Advanced Fantasy Baseball has “Ten Fantasy Baseball Trade Secrets”. It was posted last May and admittedly is geared toward fantasy baseball not APBA. However, most of the tips still apply.
Like #9:
Concern yourself with the end result more than the price. You may think giving up a certain keeper for a collection of players you [...]
APBA to the masses sometimes gets rolled in with the fantasy leagues ala rotisserie leagues. One difference among many, I think, is the connection to the players. The connection (at least for us board game players), comes from handling and viewing the individual player cards. Corny as that may seem.
Which leads me to this [...]
5. Hinske’s on-base potential. He’s not super great but he’s 4 walks and 5 automatic hits. My team needs a leadoff hitter and it may be a sad reflection on my team but he might fit the bill.
4. I need a 3rd outfielder. Right now, Luis Gonzalez is my starting left fielder. In [...]
A week or so ago, I made my first trade in the IAL. We did it with our ol’ trading buddy, DonS and his Molly Putts Marauders. At first sight, it looks like a barn-burner:
My first round pick and Ramon Hernandez
for
Highlanders’ first round pick and Mark Hendrickson
…and I guess it is. But consider that [...]
Our season has pretty much ended in the Illowa APBA League. We still have a few have a few minor and not so minor details to take care of. The last electronic newsletter hasn’t come out, we’ll need to vote on our All-League team and most importantly, the playoffs and the World Series will need [...]
