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Fantasy Baseball

Post by catamaran » Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:21 pm

For those of you who played ESPN last year, we now have the option of a auction draft rather than a snake draft............What say you


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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by wbtfg » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:35 am

What is a snake draft?



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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by whitetrashgriz » Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:21 am

wbtfg wrote:What is a snake draft?
each round "snakes from the first pick to the last, and then back from the last to the first. so if there are 8 guys in your league it will go 1-8 and then come back 8-1, and then 1-8 again throughout the draft. so the last player always gets back to back picks, and the first player always gets back to back picks. it's a pretty standard way to draft in most fantasy leagues.


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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by wbtfg » Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:24 am

whitetrashgriz wrote:
wbtfg wrote:What is a snake draft?
each round "snakes from the first pick to the last, and then back from the last to the first. so if there are 8 guys in your league it will go 1-8 and then come back 8-1, and then 1-8 again throughout the draft. so the last player always gets back to back picks, and the first player always gets back to back picks. it's a pretty standard way to draft in most fantasy leagues.
Thanks...I call that "the normal way".



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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by longhorn_22 » Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:00 pm

I like the snake draft as well.



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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by whitetrashgriz » Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:18 pm

longhorn_22 wrote:I like the snake draft as well.
i play in one fantasy football league where some math genius came up with a perfect patttern to even out the entire draft. it starts as a snake going 1-8 and coming back again. but after the second round it takes on this pattern that is pretty cool. everyone has back to back picks at some point in the draft, not just the first and last guys. i really wish i would have saved it because it's really cool, and i think it evens the field pretty well. those auction drafts are awesome though.


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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by catamaran » Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:50 pm

that's why i posted here to see what everyone thought before i set the draft


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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by RMD » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:34 am

any way every body wants to done works for me. I always am just hoping to be able to make my own picks!



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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by coachouert » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:51 am

catamaran, can you explain the "Keepers?" I think I understand, but want to make sure I'm clear on it.


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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by catamaran » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:52 am

go to your team and go to select keepers. you get to choose four people that you want on your team last year, essentially your first four picks in the draft


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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by coachouert » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:53 am

catamaran wrote:go to your team and go to select keepers. you get to choose four people that you want on your team last year, essentially your first four picks in the draft
That's what I thought, but have never done that before. I like it. At least I know I'll have Mauer and Ichiro again. :D


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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by BDizzle » Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:27 am

Fantasy baseball is so much work but well worth it. Any type of draft works for me. Snake draft requires a little less thinking.


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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by catamaran » Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:55 pm

go set your keepers or lose your best players


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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by wbtfg » Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:22 pm

Is the auto draft today as well?



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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by catamaran » Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:26 pm

no, we'll set a draft for closer to the season. Today is just the day that you keep your best and start to think about the team you want to put together


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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by MSU01 » Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:50 pm

Keepers selected - is there anything that can be done to find a new owner for the team that never made a single transaction all last year after the draft?



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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by catamaran » Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:58 pm

i guess the easiest way is this..................If you were in the league last year but unable to play post here and we'll sub you out


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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by Hi-Line Bobcat » Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:09 pm

how do you get in the league everybody is in on this board? Last three years I have been playing on MLB.com, and I would like to get into a league with bobcatnation posters.


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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by catamaran » Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:13 pm

as of right now, we're full at 12 teams but if people don't want to play we can add new. or an existing owner can add you as a co manager


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Re: Fantasy Baseball

Post by longhorn_22 » Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:48 pm

Are we doing an auto draft or a live?



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