The esteemed editors sent me this assignment in late January, as part of the spring baseball budget. I was on vacation at the time. I quickly glanced at the email, then headed for the driving range. My time in California was short. My first drive split the fairway.
The assignment: A Fantasy Baseball Draft Blueprint (similar to Matt Harmon’s 2023 blueprint for football, but much lighter).
(Inner monologue: seems reasonable. Fantasy baseball is my jam. The Football Blueprint was a 30-minute read. If I come in under that, I'm golden. Of course, baseball is a much longer season and most fantasy baseball leagues are more complicated than fantasy football leagues.