When it comes to drafting, a strong draft is a great foundation for the season. It can give you an enormous advantage in your league, one that could translate into a spot in the winner’s circle at the end of the season. The key here is to be prepared at all times and to go into your draft with a focused tactic to back you up.

1. Evaluation Tips for Fantasy MLB Players!
When it comes to evaluating players, we just
don’t take it at face value. We should go in
deeper and analyze their past performances in
order to predict their future performances and
if they are worth it to be in our fantasy MLB
team. This is what veterans do and here we
have gathered tips on evaluating players from
fantasy MLB champions and experts.
Hitter Evaluation
What should you look for when making
rankings and projections for hitters? Focus on
three aspects such as power, place discipline
and speed. A hitter who has command of the
strike zone is going to put himself in a better
position to have a higher batting average than a free swinger. Years of
Sabermetric evidence also show these players have a higher ceiling as
well. Home runs are a key category in any fantasy game, so we like to see
growing home run totals. Remember when players age minor league
doubles often turn into home run power. In fantasy MLB games, speed
on the basepaths I an important element mostly but is an overrated factor
in the real game.
On Base Average – We commonly would like to see a batter above .350
and are worried when a batter is below .300. A low OBA means poor plate
discipline and the batting average is a risk to go lower.
Sluggish average – We would like a batter above .450 at a minimum and
like to see true prospects hit above .500 in the minors (depending on park
factors) and are worried when a batter should go lower than .400.
Stolen Base Ratio – It’s wonderful when batters get to steal a lot of bases
in the minors or early in their careers. On the other hand if their base
stealing rate is less than 60% then they are likely costing the team runs
and their stolen base attempts may be reduced in the future.
Batting Average – Statistical research has shown batting average has a

2. lower relation to runs scored than on base average. Basically there are
too many factors (fielding, ballparks) that can cause wild fluctuations in a
hitter's batting average. Command of the strike zone is a better indicator
of future batting average than previous trends in batting average alone.
RBIs – You can spot a good hitter when he produces RBIs if given a good
spot in the order and on a team that can put runners on base.