ROTISSERIE: HQ-WONK Draft Day decisions—A first look at league strategies

In our previous installment, Dave Adler reviewed the rules for our new writers league at BaseballHQ.com. There are some interesting nuances in those rules that will affect draft day strategies. And the comments section of that initial piece shows there’s going to be tremendous competition in WONK—BaseballHQ.com Writers-ONly Keeper league. It’s the inaugural year, and although players who maintain rookie status may be kept as reserves, keepers are limited only by the $260 salary cap. That brings up our first draft day decision:

How will we balance our teams between short-term and long-term investments in an inaugural keeper/dynasty league draft?

The two extremes, of course, are loading up on prospects for the future and paying up for...

Almost!

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