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2008 Expert League Championship Draft & Strategy
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On March 5th, 2008 I participated in the Fantasy Baseball Search Expert League draft against some of the top experts in the industry. Like many of the other participants I prepared for this draft with the greatest of care and put more time into its preparations then any other draft I've ever done. I had strategies setup for each and every circumstance that would come about. The only thing I knew for sure going into the draft was my selection at #3 and that it was a 5x5 rotisserie league. Whether you are a novice or an expert, draft preparation is key to drafting the best possible team. Nearly everyone can have a different strategy going into the draft. Some managers want nothing but power, others want speed and pitching, and some focus on a unbeatable bullpen. All of us hope to come out with the most balanced team covering all 10 categories, but only the perfect strategy can pull that off. That was my strategy going into this expert draft. I didn't want to merely cover a few categories and hope for the best. I wanted to draft a team that would indeed give me a fighting chance in every category every week. A team that other managers look at and simply cannot find a weakness. So there you have it, Todd "The True GURU" Farino's expert league strategy was to go into the draft and try to pull out a 100% balanced team. The code name for my draft strategy, Team Juggernaut. I want to make clear that not all my picks are great picks. Like all experts some picks will bomb and many will shine. This document is intended to show you a LIVE example of how an expert thinks when he is drafting for a 5x5 Rotisserie league. This document will get you inside my mind as to the selections I made and when I made them. For the novice and intermediate fantasy baseball managers out there examine this draft strategy closely. Its definitely a winner. Below I will go through all of my picks. I will give you the reason why I took them and what factors guided that decision. I will give you their positives and negatives along with projected stats and my thoughts on why I picked them where I did pick them. I will stress that even know I studied the average draft position of each player and participated in many mock drafts part of my strategy that was crucial was taking the player when I felt I had too. Whether it was earlier than expected according to the players ADP or waiting on him. My strategy was only guided by the rules of engagement. In the end my successful draft helped set me up for a great season and the champion of the 2008 Fantasy Baseball Search Expert League. |
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