Underdog Best Ball: Favorite Stacks
While drafters typically evaluate the price of players in isolation. they should account for the downstream effects of related assets. When deciding between two wide receivers, you may prefer one in a vacuum; however, you may value the other’s quarterback and teammates more. Given the known benefit of stacking, taking the player you do not prefer in a vacuum could be the correct decision.
For example, even as early as the first round, I think Puka Nacua is likely slightly better than A.J. Brown but Hurts strikes me as a majorly mispriced player. Given Nacua's recent and minor injury, I would draft Brown over him, but the point still stands. Setting myself up to capitalize on this mispriced player and forgoing minor value early enables a stronger result.
Why Does it Matter?
Stacking is mostly taken for granted at this point in the best ball lifecycle. Correlating picks to hopefully benefit from one event multiple times continues to be a meaningful edge. As this concept gains more acceptance from casual dafters, it becomes table stakes. While casual drafters may view one pass catcher with his quarterback as a box checked, more serious drafters have demonstrated increased proclivity to draft larger team stacks.
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