Whether you’re a first-year player or have been a fantasy gym nerd from the beginning, everyone can benefit from reviewing some dos and don’ts. Here are our top tips for building out your draft.
Do prep a long draft list. Just because your team is only 20 gymnasts doesn’t mean a draft list of 75 will cut it. Everyone else in your league has those same 75 names on their lists, too, so you should go all the way to the maximum 200 deep on your draft list.
Don’t forget about Division II and USAG teams when drafting. Getting to that magic 200 means pulling from as many teams as possible, and you’ll be missing gems if you only consider top teams.
Do put your most-wanted gymnast at No. 1. Gymlytics uses a traditional snake draft, so your gymnast ranking matters! If you draw the first pick, your No. 1 draft pick will be your No. 1 gymnast, and then (in a 20-person league, for example), your next pick could be your No. 40 draft pick. If you draw the last pick in a 20-person league, your No. 20 and No. 21 draftees will be your first and second picks.
Don’t forget that when you add gymnasts to your draft, they’ll be added in order, with the No. 1 pick ending up at the bottom of your list, upward to No. 200 at the top. This is different than in previous seasons!
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