bench or just fill it up with pitchers?

[rukus9]

Bump

Any more help?