position scarcity matters less when you have fewer teams in the league. but the value of ...
position scarcity matters less when you have fewer teams in the league. but the value of star players goes up. who you take will of course depend on draft position and what's available so as always any clear cut strategy is a bad one. The most important thing will be your league settings.
How many pitcher slots do you have? Can you stream, etc.? If you can, there's going to be a lot of SP depth to stream in H2H and so focus less on SPs. How many closer slots do you get. In a 10team league everyone can have 3 closers, so if you only have 2 slots, for instance, then there will closers on free agency so draft value goes way down. Pitcher selection will depend HIGHLY on your settings. Analyze them.
As for hitters: 1B will have a lot of depth with only 10 teams, so if you don't get a top 1B don't worry. 2B/SS: depth will be less of an issue than in regular leagues. If you don't get tulo/hanley/utley/cano etc. DO NOT overreach for lower tier guy as much as you would in a 12 team league. C: Probably not much different than 12 team leagues. 3B: similar notes as 2B/SS except there are a few more top options before the drop off, so it might pay more to try and nab one. OF: similar to 1B, there will be depth at the backend, wait longer on the middle round guys. Categories: Pay more attention to value in the early rounds than balance. In shallower leagues there will be more opportunties to balance out your categories in later rounds than in normal leagues, especially at OF (good reason to hold off on OF drafting when in doubt).
those are generalities, but realistically no one can give you a good answer without a full list of all the categories, positions and settings as well as the tendencies of managers in your league.
