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5 Secret Fantasy Baseball Auction League Tips

03.06.2024 - By RotoWire.comPlay

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It's fantasy baseball auction season, and Fred Zinkie has the keys for you to dominate your league. Fred and Jeff Erickson will discuss auction strategy tips and the biggest news of the day, including the latest Ronald Acuña update.

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00:00 - Lucas Giolito’s season appears to be over before it started.

05:00 - Ronald Acuna seems to be fine.

07:30 - Sonny Gray could open the season on the IL. Maybe Kevin Gausman too. And Braxton Garrett. 

12:30 - Paul Skenes will open the season in the Minors. Draftable?

15:40 - Jordan Montgomery and Blake Snell

20:00 - Ken Rosenthal wrote that Jackson Holliday has a 50% chance of making the OD roster. Is that enough to draft him in the middle rounds?

23:30 - A.J. Puk is becoming a spring training story. He was drafted in my tout league tonight.

29:00 - Auctions

29:15 - Are auctions better than drafts? Why or why not?

31:45 - What do you do to prepare for your auction?

35:45 - Pen & Paper vs. Software

40:00 - Do you have any strategy for nominations?

46:40 - Are you flexible on changing prices during the auction? Do the bids on other players matter?

53:00 - Are you more of a stars-and-scrubs or spread-the-risk guy?

58:30 - Are there ever players who you “have to” win in the auction?

1:03:00 - What is your plan for dollar days?

1:11:00 - Size of league dictating strategy?

1:15:00 - Would you stash prospects?

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