GM'S OFFICE: Skills vs. roles, the pitching lineups edition
Apr 23 2021
Given what we’ve all been through in the past year-plus, we knew the 2021 fantasy baseball season was going to be different. The upheaval that the shortened 2020 MLB season—and the cancellation of the minor league season—would have on the pitching landscape was certainly one important consideration as we planned and drafted for 2021. We knew things wouldn't be the same this year, as MLB teams attempted to fill their staffs and a full 162 games worth of innings. But of course, we didn’t know specifics or the extent to which these changes would take place, or importantly, how our fantasy lineup management might be affected.
With only three weeks under our collective belt, we’re not here to make any definitive statements on the topic. But...
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