Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit: Rankings, sleepers, busts and more
Whether you’re a first-time player or returning for another year of fun and competition with Yahoo Fantasy Baseball, we’re here to help everyone get ready to draft. Check out what’s new this season and be sure to sign up to play.
Before making your picks, we’ve rounded up all our advice in one place to make it easier to prep for your draft and come out on top. When you feel like you’re ready to put your knowledge to use, we have three great options for you:
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Note: This page will be updated as we continue to preview the upcoming season.
2018 Fantasy Baseball Rankings
Overall top 300 | All Hitters | All Pitchers
Position-by-Position: Catcher | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF
Starting Pitchers | Relief Pitchers | Closer Depth Chart
Auction values: Corner Infield | Middle Infield | Catcher | Starting Pitchers
One sleeper from every MLB team | 30 different busts
Sleepers: Infielders | Outfielders | Starting Pitchers | Relievers
Busts: Infielders | Outfielders | Starting Pitchers | Relievers
Draft Strategy
• Six common mistakes Fantasy Baseball players make
• Players who one expert is drafting most
• New stat to help find value and avoid flops
• In or out on eight post-hype sleepers
• 18 need-to-know prospects to stash
• Overrated hitters this draft season
• Undervalued starting pitchers to target
• Pitchers to avoid playing full price on
• Steals and reaches from an experts draft
• Debating Stanton vs. Harper vs. Betts
• Fantasy Face-Off: Lindor or Correa?
• Which bat to take: Bryant or Martinez?
• Fantasy Face-Off: Hoskins or Buxton?
• Bryant, Bumgarner among stars on analyst’s avoid list
• Nine bargain bats for your draft
• Most volatile players in drafts
• Park factors to consider when drafting
• Weighing which upside picks to chase
• Why boring picks can pay dividends
• Reviewing auction strategy through expert’s team
• Inside an expert’s draft where hitting was the priority
• Guys on news teams with biggest offseason change in value
Video Analysis
• Spring stars who could breakout
• Prospects who stood out in March
• Eight regression candidates
• Players ready for breakout a season
• Who should go third after Trout, Altuve?
• When to draft Shohei Ohtani
What to do with each draft pick in first round
First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | Tenth | Eleventh | Twelfth
Fantasy team preview videos
Astros | Angels | Brewers | Cardinals | Cubs | Dbacks | Dodgers | Giants
Indians | Mets | Nationals | Red Sox | Rockies | White Sox | Yankees
Pressing Questions
• Yankees: Any downside to stacked offense?
• Dodgers: How high should Bellinger be taken?
• Red Sox: Who has bounce-back potential?
• Astros: Is Cole a good fit for American League?
• Cubs: Can Schwarber be trusted again?
• Indians: Plenty of big names and value picks
• Nationals: How do you handle tricky calls?
• Cardinals: Is Pham in the circle of trust?
• Brewers: How do you treat new additions?
• Diamondbacks: Should you avoid Greinke?
• Giants: What do veteran additions have left?
Injury Roundup
• 5 comeback candidates to consider
• 10 bats to avoid because of injury concern
• High-risk, high-reward outfielders
• Infielders with boom-or-bust potential
• 10 pitchers that you shouldn’t draft
• Risky starting pitchers to consider
• Low-risk, low-cost starting pitchers
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