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small things for long-term thought too...
i always know what my team needs in the next 3-5 years and beyond to some extent. i consider age distribution and such in decisions, i rarely replace large #'s of players in any given year, and i understand how much i can spend on FA band-aids. because of this, i can avoid situations that force me to draft based on Need. never paint yourself in a corner. always have multiple options, the draft being a huge one.
Allow your current team and it's near future to help make decisions, but not force your hand. this is something that builds with experience. too many variables at play... learn them and do the best with the hand that is dealt. always have multiple options at once - ie FA bandais, a couple prospects etc etc. (trade for them even!)
pay attention to age. on roster and what you draft... college kids will be mlb-ready long before high schoolers on average. high schoolers can have higher pot but more likely to drop during development too. smart to subtract a little from them when comparing to a college kid - barring a true phenom's development.
SP have a premium. always a good option... especially SP. upwards of 50% of my top picks are on SP. if it's lower, it's not by much. C can be highly coveted too.
Always take the "best" talent in first couple rounds. i am using that in a marketing sense. say you have the 15th pick, there are 5 left on the board (viable/signable for you) that are head and shoulders above the rest and definitely won't see anything of that quality your next pick... you should pick one of those five even if they don't fit a specific need at the moment.
what's "head and shoulders above the rest?" upto you. adjust it overtime when you see a mistake.
After the first 2 rounds, it's more about random talent changes... grasp at anything that catches your eye at this point.
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