The time has come to get our final preseason notes in order so there's no time like the present to dive into the rankings and see who rises and falls in points leagues. For example,
Bo Bichette falls all the way out of the top 10 because the total base numbers just aren't there. Mind you it's not far out of the top 10 but it does illustrate the difference. Another guy who takes a tumble in points rankings is
Luis Robert, who drops down around 30. In both cases these guys are young and have to upside to beat their projections but you might not get quite the value you were hoping for. Remember that for hitters, total bases are king. Obviously home runs are great but I like to look for the guys with doubles power. I love triples but they just aren't reliable enough to bank on. For starting pitchers I focus on innings and strikeouts, especially later in the draft when the sure things are gone. Now that I've rambled on that points leagues are just different and you need to focus on different stats, lets get on to some guys to target in drafts if your league waited. Either way, these are guys I like better in points league formats.
