HEAD-TO-HEAD: Building a homogeneous team
Feb 19 2013
Introduction
Variety is the spice of life. But variety has no place in the type of players rostered on head-to-head fantasy baseball teams. Teams in head-to-head leagues need players cut from the same cloth—players that are completely homogenous.
Focusing on certain metrics helps build a homogenous team. While this approach is best suited for non-points head-to-head leagues, it is also applicable in points leagues. Drafting a homogenous team inherently builds consistency into your roster. In either type of head-to-head league, week-to-week consistency is crucial.
Developing Team Homogeneity’s Metric Filters
First, let’s assume this team is playing in a 12-team mixed 5x5 league. Team Homogeneity will apply a LIMA-type approach...
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