Fantasy Finals Hints

Fantasy Finals Hints

            Were coming down to the last 2 weeks of the season before the playoffs begin for MLB.  But if your like me your fighting for your own championship in a fantasy league or two.  So as a quick little blog post lets talk a little strategy for fantasy league finals.  There is not order to these hints it’s just my opinion and this isn’t a list of things that you have to do.

·      Figure out your keepers: Ok so this one is specific to keeper leagues but right now is a good time to finalize your picks.  Figure out, or just take your best guess, if the player you plan on keeping has had value growth or you just know if you threw him back to the draft you’d lose him.  This is a big deal for players like Jose Fernandez and Matt Carpenter, guys whose value is better than he was drafted last draft.

·      Pay attention to your injuries: This is something that someone can miss or just not notice.  At this point in the finals injuries can bog you down horribly.  Example: in my main league I pay attention to I have Carlos Gonzalez, David Wright, Allen Craig and Brett Gardner all are injured.  This is a tough spot since only 1 is on the DL the rest you need to watch and adjust.

·      Watch your roster spots: This is linked to the above point where if you have to many injuries you may need to make a super tough choice.  In the league I mentioned I just dropped CarGo to pick up someone to fill in the spot I needed.  It’s a massive gamble; while he’s not scheduled to come back but if he does come back I just dropped a power piece.  But if you need the spot and they’re not coming back don’t be afraid to drop these guys.  Don’t be afraid to drop anyone if you’re in the running to win now.

·      Spot Starts for the win: Play the numbers and watch the match ups to try and give your team the best chance to win.  Have a guy just pitch and you see a favorable match up?  Pick him up and look for the next guy to stream.  This doesn’t mean drop everyone but this is a good strategy to use if you’re losing in some Pitching stats.

·      Watch your opponent’s: In Roto or Head to Head leagues always keep an eye on what your opponent is trying to do.  If you see him making moves to win a stat that’s close you may need to change up your own strategy to counter that attempt.  Never hurts to keep your enemies close.

·      Know the rules: Yes this one seems like a no brainer but it happens.  Last year my dad and I were in a situation where we were tied and we both assumed the tiebreaker was ERA like in other leagues we had been in before.  At the end of the week we stayed tied but my dad had won ERA so we both assumed he was the winner, the next day we looked and I had won and we didn’t find out why till this years playoffs.  Moral is don’t assume the rules know the rules so you don’t end up the fool like my dad.

Well hopefully this helps many of you out there that are in the heat of the playoffs.  One last thing I’ll suggest; be a good sport.  Don’t be that guy that guy that complains after losing because the other team beating you for one reason or another.  If you win, win with grace and if you lose, lose with dignity.  There’s no reason to make the person who wins feel bad for winning and take away what they just did because you got upset or things didn’t go your way.