1st Auction Draft

[ma__89]

Hey Guys, tomorrow is my first auction draft ever...so just looking for a few tips on how to do this the best way possible...our budget is set to $500 i believe. any tips/ideas/sleepers..

league break down:

Scoring:
Runs
HR
RBI
SB
Batting Avg%

Pitching:
Wins
Saves
K
ERA
WHip


roster:
C, 1b,2b,3b,ss,ci,mi,of,of,of,of,of,util,util


SP,Sp,Sp,RP,Rp,P,P,P


would appreciate any feedback..thanks..will reward some points for those who give me good feedback. thanks

[Quiksilver]

Auction drafts are a bit different then regular, more traditional drafts. The key to auction drafts is setting limits on how much you're willing to spend on each player and NOT GOING ABOVE THAT PRICE. I think you need to spend more time on auction drafts more so then regular drafts in researching. What I 've done before is group each player's position (ex. Tier 1 SS-Hanley, Tulo Tier 2- Jose Reyes, etc) and make up tiers of players and how much I'm williing to spend on each tier with a mental note of how much on each player.

Don't overspend on any one player. DId that my first time around and it really screwed up my draft afterwards. Remember, you will be able to get some VERY good bargains in the later rounds.

Given your league's setting that seem to favor hitters and given the depth of pitching this year LOAD UP on hitting before you start to focus on pitching.

Are the owners in the league also auction draft rookies? If so I would recommend nominating some of the flashier names, especially ones that you don't want that you think other owners will pay a hefty price for (ex. Carlos Gonzalez) early and then staying out of the bidding. If you can do it right that will greatly help you in the middle to later rounds as the other owners will have to budget more carefully.

Another thing I've done is purposefully get into a bidding war on a player I don't necessarily want-I just want other owners to spend more money. This is tricky though and can sometimes backfire on you if you end up with player that you don't want. Using your preassigned values as a guide is a good idea. In my league I've traded or sold that player later to another owner at a slight discount of what I paid him. of course, that depends on your league's in draft trade rules.

My 2 cents...

[ma__89]

thanks a lot..ill keep that in mind..

p.s sent u 20 pts

Originally Posted by Quiksilver

Auction drafts are a bit different then regular, more traditional drafts. The key to auction drafts is setting limits on how much you're willing to spend on each player and NOT GOING ABOVE THAT PRICE. I think you need to spend more time on auction drafts more so then regular drafts in researching. What I 've done before is group each player's position (ex. Tier 1 SS-Hanley, Tulo Tier 2- Jose Reyes, etc) and make up tiers of players and how much I'm williing to spend on each tier with a mental note of how much on each player.

Don't overspend on any one player. DId that my first time around and it really screwed up my draft afterwards. Remember, you will be able to get some VERY good bargains in the later rounds.

Given your league's setting that seem to favor hitters and given the depth of pitching this year LOAD UP on hitting before you start to focus on pitching.

Are the owners in the league also auction draft rookies? If so I would recommend nominating some of the flashier names, especially ones that you don't want that you think other owners will pay a hefty price for (ex. Carlos Gonzalez) early and then staying out of the bidding. If you can do it right that will greatly help you in the middle to later rounds as the other owners will have to budget more carefully.

Another thing I've done is purposefully get into a bidding war on a player I don't necessarily want-I just want other owners to spend more money. This is tricky though and can sometimes backfire on you if you end up with player that you don't want. Using your preassigned values as a guide is a good idea. In my league I've traded or sold that player later to another owner at a slight discount of what I paid him. of course, that depends on your league's in draft trade rules.

My 2 cents...

[Quiksilver]

Thanks for the pts. Good Luck in the draft...