By Bryan Murphy
First, I think that a start-up auction is the best way to complete a fantasy draft, regardless of whether it’s a dynasty or re-draft league. Not only is it more fun than the traditional snake draft format, but it also allows each owner a fair chance to obtain any given player and increases the strategic element of the draft process. Anyone can sit there and follow an ADP sheet or pick players in order from a list of player rankings. Auction drafts separate the men from the boys (or women from the girls).
Second, I believe a salary cap/contract league is the toughest dynasty format to play in and that may be why every dynasty owner doesn’t partake in them. If you haven’t had this experience, I highly recommend it. Much like an auction draft, everyone can have a completely different strategy and still be successful. You have to consider so many different factors when making a “simple” trade. It’s great!
Lucky for you, I’ve got you covered on both and hopefully this makes your life a lot easier.
GENERAL AUCTION STRATEGY
Fellow DLF writer George Kritikos already wrote this article regarding auction strategy back in June and I highly recommend you read it either before or after reading this article. I will not give you any duplicate content, but will add some insight and give you some additional strategy.
Overall strategy: Put together a strategy of how you want to approach the draft from a team composition standpoint. Do you want to be top heavy with a few studs and then go after values players later on? Do you want to forego the studs and instead have a very deep, quality roster throughout? Do you want to focus on veterans, youth, or a solid mix of both? While I recommend having a plan …read more
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