Kicking Rocks: Free My Rookies!
My primary keeper league is a 15-team, mixed roto league where we start two guys at each position with six outfielders and nine pitchers. We draft our starting roster and then have just two opportunities — the final week of April and mid-May — to fill out a 10-player bench from the free agent player pool. That’s it. No other time. There’s no streaming of pitchers throughout the year unless you roster a few on your bench and there’s no waiting to pounce on a rookie on the waiver wire once he gets called up. You need to know in March who is going to get called up, regardless of whether it’s mid-season or September. The first month and a half is all about knowledge and foresight. Read the rest of this entry »