Why auction is better than snake

Getting a set amount of money to bid on your favorite players is how it's supposed to be done, and if sounds too complex for you, recognize that it's not! Sure, it takes some adjusting, but that's why we're here to break it down for you. Here's 20 reasons why the auction draft is a billion times better than the snake draft. Open your eyes already, people!

No more worrying about being a middle-to-late pick anymore. Everyone has an equal opportunity from the jump, which means you can no longer blame the draft order for your shortcomings! Knowing your place in the draft and not being able to do anything about it is not the wave. This is America, and we should be able to let our voices be heard no matter what pick number you have. The worst part about having the first pick in the snake draft?

Having to wait five hours for your next pick! By then, the most interesting stars are off the board. It might sound crazy, but having the last pick in this format is actually the best, considering you get back-to-back picks. That happens in plenty of auction drafts. While you still need to be strategic and mindful of your allotted money, having no boundaries when choosing players is how it's supposed to be.

That means your money, your decisions. Go out there and make your own decisions like a boss! Like so many other things in life, don't go too hard or you'll find yourself on your ass.

Or worse: broke! Being a big spender will end up hurting you in the end, and all of those money management tips you read on Elite Daily can finally go to good use.

Stop reading all of the pre-draft rankings, expert analyses and ridiculous predictions. It's time for you to use your football instincts and make the best judgement. A manager bidding on a certain player generally likes them unless they are simply attempting to drive the price up. This is useful to know throughout the season. As an example, Manager A and Manager B engage in a bidding war during a fantasy baseball auction for the services of Billy Hamilton.

The other 10 managers did not come close to matching the winning bid Manager A eventually settled with. Billy Hamilton provides elite speed with little else, so if Manager A lands several other stolen base threats and no longer has use for Hamilton, he may place him on the trading block.

Manager A still values Hamilton quite highly; he simply has more pressing needs for his resources. Offering Hamilton to the other 10 managers would not net him the value he desires.

However, with an auction, the knowledge is there to show Manager B should be relatively interested in acquiring Hamilton?

A fantasy baseball snake draft is about to commence and the draft order has been randomly determined. Managers log in and 11 disappointed faces see that they do not have the opportunity to draft the consensus number one ranked player, Mike Trout. Trout is as safe a commodity as possible, with the upside to shatter multiple records.

Any manager would be thrilled to own him. Yet in a snake draft, his ownership is generally determined randomly 45 minutes prior to the commencement of the draft to whoever receives the first overall selection.

In an auction, this problem is non-existent. Anyone who wants Trout can pay for Trout. This feeling of equality adds a supreme level of fairness to the league. A player? Fairness, strategy, and economics are all areas that an auction draft provides. These can present elements of fun for various people and make the league more enjoyable, yet it is the dollar values in an auction that improve the element of fun compared to that of a standard snake draft.

A manager saying he? On the other spectrum, a manager saying he? Adding dollar values allows for easy comparisons and evaluations. This creates a level of enjoyment that is unable to be reproduced in a snake draft.

The fun factor is greater in an auction than in a snake, both during the draft and after its completion. A team snake draft includes a pause of 23 selections between rounds for those drafting on each end.

With average pick times ranging anywhere from 30 seconds to one minute, managers could be looking at a 20 minute break between picks if they are drafting in the first slot or in the 12th slot.

This break becomes longer with more managers in the draft. A manager drafting 12th must first wait 12 selections, then make two consecutive picks, then wait another 23 selections where another two consecutive picks are made.

This wait could prove quite boring, an unfortunate effect of a snake draft. A fantasy draft should be one of the highlights of the season. It should be a ton of fun. Yet, the problem inherent in snake drafts is the tiresome wait. In an auction, the draft is always active. Managers must constantly be in the room or potentially miss bidding on a desired player.

Similar to the point of equality, flexibility entails not being tied down to a specific draft slot. Another way to also prepare for your draft is come up with a range of what you are willing to spend on your starters. Be sure to keep up with the latest values at loadedboxpodcast. Building a chart like the one above is very beneficial because as you build your team, if you spend more at one position, you have to take away from another.

Also, if you spend less on any of the positions that you had budgeted at a position, say your RB1, you can now spend more at another position. You build it how you want, and use this template as an example. As the bidding starts, you will realize this draft will take longer than your standard snake draft. With snake drafts, you just wait for your next pick. In auction, you are involved in every pick. You will notice more engagement from yourself and everyone else in your leagues as you are putting together your rosters.

It is well above that of a snake draft as you will see the other managers looking at their rosters constantly and comparing them to yours as bidding goes up. Glad you asked, because once you have your rosters constructed, it plays just like normal fantasy. No matter what kind of fantasy league you are in, we all know championships are not won at the draft.

As soon as you build your team, you have to manage it just like snake. Some auction leagues are a salary cap league. These kind of leagues mean the players cost stays with them. The second kind is just normal waivers. I prefer the first option personally because it makes you work to get that waiver-wire stud on your team.

This is a big move in fantasy leagues.