NFBC: Positional scarcity - not where you think it is

Veteran fantasy owners know that identifying position scarcity is as important as finding stolen bases on Draft Day. If you don’t identify the positions without depth before your draft you will definitely be the last one standing without a chair when the music stops.

We all know that Catchers are scarce even in good years. Sure, we have some solid choices in the first five rounds with Victor Martínez, Carlos Santana, Mike Napoli, Brian McCann, Buster Posey and even Joe Mauer. But if you are in a deep, 15-team league like the NFBC, finding even one good catcher can be tough. Trust me, everyone will struggle to find a good second catcher.

In past years, second base used to be the next obvious choice for position scarcity. But look...

Almost!

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