There is something enjoyable about joining a public fantasy baseball league. It provides a very minor distraction during the long summer of no fantasy sports while being extremely easy to do. We’re talking Staples Easy Button easy.
Look, I’d never play for money or competitively. MLB is not something I can follow closely day in and day out. Hell, watching more than a couple of games per week would be torture. And by the time pre-season NFL rolls around, I’m pretty much done with things. There is no point investing in a pastime I am indifferent to at best.
That is what makes joining a public fantasy baseball league so appealing. You don’t need to invest anything in it. Better yet, you don’t even need to know how it works to be successful. I mean, you should understand the scoring basics, but that’s something any person who has participated in any other fantasy sport can quickly process.
This brings us to another reason why you should play. Half the managers in your public league will drop out by the end of the second week. It is so easy to make the playoffs assuming one of those dormant teams doesn’t have an unbelievable amount of luck.
Even if you crap the bed during the draft, picking up good players off waivers won’t be all that difficult. Especially considering how much information is readily available on the platform you chose to play on. Hell, just go to the waiver wire and see who is being picked up the most. It really is that simple.
Basically, you can spend maybe a minute or two a day setting your lineup and managing your roster. That’s it. Do this, and you have an above average chance of making the playoffs. And let me tell you, making the playoffs feels good, even in a public fantasy baseball league.
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Excluding the COVID season, I’ve played in four consecutive Yahoo public fantasy baseball leagues. I have two first place finishes and two third place finishes during that stretch. Importantly, I knew absolutely nothing going into each season.
Seriously, I hop in one of those “Draft Now” leagues at work while I’m bored having done zero preparation. Usually, my first few weeks are rough but once I have worked the waiver wire, my side is good enough to win from there on out. And by the time you get into the playoffs and face the other active managers, anything can happen.
Joining a public fantasy baseball league is something I cannot recommend enough. It is easy, fun and keeps your fantasy muscles limber until football mock drafts open. And, at the very least, you may just add a trophy to your profile on Yahoo, Sleeper, ESPN or whatever platform you use.
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