High ADP, low skills: BABS says "Pass"

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Knowing which players to pass on is a crucial element of our BABS draft plan. The asset groups help us avoid those players being selected in the early rounds who have insufficient skills to justify the prices that the market is paying. 

As examples, a year ago BABS warned against Bo Bichette in the third round and Paul Goldschmidt in Round 5, while Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller was pushed too early relative to his asset class.

Let’s look at this year’s players with ADPs too high in the first 12 rounds of a mixed 15-team format. 

Round 1: Julio Rodríguez (p,a|inj-) [ADP 13]. Last year Rodriguez's (pictured) production plunged—12 fewer HRs, 13 less steals and a decline of over 60 Runs+RBIs when compared to 2023. It was...

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