Top 200 Keeper Rankings

03/10/2010 5:36 AM -  Fred Zinkie

Redraft fantasy baseball leagues (those in which you draft a new team from scratch every year) are a heck of a lot of fun. No complaints; I thoroughly enjoy every one of the more than half-dozen in which I play.

But if you’re looking for a next-level fantasy baseball experience, the “I want an experience that’s even more like a real baseball general manager’s,” then a keeper or dynasty league is perfect for you. Unlike in redraft formats, you get the fun of dealing in player contracts (usually auction prices that must fit under a team salary cap or specific draft picks that must be spent to retain players), accounting for the impact of the aging process, long-term injuries and pitching workloads on your players, and strategizing the difficult balance between attempting to contend now or at some future point.

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