When In Multiple Leagues Do You Diversify? (1 Viewer)

[The Duff Man]

I am curious if other people put all their eggs in one basket when they are in multiple leagues, or if they diversify and try to take some different players.

For sake of the poll, let's say you are in 5 leagues. Let's talk about players taken in the first 7 rounds, meaning most of your starters and probably a backup RB. I don't think there is any point discussing guys taken later than that since there is less risk in these picks.

So if you are in 5 leagues, in how many leagues would you take the same early round player?

 

[tomarken]

BPA.

Irregardless.

 

[ImTheScientist]

I usually end up taking very close to the same roster when I have similar draft slots because I feel the guys I take are the best and will out perform there ADP. Just look at my team........STACKED!

 

[shredhead]

I am curious if other people put all their eggs in one basket when they are in multiple leagues, or if they diversify and try to take some different players.For sake of the poll, let's say you are in 5 leagues. Let's talk about players taken in the first 7 rounds, meaning most of your starters and probably a backup RB. I don't think there is any point discussing guys taken later than that since there is less risk in these picks. So if you are in 5 leagues, in how many leagues would you take the same early round player?

A lot of that depends on draft position. I voted for taking the best player irregardless. However, I do tend to end up with a couple of similar players because of the fact that I usually have a guy I am really high on in any given round.

 

[The Duff Man]

BPA.

Irregardless.

I knew that was going to get a reaction as soon as I posted it.

 

[Sid]

Playing in 6 cash leagues this year; Usually having different draft slots means different players are available, however, if people fall to me, or if I grab sleepers late in the draft, it's usually some of the same folks. 1 draft 1st in 2 big leagues, and you can imagine all my eggs are going in the same basket there at 1.1, but it could be very different people at the turn of 2/3 since I play with different people..

 

[Anthony Borbely]

BPA.

Irregardless.

I'm with you.

 

[Dexter Manley]

Played in 2 leagues last year and ended up with these guys on both rosters. In my defense, it wasn't until the week after my second draft that I discovered Oakland's new Offensive Coordinator ran a B&B for like the last decade.

R. Moss

Driver

Kitna

A. Brooks

I waited on qb's in both leagues until late, and it just happened that Kitna and Brooks were the 2 best available left in both drafts. Driver was excellent value in both drafts, as he usually is. I had R. Moss rated too high, and that was the biggest blunder on my draft board, which won't happen again.

Conclusion: As long as you have solid rankings, take the BPA in both leagues. Sure, one of your studs that you own in multiple leagues can get hurt. OTOH, you can screw yourself by diversifying, and not taking the BPA.

For example, last year I ranked the top rb's LT2, LJ, SA. Imagine having the second overall pick in 2 drafts with LT2 going first in both. In draft 1 you select LJ, the BPA. In draft 2, many would be tempted to diversify and take SA instead of LJ again. Look how that would have turned out.

 

[secretid]

If you're playing for the purpose of making a profit it would be wise to diversify. This would allow you to play for more money each year than you could otherwise afford to risk.

Realistically, diversification can go down the drain quickly if you're grabbing the same guys off the wire in every league.

 

[Pittsburgh United]

I am taking the best guys I can irregardless

I really don't mean to be a tool, but I want to tell you that this is not a word. You can use "irrespective" or "regardless" but not a hybrid of the two.

 

[The Duff Man]

I am taking the best guys I can irregardless

I really don't mean to be a tool, but I want to tell you that this is not a word. You can use "irrespective" or "regardless" but not a hybrid of the two.

Merriam Webster Entry:Main Entry: ir·re·gard·less

Pronunciation: "ir-i-'gärd-l&s

Function: adverb

Etymology: probably blend of irrespective and regardless

nonstandard : REGARDLESS

usage Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

As I posted above, I am well aware that many people believe "there is no such word".

 

[Ace Matherton]

I am taking the best guys I can irregardless

I really don't mean to be a tool, but I want to tell you that this is not a word. You can use "irrespective" or "regardless" but not a hybrid of the two.

Glad at least someone else caught that.BPA always for me, being in different draft slot generally takes care of too many of the same people on the team.

 

[SSOG]

Using your example of participating in 5 leagues and only looking at the first 7 rounds, a lot is going to depend on draft slot (i.e. my team will look dramatically different if I have pick 1.01 than it will if I have pick 1.12). Assuming the same draft slot in all drafts, I'll probably try to avoid having a single player on more than 3 of my teams as long as there's someone else whose value I consider comparable. For instance, in the third draft I did this year I was faced with a choice between Javon Walker and Roy Williams. I liked Walker marginally more, but I took Williams because I had them ranked incredibly closely and I already had Walker in both of my other two leagues.

Without your "first seven rounds" stipulation, though, there are lots of guys that I wind up with in pretty much every league. For instance, I'm 3-for-3 on grabbing Ben Roethlisberger because he's just plummeted way beyond where my projections say he should be going (got him as QB15 in a Dynasty league, QB14 in a Keeper league, and QB12 in a Redraft league- as my QB2 in all three instances). I was essentially drafting from the same spot in all three drafts (late ), so my teams have a lot of other similarities, including having Owen Daniels in 2 of the 3 leagues (and probably being about to wind up with him again in the third), and taking Jason Elam in all three drafts (an admitted homer pick, but he *IS* the #1 rated PK on my board every single season simply because he's the only PK in the entire league who finishes in the top 10 every year without fail). Those two are very late-round selections, though.

 

[Pittsburgh United]

I am taking the best guys I can irregardless

I really don't mean to be a tool, but I want to tell you that this is not a word. You can use "irrespective" or "regardless" but not a hybrid of the two.

Merriam Webster Entry:Main Entry: ir·re·gard·less

Pronunciation: "ir-i-'gärd-l&s

Function: adverb

Etymology: probably blend of irrespective and regardless

nonstandard : REGARDLESS

usage Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

As I posted above, I am well aware that many people believe "there is no such word".

There's also such a word as "ain't," but that doesn't mean it should be used. I have always objected to the school of thought that says if a group of people use a word long enough and they and we both know what they mean to express, the word should be accepted.The most relevant part from the quote above:

Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

 

[-OZ-]

BPA, but if a couple players are close, I'll diversify.

For example, I traded Lee Evans for Andre Johnson a couple months ago. Ended up picking Evans in another league later, but I had him on all my teams at the time.

Please end the grammer leson.

 

[tomarken]

Please end the grammer leson.

 

[Riffraff]

I don't play in multiple leagues that have the same scoring or number of teams, so my teams diversify naturally.

 

[maxwell1295]

I ain't putting all my eggs in one basket....irregardless.