Hi folks,
Just over 2 weeks till the draft. A few notes, for everyone but especially those new to the league.
Draft is 19:00 UK time on Sunday March 26 (20:00 in Switzerland I think, Andy!)
We look like having 10 managers (still time for some to drop out, or others to join…) If we do have 10, then the prize pot will be £250, and this will split: £150 to the winner, £75 to second, £25 to third.
The Fantrax website honestly isn’t the best… but it seems to be the only one which runs free baseball bestball leagues. So, as a suggestion – have a poke around the site before draft day, maybe do a mock draft. Basically get used to the ‘features’.
There is a chat function on the Fantrax draft page. We’ll use it on draft day – but in case of technical issues, this thread will be the fall back.
The draft is 30 rounds, with 90 seconds per pick (usually, most picks are done in less than 90 seconds, otherwise we’ll be drafting past midnight!)
I will randomise the draft order early on draft day to give people you a little prep time once you know your draft spot.
I believe Fantrax will autodraft for you if you are absent / asleep / having technical problems (based on past experience, it doesn’t pick especially good players though…!)
As a bestball league, we are “draft and done”. No changes to your squad during the year, so draft with injuries in mind.
Every week, (Monday to Sunday), Fantrax will automatically pick your best scoring 12 player line up of the week, from your 30 man squad:
(1 Catcher, 1 First Base, 1 Second Base, 1 Third Base, 1 Short Stop, 3 Out Fielders, 1 Flex Batter, 3 Pitchers).
There are no head to head match ups, just rack up points each week to get the biggest season total.
If you draft a batter, he will only score for batting (and won’t score if he happens to pitch). If you draft a pitcher, he will only score for pitching (and won’t score if he happens to bat). This means nothing for 99% of players, but bear in mind that Shohei Ohtani is listed on Fantrax as a batter – so you will only score his batting points. If you scored his pitching points as well, he would be drafted 1.01 in every league in the world!
Hopefully this clears up a lot of questions, feel free to ask any more though – and I look forward to seeing you all in the draft room…
