GM's OFFICE: The fantasy relevance of the MLB Draft
Jun 1 2018
Photo: Alex Bregman (3B, HOU) playing for the LSU Tigers in the College World Series in 2015
In the past, the MLB Draft (the 2018 version of which begins on Monday evening, June 4) was easily overlooked by fantasy players. After all, it has been exceedingly rare that any of the players selected have impacted that current MLB baseball season. Without immediate fantasy implications, the event is frequently relegated to second-class status—something we'll all get to next winter, as we prepare our farm systems for the next (in this case, 2019) season.
But several circumstances have changed in recent years, and I'd argue that the MLB Draft should be more closely followed by fantasy owners. As we all look for an edge over our...
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