Here, I’ll break down how to prepare for and execute a successful salary cap draft, from creating your values to knowing when and how to adapt during the draft. But make sure that before, during, and heck, even after your salary cap draft, you are absolutely prepared. Not one.īut, if you are going to take the leap into the deep end of the pool that is a salary cap draft, you need to be prepared. Seriously (and this is not hyperbolic), I haven’t met a single fantasy baseball manager who has tried a salary cap draft and not enjoyed it. And it’s the most enjoyable way to draft a fantasy baseball team. Players who often go off the board right next to each other in a snake draft might have a $10 difference in a salary cap draft depending on when they’re nominated. The top few players could each go for $60 of a $260 budget. But, for the most part, if you do enough mock drafts, you’ll know what to expect.īut a salary cap draft? I mean, it could be anything. Oh sure, some players might go a few rounds before or after their average draft position.
With a snake draft, everyone knows what to expect. Fantasy baseball auctions, or salary cap drafts as I’ll call them going forward, can be intimidating.
