Video Shorts:  Draft Strategy & Recency Bias

Video Shorts: Draft Strategy & Recency Bias

This article is part of our Video Shorts series.

Via two quick hit videos, Jeff answers many of Alan's draft strategy questions, plus explains how to avoid recency bias when selecting your team. Jeff and Alan refer to the RotoWire Roundtable: Top 300 Composite Rankings (click that link to see the rankings).

In the fist video, Jeff starts by explaining how to map out your draft strategy if you take a pitcher in round one:

Then Jeff explains to Alan the four traps that fantasy baseball players fall into concerning recency bias. It's particularly relevant with last year's shortened season:

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Jeff Erickson
Jeff Erickson is a co-founder of RotoWire and the only two-time winner of Baseball Writer of the Year from the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. He's also in the FSWA Hall of Fame. He roots for the Reds, Bengals, Red Wings, Pacers and Northwestern University (the real NU).
Alan Seslowsky
Alan's passion for fantasy sports, depth of player analysis, and curiosity about the details are the pillars of his broadcasting style. He is a three time champion of the NFFC's "Beat Chris Liss" high stakes contest. In addition to RotoWire, Alan has contributed analysis and commentary for DFS Army, Dynasty Depot and RosterWatch.
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