That's disgusting. Do you have any pitching? Ha ha...clevername wrote:yeah, he's going to help my offense be pretty sick for a while
I got Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, and A Rod in that auction along with Rollins, Pedroia, Soriano, and Vlad.
Of course, the money I saved on A Rod was already used overspending for Albert, but we won't count that against me.
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no starters. Using the middle reliever/closer strategy, though holds is a cat so there's some reason to operate that way. I lose wins and K's, but as long as my relievers don't blow up I should win holds, saves, ERA, and Whip while winning most/all offense cats with my sick lineup. Problem so far has been my relievers blowing up, so it ain't working out too hot right now.phinstd wrote:That's disgusting. Do you have any pitching? Ha ha...clevername wrote:yeah, he's going to help my offense be pretty sick for a while
I got Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, and A Rod in that auction along with Rollins, Pedroia, Soriano, and Vlad.
Of course, the money I saved on A Rod was already used overspending for Albert, but we won't count that against me.
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I really wish I had noticed holds was a stat before the auction was over.
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That's the risk...it's a tough strategy to pull off honestly. I wouldn't have advised doing that in a category H2H...points based league would have been good.clevername wrote:no starters. Using the middle reliever/closer strategy, though holds is a cat so there's some reason to operate that way. I lose wins and K's, but as long as my relievers don't blow up I should win holds, saves, ERA, and Whip while winning most/all offense cats with my sick lineup. Problem so far has been my relievers blowing up, so it ain't working out too hot right now.phinstd wrote:That's disgusting. Do you have any pitching? Ha ha...clevername wrote:yeah, he's going to help my offense be pretty sick for a while
I got Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, and A Rod in that auction along with Rollins, Pedroia, Soriano, and Vlad.
Of course, the money I saved on A Rod was already used overspending for Albert, but we won't count that against me.
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eh, I've done it before successfully. I hate drafting SP's high that end up injured or underperforming or getting screwed out of wins. I hate wins as a category in general.
My teams end up being a mix. Some of them are all/mostly relievers, some are mostly starters with just MR's and no closers. I still do pretty well as I tend to focus on hitters and they seem to be more predictable.
And this strategy can be MONEY in H2H playoffs, especially if you manage to build a strong enough offense.
My teams end up being a mix. Some of them are all/mostly relievers, some are mostly starters with just MR's and no closers. I still do pretty well as I tend to focus on hitters and they seem to be more predictable.
And this strategy can be MONEY in H2H playoffs, especially if you manage to build a strong enough offense.
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Yeah, but I hate the random Matt Lindstrom blow up ending my season. You aren't winning K's or W's with that strategy, and even with a great offense, you run the risk of someone having a crazy week in a few categories and stealing it from you.clevername wrote:eh, I've done it before successfully. I hate drafting SP's high that end up injured or underperforming or getting screwed out of wins. I hate wins as a category in general.
My teams end up being a mix. Some of them are all/mostly relievers, some are mostly starters with just MR's and no closers. I still do pretty well as I tend to focus on hitters and they seem to be more predictable.
And this strategy can be MONEY in H2H playoffs, especially if you manage to build a strong enough offense.
I always grab an anchor in pitching, and then wait to draft all the undervalued guys later on (Gil Meche is a good example of an undervalued guy each year). Middle relief strategy can be good if you have at least one anchor pitching.