ROTISSERIE: The Tryhard Auctioneer - Nomination strategy

Auction drafts are beautiful things. Play enough snake drafts, and you’ll start to feel the cadence. Like any song heard on repeat, it can grow stale. Rarely are two auctions alike – it’s a new song every time. The format frees participants to try any roster-building strategy. You can draft proactively or crouch in the weeds waiting to ambush values.

Today’s focus will be on the nomination process for 12-team mixed redraft leagues. Most of the advice will apply in any auction format. Bear in mind, nominations are the smallest part of draft preparation. The proverbial icing on the cake. You first need to develop valuations. Consider starting with our Custom Draft Guides. Without values, you’re bringing darts to a spreadsheet...

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