Ben - I've been writing at Fantasy Guru for almost 20 years. I got into RotoViz back in the Fantasy Douche days and have stuck with it, which led me to your writing.
Anyway, I'm commish of an auction league that started in 2004 as an in-house league for FG staff and subscribers Most of the subscribers moved on when John Hansen left and Jeff Mans took over. I'm the last of Hansen's old staff still at the site.
I have an opening - 16-team, low stakes ($50 fee), NON-PPR. We host on MFL and use the slow, e-Bay style format. Starts Aug 22nd and lasts about 10 days, you can check in about twice a day or every hour depending on your obsessiveness and time available. I wondered if I could tempt you to join us?
That’s awesome, and I really appreciate the ask. Unfortunately, I think I’ll have to pass, because it’s become tough for me to add these one-off leagues in recent years just due to available time. Sounds like a great league, though!
FYI @Ben - for folks trying to use your rankings in conjunction with other rankings, you have Jonathon Brooks' name spelled wrong ("Jonathan"). Great stuff as always!
I am in 12 team 20 round bestball leagues where you play h2h matches every week for record. I know this isn’t a short form question, but how would you adjust your draft strategy for this much high floor format? Most best ball content and ranks are geared towards large field tournaments and this is basically the opposite. I do remember your piece about drafting a mastiff team last year, is there any chance you will do something like that again?
One question I have is how you incorporate your rankings/tiers in a salary cap draft. Common Advice out there for these draft is studs and scrubs, where you spend on top players and fill your bench and even starting slots with low dollar, even $1 players. Given all your advice on targets and tiers, using the budget to pick up targets at various levels is doable in salary cap in a way not achievable in redraft. But that means watching 1-2 round “studs” disappear (at high prices) in my league.
i "only" do 4-5 leagues a year, all Auction Managed Redraft, so....i guess (as with all things value) it's a question of if the price is right--even with bust risk if he's priced closer to that ETN/Jacobs/Henry tier (mid 2nd round Snake equivalent) i dont think i can resist and may just pair him and Gibbs or Taylor (later 1st Snake eq) to feast wideouts later.
also i know handcuffing is almost always -EV cuz you lose a precious lotto-ticket but maybe Corum would help me sleep easier...
Ben - I've been writing at Fantasy Guru for almost 20 years. I got into RotoViz back in the Fantasy Douche days and have stuck with it, which led me to your writing.
Anyway, I'm commish of an auction league that started in 2004 as an in-house league for FG staff and subscribers Most of the subscribers moved on when John Hansen left and Jeff Mans took over. I'm the last of Hansen's old staff still at the site.
I have an opening - 16-team, low stakes ($50 fee), NON-PPR. We host on MFL and use the slow, e-Bay style format. Starts Aug 22nd and lasts about 10 days, you can check in about twice a day or every hour depending on your obsessiveness and time available. I wondered if I could tempt you to join us?
More details on request.
That’s awesome, and I really appreciate the ask. Unfortunately, I think I’ll have to pass, because it’s become tough for me to add these one-off leagues in recent years just due to available time. Sounds like a great league, though!
i'm super down, i cannot get enough Auction.
Awesome. Email me michael.r.horn
@verizon.net
FYI @Ben - for folks trying to use your rankings in conjunction with other rankings, you have Jonathon Brooks' name spelled wrong ("Jonathan"). Great stuff as always!
Thanks! Have made that mistake more than once. I'll get it down eventually, I hope!
Thanks! That contextualized the Barkley concern. I think in a broad sense I just thought “Saquon + great O-Line = smash” but this added some nuance.
I am in 12 team 20 round bestball leagues where you play h2h matches every week for record. I know this isn’t a short form question, but how would you adjust your draft strategy for this much high floor format? Most best ball content and ranks are geared towards large field tournaments and this is basically the opposite. I do remember your piece about drafting a mastiff team last year, is there any chance you will do something like that again?
One question I have is how you incorporate your rankings/tiers in a salary cap draft. Common Advice out there for these draft is studs and scrubs, where you spend on top players and fill your bench and even starting slots with low dollar, even $1 players. Given all your advice on targets and tiers, using the budget to pick up targets at various levels is doable in salary cap in a way not achievable in redraft. But that means watching 1-2 round “studs” disappear (at high prices) in my league.
And thank you for so promptly dedicating a section of your new post to this question
thank you!!
i "only" do 4-5 leagues a year, all Auction Managed Redraft, so....i guess (as with all things value) it's a question of if the price is right--even with bust risk if he's priced closer to that ETN/Jacobs/Henry tier (mid 2nd round Snake equivalent) i dont think i can resist and may just pair him and Gibbs or Taylor (later 1st Snake eq) to feast wideouts later.
also i know handcuffing is almost always -EV cuz you lose a precious lotto-ticket but maybe Corum would help me sleep easier...
See my other comments in this thread - I have an auction league opening that might interest you.