ROTISSERIE: 2021 Straight Draft Guide

How we got here

This is year #17 of this straight draft opus. We have tinkered with our approach quite a bit over the years. Some of that work is best left to the archives, but in the spirit of "showing our work", we present the full archive of prior SDGs anyway:

History: 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005

Also, our work here is heavily based in the principles of the Mayberry Method. If you are new here, this is a key area to dive into.

With introductions out of the way, on to the 2021 edition:

2021 straight draft rankings: (last updated 4/1, this is the final update)

Mixed Leagues | AL-only | NL-only

(parameters: 12-team leagues for the -only lists, 15 teams for...

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