Failure to take at least one of the prior three actions will result in an invalid entry and the entry will not be eligible for prizes.Īfter the first pick, players will be able to auto-draft.

Prior to the draft, all players will need to edit the pre-draft rankings, add a player to your queue during the draft, or make a manual draft pick during the draft. Slow drafts typically take a few days to complete. Fast drafts typically take a few minutes to a few hours to complete, and in slow drafts you’ll have up to 8 hours to make each pick. In fast drafts you will have up to 30 seconds to make each pick. How does the draft work?ĭraftKings Sportsbook offers both slow and fast drafts for Best Ball. The Player Pool will consist of all MLB players expected to be on an active roster during the 2023 season. The four roster positions are 3 IP, 3 OF, 3 P and 11 bench (IF, OF, P). Starting lineups will consist of 9 players. Lineups will consist of 20 players and must include players from at least 2 different MLB teams. Overall contest payouts are based on the cumulative fantasy points scored by your starting lineup each week. Each week of the contest your highest scoring players are automatically your starting lineup and count toward your team’s overall fantasy point total. After the draft there are no trades or roster management. In Best Ball contests, participants will draft a lineup via a live snake draft and contests will last multiple weeks of the season. Before the season starts, here’s a primer on what you can expect from Best Ball this season. This year will mark the first season that bettors will be able to play MLB Best Ball on the DraftKings Sportsbook app, a fantasy game that’s a mashup of some of the best parts of DFS and regular fantasy baseball.

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