Points league - Pitching vs Hitting

tomm0  3/25/2013 11:00 PM

Hey guys, drafting tomorrow in my points league.  Based on the projections there are 13 pitchers in the top 24.  I am picking 2nd out of 12 and plan on taking either Miggy, Braun, or Trout.  On the way back based on projections it looks like I should take the top 2 pitchers available.  With my league's settings, guys like Darvish, Shields, Gio, and Dickey are all projecting 2nd round value.  Am I reading this wrong though?  Due to the number of pitchers in the top of the rankings should I be more inclined to take hitters, or since it's a points league I just want as many points I can get regardless of position?

Some more info.. We start C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, 3 OF, U, 5 SP, 1 RP (must be a closer)

mbuser   3/26/2013 12:04 AM

Yes, with points leagues you just want to score the most points possible, no matter how you go about doing it. But if all pitchers accumulate points at a high level, then it makes sense to address needs elsewhere first. As in, you wait where you can get the most points later and draft early where it's top-heavy.

Hailfire4   3/26/2013 2:42 AM

I would focus on avoiding the negative points. I would punt SBs. That CS negative is brutal. I would not disqualify big HR hitters who K a lot. Because they pretty much all do it. Early on I would get Kimbrel or Chapman to be my one closer. Since u MUST start a closer u should make him a positive in the most stats. Some of those stats PG, NH, cycle are worthless. I would bump up SP who like to complete games. that extra 3 points is sweet. This is most definitely NOT a streaming format. u do not want bad starts from a pitcher or hitter. One last remark, I think Hit Batter should be a positive for a pitcher.

tomm0  3/26/2013 5:31 AM

Thanks for the help guys.  I just went into the draft tracker and this is what I'm seeing for positional value.  

ken_admin  3/26/2013 6:58 AM

The positional values only compare positions of the same player type. So it's saying SP is harder to find than RP.

tomm0  3/26/2013 9:17 AM

Would it make more sense to look at the Positional Value column compared to just Value then?  Obviously the numbers will be somewhat skewed as I am seeing Ortiz and V Mart as the top 2 because of their DH eligiblity, but would that be a better indicator of who to draft and when?