ROTISSERIE: Advanced keeper strategies

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Does a Stars and Scrubs strategy work in keeper leagues?

Advanced Roto players are already familiar with the Stars and Scrubs (S&S) auction strategy of drafting several high-value, high-priced stars while filling the balance of the roster with low-cost players. The alternative is a Spread the Risk (STR) approach, where available auction dollars are spread more-or-less evenly among all roster slots. In redraft leagues, there are advantages and disadvantages to both, but in keeper leagues, the S&S strategy is more appealing primarily because of mid-season trading and draft inflation.

Draft inflation favors the S&S approach because teams with strong keeper lists have extra auction...

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