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Brad Johnson
1:39
From there, I often use Rotowire (toggle the "tomorrow" button near the top left) https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/daily-lineups.php?date=tomorrow
1:40
Once you pick out a name, try doing some basic google research to see if you can confirm that player will pitch. Twitter's also a good place to search (look for beat writers from the relevant team).
1:41
Sites like MLB and ESPN tend to be especially inaccurate in my experience so I don't bother with them.
1:46
I'll keep the line open for a little longer and check back.
Michael
1:50
Truly enjoyed the advice you have provided throughout the season and have put some of that into practice.  So thank you!!!  I have not fully explored all of the different league options and it seems overwhelming at times.  Any chance you can do a piece in the off-season on the different types of leagues and the ones you prefer?
Brad Johnson
1:50
I'll try to remember that for the first post back in January. Or maybe I'll even do it today.
1:51
I still have no idea what I'm going to write for the final fantasy article of the season. Something retrospective, probably?
1:52
Some short answers now: By personal preference, I HATE weekly FAAB. Daily FAAB's great. Weekly is just making a bunch of unnecessary work. Relatedly, I've drawn a lot of flak over the years for criticizing the NFBC's scoring and roster move choices.
That's all personal preference though.
1:53
I've grown to really prefer 5x5 roto with AVG. The reason is that it maximizes managerial sway on the outcome. I can (and have) beat objectively better teams with judicious use of the waiver wire and sharper category management.
1:54
On the other end of the spectrum, if you want the team with the best players to win, Linear Weights-based points scoring is the way to go.
1:55
Those are fun to try, though, if you're like me, you'll lose interest after five or so years. It's a good time for a while as you develop tools and strategies.
1:56
It's always nice to keep a H2H league on your ledger - it's just a very different game. And mastering H2H is a great way to improve your roto play along the margins.
Dano
1:56
Do you prefer playing one type of format (H2H, Roto, Points, Dynasty in some combination with the previous 3)?  Or do you try to mix it up?  I'm in 9 different leagues and prefer to play a variety of formats.  All of my leagues have something different.
Brad Johnson
1:59
I agree, different is best. I've been working hard to whittle down the number of leagues I play. One of the criteria I used was to keep my favorite of each type. So I have Tout Draft and Hold, a pretty standard 20-team roto dynasty, a 24-team "roto-to-head" dynasty, another 20-team dynasty where players can only be rostered the year AFTER they debut, a 15-teamer with a deep minors roster, an Ottoneu H2H league (2 matchups per week), and a few odds and ends.
I need to pare it back a bit more, but I'm having trouble deciding on how.
2:00
"Roto-to-Head" is what I call roto leagues with a H2H playoff system. They're somewhat complicated to run. Use FanTrax. https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/highly-custom-league-of-the-week-roto-to...
2:02
Well, that's probably a good place to stop. It's been a great season. Hope to see you for more chats in the new year!
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