At the end of every season I revisit my draft to see if there are learnings and/or takeaways from the season.

$150 12-Team Mixed NFBC Draft Recap: March 21, 2025 outcome: 6th…1st in hitting and 11th in pitching

$150 12-Team Mixed NFBC Draft Recap: March 22, 2025 outcome: 5th…2nd in hitting and 7th in pitching

$250 12-Team Mixed NFBC Draft Recap: March 23, 2025 outcome: 3rd…1st in hitting and 6th in pitching

$250 12-Team Mixed NFBC Draft Recap: March 26, 2025 outcome 5th…2nd in hitting and 7th in pitching

When I came in third I had 88 points, which is close to the 90 points I target every year. That said, 88 points surely enough to win a lot of times.

So what happened? Basically I was the 2025 Mets in that I started off extremely strong but my pitching fell apart via through injuries, bad luck or me just having a poor projection system.

My pitching was strategy was to draft elite closers and supplement them with good, but not great, starting pitchers. Edwin Diaz and Josh Hader were both top 7 relievers but Mason Miller and Jeff Hoffman underperformed. In my analysis I thought there was no way Miller would be traded because I thought the A’s had a sneaky opportunity to make a playoff run.

Injuries played big role. Hunter Greene only pitched 100 innings; Pablo Lopez 75 innings; Tylor Megill 68 innings; Nestor Cortes 34 innings and Justin Steele 34 innings. I was counting on these guys to be my #1 and #2 starters.

Poor evaluation also played a big role. I projected a 3.60 ERA for Sonny Gray and he finished with 4.28 ERA (with a 3.29 SIERRA). I projected Brandon Pfaadt as a top 40 pitcher and he ended being worth -$8. I drafted Mitch Keller to be a streamer at home…well, his numbers were worse at home. The best pitching staff I had was when I drafted three #2 starters in Carlos Rodon, Sonny Gray and Pablo Lopez. I think this is a strategy I’ll have go with moving forward so I can have more pitching depth.