What Can Fantasy Baseball Owners Learn from the World Series?
Well, that was a blowout. So much for the mighty underdog Rockies putting up a fight against the big bad BoSox.
There are many areas where the Rockies were overmatched. But the clearest spot was in those first two games in Boston at the DH position. David Ortiz vs. Ryan Spilborghs?
Colorado manager Clint Hurdle didn’t want to alter his hot lineup so he put Spilborghs in at the nine slot. Hmm, Ortiz vs. a glorified pitcher?
In fantasy baseball, that would be like using your utility spot on Cesar Izturis. Of course, the Rockies didn’t have much choice in the matter. They didn’t have the budget to store a Todd Helton on their bench the whole season and break him out only in interleague play. (Time to remove the DH for fairness’ sake?)
Fortunately, we in fantasy baseball don’t have to worry about interleague matchups. We just have to draft (or bid) wisely in order to utilize the utility spot(s).
It comes down to this: As owners, we have to be as greedy as the Red Sox (and when did we think we’d say that instead of the Yankees?). We have to aim to maximize our roster so that we have a lineup full of David Ortizs and Manny Ramirezs, not to mention a pitching staff full of $100 million pitchers.
Don’t be caught in a situation where you have to use Ryan Spilborghs in your utility spot. It’s okay to be the Boston Red Sox. You won’t suffer the ridicule of being a big, bad bully because in fantasy baseball, everyone starts off evenly.
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