The idea came to me last season, and honestly, I wish I had thought of it many years before.
Why does the Yahoo Friends & Family Fantasy Baseball Draft have to be in March? Why not do it early in the fresh season?
The conceit of an in-season draft is simple. We're adjusting to the market, recalibrating things. What hot starts do we believe in? What slumping players do we expect to come around? What FOMO players would we like to catch up with?
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With all this in mind, I assembled a bunch of colleagues and industry friends on Monday night and we did our 12-team mixed league draft.