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Why should I use the DraftPerfect War Room?
The DraftPerfect War Room is the only place you’ll be able to make a cheat sheet that is based on the settings of your fantasy league and have your cheat sheet tell YOU essential information for your fantasy draft... FOR FREE!
Using DraftPerfect’s unique model, the cheat sheet you make can tell you the how deep & scarce every position is in your league and which players would be acceptable & unacceptable starters!
Additionally, by keeping track of which players have been already picked, you will be able to see how many quality players are left at every position and where there will likely be position runs while you’re drafting!
In the War Room, you will be able to create and save as many cheat sheets as you want in your profile for any fantasy sport!
The DraftPerfect War Room also features exclusive reports on each Major League teams' closer situation, the best sleepers for the 2010 baseball season, the best prospects in the game, and much more!
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How do I print my cheat sheet after I've made it?
The easiest way to print your cheat sheet is to Print to PDF or you can export the cheat sheet to Microsoft Excel, adjust the font size/cell size/alignment to your liking, and print the cheat sheet in a landscape view (go to print, page setup, and select landscape).
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What do the colors of the players mean in the War Room?
Green = Go | Red = No
If the player is shaded in green, that player would be considered an acceptable starter in your fantasy league.
If the player is shaded in red, that player should not be drafted as a starter in your fantasy league. However, they would still be considered an acceptable bench player.
Click here if you're wondering what happens if you draft a player in red.
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What happens if I draft and start a player highlighted in red?
Red = No
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If I shouldn't draft players highlighted in red, when should I draft prospects and sleepers?
You should draft prospects and sleepers (and as many closers as you can) after you are done drafting all of your starters. That way, in case the prospects don't pan out, you will still have solid players at all of your starting positions.
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What does the giant line in the middle of the cheat sheet mean?
Team Line
The giant line in the middle of the War Room indicates how many teams there are in a league. You'll notice that if there are 12 teams in a league, then the line will fall between the 12th and 13th best player at every position.
Based on where this line falls, you will be able to determine how scarce/deep every position is for your league. Click here to learn how to figure out how scarce/deep each position is.
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How can I determine how scarce/deep every position is?
Scare and Deep Positions
If a position is scarce, the players will transition from green to red above the line in the middle of the cheat sheet.
If a position is deep, the players will transition from green to red below the line in the middle of the cheat sheet.
It's that easy!
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Aside from making a cheat sheet, how else can I prepare for my fantasy draft?
In addition to making the cheat sheet, you can also prepare for your draft by determining the overall number of all of your draft picks. This way, you'll be able to map out your draft and be able to target certain players.
For example, if you’ve determined you’ll need a starting pitcher later in the draft and you have the 93rd pick, you can target Cole Hamels [91], Ricky Nolasco [92], Matt Cain [97], and all of the other pitchers in the 90s.
An easy way to figure out the overall number of your picks in a serpentine draft is by taking the overall number of your first round pick (4 for example) and your second round pick (which would be 21 in a 12 team league). After that, take the number of teams in your league (in this case, 12) and double it (24) and add it to your first and second round pick for as many additional rounds as there are. In this instance, the overall numbers are:
4, 21, 28, 45, 52, 69, 76, 93, etc.
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What can the cheat sheet tell me if I keep track of the players being drafted?
If you are keeping track of the players be selected, the cheat sheet will be able to tell you:
- How many quality players are left at every position.
- What the most pressing needs will be for your team.
- Where there will likely be position runs (the assumption is that every player above the line will be a starter in your league, so if you notice a lot of players are left at a position late in the draft, you know they will all be selected very quickly).
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If I like taking risks, how should I use the perfect cheat sheet?
If you consider yourself risk tolerant, this is the strategy you should use with the perfect cheat sheet:
First to Market Strategy
Group players into the rounds they should be picked (if there are 10 teams in a league, the top 10 players should be picked in the first round, so that’d be 1 group, the next 10 round 2, so group 2, etc.)
In the first few rounds, pick the player from each group that plays the scarcest position regardless of overall number.
Pros:
- You’ll draft the best players at the scarcest positions early on.
- You’ll be able to draft good players at talent abundant positions later in the draft while your competition’s worrying about the scarce positions you’ve already taken care of.
- You may be able to cause positions runs by drafting good players at scarce positions early.
Cons:
- Scarce positions are scarce for a reason; players at those positions are the ones most susceptible to injury or unexplained underachievement.
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If I don't like taking risks, how should I use the perfect cheat sheet?
If you're risk averse, this is the strategy you should use:
Pick Value Strategy
- Pick the best player available in the first few rounds, regardless of position.
- Draft the players at the scarce positions in the middle rounds, making sure you have talent at those spots.
- Fill out the rest of your roster in the later rounds, which will hopefully be the deeper positions.
Pros:
- You’ll get the best players for each of your picks in the early rounds.
- You will have talent at the scarce positions by drafting them in the middle rounds.
- You’ll have the most talent to work with for trades during the season.
Cons:
- You become susceptible to lose out on talent at the scarce positions, although that is unlikely.
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