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Agreed - but I think the same happens in Roto. When half the league in roto has no shot at winning anything by the All Star Break you lose a lot of teams. With H2H a 14-0 or 13-1 win one week definitely moves you up in the standings.Tiger fan: Almost same strategy as roto. While a player such as Wllie Tavares might steal 100 bases for you he might kill you with avg & obp.
Yes, in every H2H leeg I have been in- the eventual winner was the one playing the most quitters the second half of the season.
True, but an abandoned ship in roto will result in relatively minor scoring shifts. The problem in H2H with category scoring is a 10-0 week over a ghost team could wipe out a couple of months of hard fought wins.
This is how I run my league. We have 16 categories though. H2H for a week against a team. At the end of the week the categories may be 9-7 (which happens a lot) so the guy with 9 "runs" gets 1 win. Total runs are a tiebreaker down the line if need be. So there are 22 games in the season before the playoffs.Where I see the strategy take place is in the starting lineup. If the guy are facing is RBI heavy account for it in your weekly lineup. Our SP/RP rules allow for the possibility that someone who is really a SP qualify as a RP and therefore there are a few teams that will have several 3 start pitchers all over the place, even in the RP position. Saves themselves aren't as important in those matchips as the other categories.
this is exactly how it's run in my league
No min IP? I'd ignore starting pitching and try to win 6 of the other 8 cats each week. Draft nothing but bats and closers, sprinkle in some specialists (middle relievers with good ratios + a Mark Reynolds + a Willy Tavares) and you're good to go.
Keeper league - Here's my 8 likely keepers:Morneau, Uggla, Michael Young, Ellsbury, Quinten, Bay, Pence, OswaltOther noteables: Ethier, Chris Young (SP)
I'll be honest, those are not pretty keepers. I think most of those players won't live up to their draft position, not really sure what I'd do if I were you because I'd be trying to trade everyone on that roster outside of Bay and Quentin...maybe Ellsbury too, depending what sort of return I got. There's not much speed on this team and he's not going to carry you most weeks so he doesn't provide much value to you.
I agree. I finished last in 2008, so i get the 1st pick in each round. I also have an additional 1st, 2nd and 4th through trades. I'm currently trying to trade Oswalt, and I figure if I get another player who can get some decent steals (maybe a Russel Martin) I can lock up that category for the most part.MAC_32 said:
I'd definitely Keep Oswalt. First half of last year was an abberation. He's money.
