How to build a pitching staff when you wait on starters
Passing on an ace can work, but only if you have a plan. A practical guide to the wait-on-pitching approach.
By Sam Okafor · · 1 min read
Waiting on starting pitching is one of the most popular fantasy strategies, and it can work very well. The idea is that hitters are more predictable, so you spend early picks on bats and find your arms later.
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Seattle Mariners
Hunter Brown
Logan Gilbert
Bryan Woo
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Flo Hermann · 32 minutes ago
Let us know how it turns out.
Tito Thiel replying to Flo Hermann · 28 minutes ago
Fair enough. We'll see who's right by the end of the month.
Ike Maggio · 4 hours ago
Just dropped him before reading this. Oops.
Anita Dicki · 2 hours ago
Good point. I hadn't looked at the schedule that way.
Bridie Shanahan · 5 hours ago
Every year I tell myself not to panic, and every year I panic. Good reminder.
Maurine West · 5 hours ago
I'd take that deal in a heartbeat.
Dudley Jenkins replying to Maurine West · 1 hour ago
I would wait another week before deciding, personally.
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Meggie Fay · 3 hours ago
I wish I had read this before my draft.