Laugh, cry, drink, smack... come early and stay late. The LP3 draft!

Draft Order

Here's the draft order, based on your record last year. We're running 14 teams strong, baby. Nice recruiting, men!

1. TY, Bandit, list
2. Jay, CRYO, castle
3. Tommy, Okay Team, list
4. Ryan, RBI all day, castle
5. Brad, Killer Maltese, chatzy
6. Commish, KGG, chatzy
7. Troy S, PTBNL, chatzy
8. Kyle H, Southern Rocket, castle
9. Angeero, Plano, castle
10. Eric, Vatican City, castle
11. Bill, Naperville, castle
12. Janny, Bay City, chatzy
13. Rob, NOTO Beard, castle
14. Sir Edward, Boston, euro-chatzy

Note: Newbie teams are in blue

Note2: That last field is how you're drafting: {list = I'll choose from your list; castle = you're drafting live at the castle; chatzy = you're a remote drafter using chatzy}

Note3: We have 2 list-drafters who have schedule conflicts. That's the max I can handle. If you have a conflict, please let me know, chop chop.

Draft Details

We are set.

• What: LetsPlay3 2018 Draft

• When: Sat Mar 24 @ 3:00pm

• Where: Castle BillSkull

• Free beer: Come early for some beers, foodstuffs, and chit chat

BTW, MLB starts on Thu Mar 29 this year.

All teams will play Opening Day, which will fall on March 29, 2018—the earliest domestic start of a regular season in MLB history.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_season

Some Draft Help

Here's my handy Draft Sheet. Print this out and fill 'er up as you draft. If you come to The Castle, I'll have copies. This is a must have for every drafter.

LetsPlay3 2018 Draft Sheet (pdf)

I used to post some lists here. I think that's unnecessary here in 2018. You can google "fantasy baseball rankings" or "fantasy baseball cheat sheet" just as easily as I can.

That said, two sites standout:

• www.fantasypros.com/mlb - This is the site that I use most. They provide consensus rankings and projections that are the compilation from many sites. That's a tasty meatball.
• www.razzball.com - This is one of the funniest sites on the web... useful too, especially during the season. Bow to the Razz! Kust cayin'.

LetsPlay3 is a little different from the standard 5x5 head-to-head leagues in one aspect. We use Total Bases, not Batting Average. This means that sluggers are potentially more valuable in LetsPlay3 than they are in most leagues/lists.

My only advice to newbies and oldies alike is the same every year. Your best chance to win is to do something different. Take an approach that no one else does. Take a risk. For example, draft as many Cubs players as you can. Draft only young players. Draft hitters first, then pitchers. Draft players with beards. Whatever your choice, it gives you a better chance than blindly picking directly from an ESPN or Yahoo list.

thanks... yow, bill