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Why does my team suck?
I’m trying to figure out why my fantasy baseball team sucks so bad. I usually finish in the top 3-4 and this year I am hanging in 9th place (been stuck there for a while too). There are lots of things to take in during a draft. Fantasy experts tell you to draft NL pitchers over AL (NL Pitchers don’t have to face a DH). You also hear about the 27 year old hitter (the year a hitter is supposed to have his career year, or break out). So I am comparing my team (Will) to the 1st place team.
Average Age
Will - 26.9
1st - 28.23
Players 30 or over
Will - 2
1st - 9
Pitchers - NL/AL
Will - 1/9 (My 1 NL pitcher is on the DL and only pitched 4.2 innings)
1st - 5/5
Hitters - NL/AL
Will - 8/4
1st - 5/7
# of Lead Off Hitters
Will - 2
1st - 2
# of Players on a Team Above .500 (Win%)
Will - 11
1st - 15
So what can you learn from this? Draft experienced players (hitters in the AL pitchers in the NL) on winning teams. I can’t believe what I have done to my team on the pitching NL/AL split. The other problem is my age; I just have a very young team. And guess what? My pitching categories are awful and my BA is the worst in the league.