Pretty much. In Yahoo, I think you can set your lineup for each day, but this appears to be a set lineup for the whole week. I wouldn’t be too worried - it’s convenient for new players to just have to check their lineup once a week, and everyone will get screwed by an injury at some point. Just hope they happen later in the week!
It’s pretty impressive how the Monarchs, who draft just before/after me, keep taking the player at the top of my list (my team is Kiner’s Korner). I wonder if I’ve been doing the same to them.
I’m the Monarchs. Yup, you’ve been frustrating me a good deal this draft! 
Braun and Sale in particular.
Well we’re clicking right along. Halfway through Round 11, we’re getting through about 2 rounds each day. With a decent push this weekend, we could be done mid-week next week. So far, I have to say pretty good job drafting by a bunch of new players - only a few questionable picks, but in a 10-team league, there’s tons of room for improvising, especially if you really want a certain player. I’m really happy with my team at the moment, and think I’ve gotten lucky on a few of them. I was hoping for either Molina or Santana, and when Santana was picked, I was POSITIVE that Kiner’s Korner was going to screw me. Luckily, I got Molina, and a few more catchers flew off the board after me - so clearly people were wanting to fill that slot.
It also affects the values of certain players. For instance Werth is a monster in daily leagues where you can just play him against lefthanders. When you have to play him every day he’s just a typical middle-round OF.
I treat catchers like kickers in football fantasy. They’re all pretty similar statistically and take so many days off it’s hard to depend on them. I’ll take the dregs you guys leave me 
I usually do as well - but when my #2 catcher is the 4th off the board 5 rounds after the first was drafted, I’ll take that all day.
Did this league start? If not can I still join up?
I had too many other worrisome areas to take a catcher.
Yes, it started already. Sorry.
Hello,
I am the “Aesthetics”
As a newbie to fantasy baseball, I was wondering if some of you more experienced players had any tips as we get into the last rounds of the draft - mainly concerning drafting “bench” players. Is there any good way to go about it? Draft whoever is the best? Some sort of strategy?
Thanks!
I like to have bench players who qualify at multiple positions since you can’t really have a backup for each starter. This is also the time in the draft to take flyers on rookies and younger players you think may have a breakout year, but aren’t really good enough to start based on past performance.
That being said don’t sweat it too much. Most of your bench (and a starter or two) probably won’t survive the first couple months of the season players go up and down in quality and you work the free agent/waiver wire.
Drafting for a weekly league is a bit different. While having some options for backups on offense is good, you can’t really slot them in on a daily basis. With a 10 team league, you’re going to have to rely on the player pool for replacements at some point. It looks like there’s one DL slot for injuries, which is nice, but not a ton of room.
I’m going to be drafting for potential, and for covering my injury-prone players (i.e. Altuve backing up Kinsler). Going with a best-available is never a bad idea - just make sure you’re not stocking up all at the same position.
The draft is finished!
I feel pretty good about my team. Of course, the big question is what kind of hit Cano’s stats will take now that he will be playing 90 games in Seattle and Oakland.
I feel good about mine, too.
My biggest concern is Josh Hamilton making a comeback.
As a newbie, I’ve enjoyed the draft process. Can’t wait for the season to begin!
I’m extremely happy with my team. I really only had a couple major “damn you!” moments during the draft, but that’s the nature of the beast. My goal is always to draft for value first, and then tend towards power more than balance. I think I have a TON of power potential on offense - and should Reyes return to form (I’d be happy with 80%), he’ll provide a solid boost to AVG and SBs. Focusing heavily on offense the first part of the draft allowed me to focus on high-potential pitchers later in the draft. I’m hoping that lots of Ks will lead to good ratios. I was really happy to get Jansen where I did - he’ll be extremely valuable in a weekly league.
I’m always happy to entertain trade offers. I’m also happy to discuss any offers you might have on the table to give advice. It’s a newbie league, so please don’t be afraid to ask. Trades in fantasy baseball are usually a little more subtle than in football.
Munch, you caused me some grief, taking both Molina and Altuve just two picks before I planned to!
My only question…who has the best team name?
Current as of 3/13:
Vottomatics
C. Santana C/1B/DH CLE
J. Castro C/DH HOU
E. Hosmer 1B KC
A. Dunn 1B/DH CWS
R. Cano 2B SEA
J. Lowrie 2B/SS… OAK
E. Cabrera SS SD
E. Longoria 3B/DH TB
T. Frazier 3B CIN
S. Marte LF/CF PIT
A. Jones CF BAL
C. Crisp CF/DH OAK
G. Stanton RF MIA
J. Werth RF WAS
C. Lee SP PHI
M. Bumgarner SP SF
H. Kuroda SP NYY
P. Corbin SP ARI
T. Cingrani SP CIN
J. Papelbon RP PHI
G. Holland RP KC
Kiner’s Korner
B. McCann C NYY
J. Abreu 1B CWS
M. Adams 1B STL
J. Kipnis 2B CLE
J. Gyorko 2B/3B SD
B. Miller 2B/SS SEA
A. Cabrera SS CLE
N. Arenado 3B COL
R. Braun LF MIL
C. Gonzalez LF COL
L. Martin CF/RF TEX
.J. Bautista RF TOR
C. Sale SP CWS
J. Fernandez SP MIA
J. Zimmermann SP WAS
D. Salazar SP CLE
S. Gray SP OAK
M. Estrada SP MIL
A. Reed RP ARI
T. Rosenthal RP STL
J. Veras RP CHC
Snarling Squid
Y. Gomes C CLE
A. Pujols 1B/DH LAA
M. Cuddyer 1B/RF COL
M. Teixeira 1B NYY
D. Murphy 2B NYM
J. Segura SS MIL
D. Wright 3B NYM
J. Upton LF/RF ATL
M. Trout LF/CF LAA
C. Yelich LF MIA
.A. Rios RF TEX
H. Pence RF SF
M. Cain SP SF
M. Wacha SP STL
C. Buchholz SP BOS
G. Cole SP PIT
A. Wood P ATL
A. Burnett SP PHI
J. Grilli RP PIT
J. Nathan RP DET
E. Frieri RP LAA
Kansas City Monarchs
Y. Molina C STL
P. Goldschmidt 1B ARI
E. Encarnacion 1B/3B… TOR
A. Rizzo 1B CHC
I. Kinsler 2B/DH DET
J. Altuve 2B HOU
J. Reyes SS TOR
Y. Cespedes LF/CF… OAK
C. Gomez CF MIL
W. Myers CF/RF TB
N. Cruz RF BAL
F. Hernandez SP SEA
A. Sanchez SP DET
J. Masterson SP CLE
D. Fister SP WAS
Z. Wheeler SP NYM
.D. Haren SP LAD
M. Minor SP ATL
.F. Rodney RP SEA
K. Jansen RP LAD
N. Feliz RP TEX
Cincinnati Feds
J. Mauer C/DH MIN
M. Trumbo 1B/RF… ARI
V. Martinez 1B/DH DET
M. Napoli 1B BOS
B. Belt 1B SF
B. Zobrist 2B/SS… TB
H. Ramirez SS LAD
M. Machado 3B BAL
P. Sandoval 3B SF
M. Moustakas 3B KC
B. Lawrie 3B TOR
B. Harper LF/RF WAS
Y. Puig CF/RF LAD
J. Bruce RF CIN
H. Bailey SP CIN
M. Latos SP CIN
R. Dickey SP TOR
T. Lincecum SP SF
A. Cashner SP SD
S. Romo RP SF
A. Chapman RP CIN
Frunklebums
S. Perez C KC
A. Gonzalez 1B LAD
C. Utley 2B PHI
X. Bogaerts SS BOS
A. Ramirez SS CWS
A. Beltre 3B/DH TEX
P. Alvarez 3B PIT
C. Headley 3B SD
M. Dominguez 3B HOU
M. Davidson 3B CWS
D. Brown LF PHI
J. Ellsbury CF NYY
J. Heyward CF/RF ATL
M. Scherzer SP DET
A. Wainwright SP STL
C. Hamels SP PHI
J. Lester SP BOS
H. Iwakuma SP SEA
G. Balfour RP TB
C. Janssen RP TOR
N. Jones RP CWS
Bravos
E. Gattis C/LF ATL
W. Ramos C WAS
R. Doumit C/RF/DH ATL
C. Davis 1B BAL
B. Moss 1B/RF OAK
A. Craig 1B/LF… STL
M. Prado 2B/3B… ARI
J. Profar 2B/SS TEX
A. Simmons SS ATL
R. Zimmerman 3B WAS
B. Hamilton CF CIN
M. Kemp CF LAD
S. Strasburg SP WAS
M. Tanaka SP NYY
J. Weaver SP LAA
C. Wilson SP LAA
A. Cobb SP TB
J. Samardzija SP CHC
A. Griffin SP OAK
H. Street RP SD
C. Kimbrel RP ATL
Aesthetics
W. Rosario C COL
F. Freeman 1B ATL
C. Carter 1B/LF… HOU
M. Carpenter 2B/3B STL
T. Tulowitzki SS COL
S. Castro SS CHC
J. Donaldson 3B OAK
A. Ramirez 3B MIL
W. Middlebrks 3B BOS
J. Hamilton LF/RF… LAA
S. Choo CF TEX
A. McCutchen CF PIT
D. Jennings CF TB
J. Shields SP KC
J. Verlander SP DET
F. Liriano SP PIT
S. Miller SP STL
M. Moore SP TB
U. Jimenez SP BAL
D. Robertson RP NYY
R. Soriano RP WAS
The New York Pests
B. Posey C/1B SF
P. Fielder 1B/DH TEX
D. Pedroia 2B BOS
A. Rendon 2B/3B WAS
I. Desmond SS WAS
J. Peralta SS STL
K. Seager 3B SEA
A. Gordon LF KC
M. Brantley LF CLE
B. Gardner CF NYY
A. Jackson CF DET
C. Beltran RF NYY
B. Butler DH KC
G. Gonzalez SP WAS
C. Kershaw SP LAD
C. Archer SP TB
J. Teheran SP ATL
H. Ryu SP LAD
G. Perkins RP MIN
S. Cishek RP MIA
B. Parnell RP NYM
Chicago Cubs
J. Lucroy C/1B MIL
M. Wieters C BAL
J. Votto 1B CIN
N. Swisher 1B/RF… CLE
B. Phillips 2B CIN
E. Andrus SS TEX
M. Cabrera 3B DET
C. Granderson LF/CF… NYM
M. Holliday LF STL
A. Soriano LF/DH NYY
S. Victorino CF/RF BOS
D. Ortiz DH BOS
D. Price SP TB
Y. Darvish SP TEX
J. Cueto SP CIN
Z. Greinke SP LAD
C. Sabathia SP NYY
B. Colon SP NYM
M. Garza SP MIL
J. Johnson RP OAK
K. Uehara RP BOS
My team, Kiner’s Korner, is composed almost entirely of either sleepers/young players, or players who are coming back from injuries or PED suspension (my entire starting outfield). Only McCann and Zimmermann (maybe Sale, too) are players who are known quantities.
So, high risk/high reward in the extreme. If everyone lives up to their potential, I should win easily. If not, I could finish last.
I’d say the Monarchs have the best name.
I was going to go with some variation on “The PEDs”, but missed out on a couple of players to accompany Braun on my roster that would have made that name funnier.