Re: Re: WAR Budget Draft tips

Everything mentioned above is exactly right. Go for highest OPS you can get at every position (look for those half-season studs to save WAR), but prioritize DWAR up the middle. If your franchise doesn't have a huge difference maker at catcher, I'll just add a cheap guy that has a + arm. Pitching, go for low WHIP and/or low H/9. One additional thing I do is get 1 or 2 RP's that can be changed to SP to save WAR, but then spend a little extra on the bullpen. Bullpen arms are going to pitch in upward of 100 games where starters only play in 30ish. But don't go too nuts on the bullpen. Only your top 3 priority bullpen guys are going to approach 100 innings, so no need to get 5 2 WAR bullpen guys. You can finish off the bullpen with a few 1 WAR guys, and they won't hurt you too much in the 30-50 innings they appears.