In the fantasy baseball market, there are many different formats and league sizes, especially in auctions. I’ve played in American League and National League formats with 12 teams plus 15-team mixed leagues. Each league could also have keepers (players held for more than one year) or trading, which changes the value of all players during the auction. Over the last 16 seasons, I’ve played in the high-stakes fantasy market where there is no trading, which puts the pressure on a fantasy owner to come up with a winning plan before the auction.
When playing an auction league with no trading, a fantasy owner has a small margin for error.