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| Curveball: Draft tips your friends will never tell you... 3/4/2007 |
Draft Tips Your Friends Will Never Tell You...
By David Wysocky, Staff Writer
Ahhh, it’s that wonderful time of year yet again, and as we prepare our draft spreadsheets or pickup a draft guide on the way to the draft, you’ll need to have some aces up your sleeve to make things go your way. Here are a few of our favorite tips:
"Beer anyone?" - We’re not advocating that you should "drink and draft" but in some cases, a well timed beer break, at 10:30 AM or so, can have the effect of softening up the most aggressive of bidders. If you need to "tap the breaks" on the run on top relievers, a beverage break of any sort could provide a needed distraction. Also works with Pizza, egg sandwiches (breakfast only), and various other distractions too elicit to list.
Don’t need a SS? Call a SS! - OK, this is an obvious ploy, but it’s often missed in many drafts. If you’re already sitting on Jimmy Rollins or Rafael Furcal in your N.L. only draft, be sure to call up Jose Reyes, Felipe Lopez, etc. to suck as much money out of fellow owner’s pockets as possible. Trust me, when you’re battling over Ryan Church in the last hour of the draft, having squeezed as much money onto the table will only help your cause.
Never forget that Roto Grudges live forever! – Remember that owner that bid you up to $33 for Chipper Jones last year when everyone else had dropped out at $26? Remember that trade that didn’t work out quite the way you thought it would despite the other owner’s "conditional" money back guarantee? Ahhh... now’s your time to seek vengeance. And now’s your time to help cultivate these "flashbacks" at the right time with the right player.... watch as two owners fiercely bid outlandish amounts for Bret Boone.... but he’s a Met!
Tag Teaming – Collusion? Blah, blah, blah. If you and a fellow owner or two know that the guy who won the league last year is in desperate need of a strong middle infielder, you might make him pay just that little extra to fill that roster spot. I think of it more as a cartel, helping the market set the "right" price.... hehehe. My favorite move is to stick an owner with a fifth OF only half way through the draft, leaving them helpless to draft that undervalued OF, because they’ve already filled their....
Utility Spots.... What, they’re already filled?- There is no greater pain/pleasure than seeing a fellow owner forced into filling their utility spot(s) early in the draft. We all like to have options in life (food, significant other, cars), and when they’re removed from the table, you just can’t help but smirk, chortle or suggest to your fellow owner that he/she is screwed for the remainder of the draft!
These are a few of our favorites... what about you?
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