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Originally Posted by Unoriginal Name
I would like to know what are some of the ways that those who play fictional leagues learn the players of their leagues?
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No special tricks here, just a lot of focus.
As mentioned elsewhere, it helps to have a small league.
But in the beginning, you should focus on your own team. Who are the stars? Who are the scrubs? Who should be spotlighted and who needs to be replaced? You can get an idea of this by going through the ratings and stats, and making out the lineups and rotations.
Once you've got a good idea about who's on your team, then take a look at the minors. Who are the hot prospects that will be tomorrow's stars? Who will be the suspects that are just taking up space? Again, it helps to have short drafts and ghost players, to keep the amount of players you need to know to a minimum.
Then look out to the rest of the league. Take a look at those guys on the trading block and the others offered in trades. If you can use 'em, great - you know what to do. If not (as is the usual case), try to figure out why they're being offered on both ends. And take a look at the leader board; in a small league, the same guys tend to pop up in the same categories year after year. Get to know them, and you'll get to know the league.