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SR000 · 06-02-2018, 05:18 PM

Regarding later rounds:

Pitchers are less predictable so you can try to stock up on them and increase your chances or, as the other poster said, have a philosophy to trade for them. They are half your roster though so you need to draft them accordingly.

As for everyday players, I try to look for defensive whizzes first and then high leader types. The defensive whizzes I then ride as long as I can in the minors. These guys will help your pitcher's stats and that helps their trade value. It is also useful if you can get a couple guys who can play several positions as it will help manage your minor league teams when injuries pile up. Also if the guy can hit better than his weight, his major league glove can get him to the bigs particularly if he is fast. He can be useful at the back of the bench at least if the injury bug hits your middle infielders hard.

Unless you are looking at a perennial all-star slugger at 1B, they don't have much value as the position gets oversaturated. It is easy to convert guys to 1B if you run short.

Also keep in mind when grabbing high schoolers that many of those 18-year olds may struggle for a couple years (I had one guy eventually make the majors who looked like a complete bust for three years before the light came on at age 21).

06-02-2018, 05:18 PM	#19
SR000 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 63	Late rounds Regarding later rounds: Pitchers are less predictable so you can try to stock up on them and increase your chances or, as the other poster said, have a philosophy to trade for them. They are half your roster though so you need to draft them accordingly. As for everyday players, I try to look for defensive whizzes first and then high leader types. The defensive whizzes I then ride as long as I can in the minors. These guys will help your pitcher's stats and that helps their trade value. It is also useful if you can get a couple guys who can play several positions as it will help manage your minor league teams when injuries pile up. Also if the guy can hit better than his weight, his major league glove can get him to the bigs particularly if he is fast. He can be useful at the back of the bench at least if the injury bug hits your middle infielders hard. Unless you are looking at a perennial all-star slugger at 1B, they don't have much value as the position gets oversaturated. It is easy to convert guys to 1B if you run short. Also keep in mind when grabbing high schoolers that many of those 18-year olds may struggle for a couple years (I had one guy eventually make the majors who looked like a complete bust for three years before the light came on at age 21). Last edited by SR000; 06-02-2018 at 05:40 PM.