What a tie in to the previous strategy where I mentioned late round selections. It's almost like I planned it that way (#AlwaysThinking). This article isn't going to focus on certain players as you might think it would. Remember, this is the "strategy section" of the Guide. I'm going to talk about how you should utilize your late round selections.

In fantasy football people often spend late round selection on "handcuffs" (the backup running back to the runner they selected earlier). We don't have a scenario in play like that in baseball, at least not directly. However there is some spill over. Personally, I like to take shots late in drafts on bullpen arms (there will be more on those guys on the next page). Why? What happens in Week 1 when that closer blows his arm out? I'll tell you what happens. It's like Black Friday at Walmart. People are pushing, punching, kicking their way to the waiver-wire to add the "new" closer. If you have a FAAB to spend, you have to go big time heavy with your bid to pick up that guy’s services. If you have a waiver-wire run by priority, well, if you ain't #1 on that list, you ain't getting that arm. So why not draft a couple of guys like that at the end of your draft? You might hit it big and roster a guy who is worth nothing to most on draft day but weeks later he could have immense value. If the "current" closer stays healthy or productive you can just drop your late round arm early in the year. 

Another option on how to spend late selections is to target talent that doesn't have a role. Last year that could have been guys like Josh Harrison, Lucas Duda or Marcell Ozuna. All it took was a playing time nudge or some slight skills growth for those fellas to have strong seasons.

Another direction to go... how about bolstering your offense where you are weak? Not just by position, but also by category. Do you need steals? Some power maybe? Target those categories.

Speaking about position, the later rounds are a good time to target players that qualify at multiple positions. Often times that revolves around selecting infielders that are 2B/SS or 1B/3B options.

Finally, you can speculate late on rookies. Taking a rookie early, as we've already discussed, is often a recipe for disaster. However, spending a 28th round selection on that young up and comer with big time talent, who doesn't really seem to be blocked by a star at the big league level, that might just be a wise choice.

Don't throw away your late round picks. Be fastidious with what is going on around you, as well as what is going on with your team. Perhaps one of those late round selections will lead you to a championship.