Your draft is done. Now comes the 26-week grind that actually decides champions. Streaming starters, FAAB warfare, two-start weeks, in-season trades, and the gap between active and passive managers.
Fantasy baseball is fundamentally different from NFL fantasy: 26 weeks of decisions. Every morning brings a new lineup. Every Sunday brings FAAB bids. Every two weeks brings a potential trade. The gap between an active manager and a set-and-forget manager is enormous — across a season, active managers add roughly 15-22% more fantasy points through streaming, two-start pitcher chases, and waiver pickups.
This chapter teaches you the five decisions that define daily management.
Every league assigns a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (typical: $100 or $1000 for the whole season). You bid blind once a week to acquire dropped players. How you allocate this budget across 26 weeks determines whether you upgrade your roster or sit on cash while it depletes.
POSEIDON's FAAB model: budget weighted heavier April-May (early injuries, breakouts) and July-August (deadline-driven role changes). Save 15-20% for September playoff push.
"Fantasy baseball isn't won in March. It's won in the small daily decisions across 180+ game days. Active managers don't outwork passive ones — they out-decide them."
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