2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep: Head-to-Head categories mock for those who play Yahoo H2H

The Head-to-Head categories format isn't a go-to for us here at CBS Sports, but it's all the rage on Yahoo. So we, being equal-opportunity analysts, decided to mock with it in mind.

There are some quirks to that format that don't normally come up when we discuss Rotisserie or Head-to-Head points leagues. Having two utility spots instead of one, for instance, changes the way you approach DH-only types, particularly in a year with so many. I took advantage by drafting two, J.D. Martinez in Round 8 and Franmil Reyes in Round 15.

The pitching staff is sort of a hybrid model that requires two starting pitchers and two relief pitchers, but then four of whichever you choose. It's precisely those flexible pitching spots that make this format one where you can afford to go a little lighter at starting pitcher, if you so choose. Even for strikeouts, a high-end reliever can measure up to a middling starter over the course of one week. It's a little different in Rotisserie, where only the full-season stats are scored.

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I'm generally not one for punting categories, not wanting to close off a potential path to success from the get-go, but given how scarce stolen bases are, how disconnected they are from any other stat, and how few lineup spots are available to divert to them, it's defensible to punt them in this format if they don't come easily enough -- if, for instance, you're not in a position to draft Ronald Acuna or Fernando Tatis in Round 1. After all, it doesn't matter whether you win your matchup 7-3 or 6-4 as long as you win it.

So that's how I'd sum up my approach to this format, relative to the others: go a little lighter on starting pitching, go a little heavier on relief pitching, and no getting sidetracked for stolen bases. As for how the others approached it, well, you'll have to ask them:

1) Chris Mitchell, Fantrax (@CJMitch73)
2) David Doak, Roto Joe's (@DaveDoak_70)
3) Brent Herzog, Exit Velocity Baseball Podcast (@ExitVelo_BH)
4) George Kurtz, RotoWire (@GeorgeKurtz)
5) Chris Towers, CBS Sports (@CTowersCBS)
6) Phil Ponebshek, Patton & Company
7) Frank Stampfl, CBS Sports (@Roto_Frank)
8) Nick Mimikos, Stack Attack podcast (@NMimi)
9) Jake Wiener, Prospects1500 (@GatorSosa)
10) Scott White, CBS Sports (@CBSScottWhite)
11) Garrett Atkins, Fake Teams (@13atkins13)
12) John Russell, TGFBI participant (@JohnRussell215)

Round By Round

Round 1
Pos	Team	Player
1	Chris Mitchell
2	Frank Stampfl
3	Jake Wiener
4	Brent Herzog
5	Phil Ponebshek
6	George Kurtz
7	Nick Mimikos
8	Scott White
9	David Doak
10	Chris Towers
11	Garrett Atkins
12	John Russell
Round 2
Pos	Team	Player
13	John Russell
14	Garrett Atkins
15	Chris Towers
16	David Doak
17	Scott White
18	Nick Mimikos
19	George Kurtz
20	Phil Ponebshek
21	Brent Herzog
22	Jake Wiener
23	Frank Stampfl
24	Chris Mitchell
Round 3
Pos	Team	Player
25	Chris Mitchell
26	Frank Stampfl
27	Jake Wiener
28	Brent Herzog
29	Phil Ponebshek
30	George Kurtz
31	Nick Mimikos
32	Scott White
33	David Doak
34	Chris Towers
35	Garrett Atkins
36	John Russell
Round 4
Pos	Team	Player
37	John Russell
38	Garrett Atkins
39	Chris Towers
40	David Doak
41	Scott White
42	Nick Mimikos
43	George Kurtz
44	Phil Ponebshek
45	Brent Herzog
46	Jake Wiener
47	Frank Stampfl
48	Chris Mitchell
Round 5
Pos	Team	Player
49	Chris Mitchell
50	Frank Stampfl
51	Jake Wiener
52	Brent Herzog
53	Phil Ponebshek
54	George Kurtz
55	Nick Mimikos
56	Scott White
57	David Doak
58	Chris Towers
59	Garrett Atkins
60	John Russell
Round 6
Pos	Team	Player
61	John Russell
62	Garrett Atkins
63	Chris Towers
64	David Doak
65	Scott White
66	Nick Mimikos
67	George Kurtz
68	Phil Ponebshek
69	Brent Herzog
70	Jake Wiener
71	Frank Stampfl
72	Chris Mitchell
Round 7
Pos	Team	Player
73	Chris Mitchell
74	Frank Stampfl
75	Jake Wiener
76	Brent Herzog
77	Phil Ponebshek
78	George Kurtz
79	Nick Mimikos
80	Scott White
81	David Doak
82	Chris Towers
83	Garrett Atkins
84	John Russell
Round 8
Pos	Team	Player
85	John Russell
86	Garrett Atkins
87	Chris Towers
88	David Doak
89	Scott White
90	Nick Mimikos
91	George Kurtz
92	Phil Ponebshek
93	Brent Herzog
94	Jake Wiener
95	Frank Stampfl
96	Chris Mitchell
Round 9
Pos	Team	Player
97	Chris Mitchell
98	Frank Stampfl
99	Jake Wiener
100	Brent Herzog
101	Phil Ponebshek
102	George Kurtz
103	Nick Mimikos
104	Scott White
105	David Doak
106	Chris Towers
107	Garrett Atkins
108	John Russell
Round 10
Pos	Team	Player
109	John Russell
110	Garrett Atkins
111	Chris Towers
112	David Doak
113	Scott White
114	Nick Mimikos
115	George Kurtz
116	Phil Ponebshek
117	Brent Herzog
118	Jake Wiener
119	Frank Stampfl
120	Chris Mitchell
Round 11
Pos	Team	Player
121	Chris Mitchell
122	Frank Stampfl
123	Jake Wiener
124	Brent Herzog
125	Phil Ponebshek
126	George Kurtz
127	Nick Mimikos
128	Scott White
129	David Doak
130	Chris Towers
131	Garrett Atkins
132	John Russell
Round 12
Pos	Team	Player
133	John Russell
134	Garrett Atkins
135	Chris Towers
136	David Doak
137	Scott White
138	Nick Mimikos
139	George Kurtz
140	Phil Ponebshek
141	Brent Herzog
142	Jake Wiener
143	Frank Stampfl
144	Chris Mitchell
Round 13
Pos	Team	Player
145	Chris Mitchell
146	Frank Stampfl
147	Jake Wiener
148	Brent Herzog
149	Phil Ponebshek
150	George Kurtz
151	Nick Mimikos
152	Scott White
153	David Doak
154	Chris Towers
155	Garrett Atkins
156	John Russell
Round 14
Pos	Team	Player
157	John Russell
158	Garrett Atkins
159	Chris Towers
160	David Doak
161	Scott White
162	Nick Mimikos
163	George Kurtz
164	Phil Ponebshek
165	Brent Herzog
166	Jake Wiener
167	Frank Stampfl
168	Chris Mitchell
Round 15
Pos	Team	Player
169	Chris Mitchell
170	Frank Stampfl
171	Jake Wiener
172	Brent Herzog
173	Phil Ponebshek
174	George Kurtz
175	Nick Mimikos
176	Scott White
177	David Doak
178	Chris Towers
179	Garrett Atkins
180	John Russell
Round 16
Pos	Team	Player
181	John Russell
182	Garrett Atkins
183	Chris Towers
184	David Doak
185	Scott White
186	Nick Mimikos
187	George Kurtz
188	Phil Ponebshek
189	Brent Herzog
190	Jake Wiener
191	Frank Stampfl
192	Chris Mitchell
Round 17
Pos	Team	Player
193	Chris Mitchell
194	Frank Stampfl
195	Jake Wiener
196	Brent Herzog
197	Phil Ponebshek
198	George Kurtz
199	Nick Mimikos
200	Scott White
201	David Doak
202	Chris Towers
203	Garrett Atkins
204	John Russell
Round 18
Pos	Team	Player
205	John Russell
206	Garrett Atkins
207	Chris Towers
208	David Doak
209	Scott White
210	Nick Mimikos
211	George Kurtz
212	Phil Ponebshek
213	Brent Herzog
214	Jake Wiener
215	Frank Stampfl
216	Chris Mitchell
Round 19
Pos	Team	Player
217	Chris Mitchell
218	Frank Stampfl
219	Jake Wiener
220	Brent Herzog
221	Phil Ponebshek
222	George Kurtz
223	Nick Mimikos
224	Scott White
225	David Doak
226	Chris Towers
227	Garrett Atkins
228	John Russell
Round 20
Pos	Team	Player
229	John Russell
230	Garrett Atkins
231	Chris Towers
232	David Doak
233	Scott White
234	Nick Mimikos
235	George Kurtz
236	Phil Ponebshek
237	Brent Herzog
238	Jake Wiener
239	Frank Stampfl
240	Chris Mitchell
Round 21
Pos	Team	Player
241	Chris Mitchell
242	Frank Stampfl
243	Jake Wiener
244	Brent Herzog
245	Phil Ponebshek
246	George Kurtz
247	Nick Mimikos
248	Scott White
249	David Doak
250	Chris Towers
251	Garrett Atkins
252	John Russell
Round 22
Pos	Team	Player
253	John Russell
254	Garrett Atkins
255	Chris Towers
256	David Doak
257	Scott White
258	Nick Mimikos
259	George Kurtz
260	Phil Ponebshek
261	Brent Herzog
262	Jake Wiener
263	Frank Stampfl
264	Chris Mitchell
Round 23
Pos	Team	Player
265	Chris Mitchell
266	Frank Stampfl
267	Jake Wiener
268	Brent Herzog
269	Phil Ponebshek
270	George Kurtz
271	Nick Mimikos
272	Scott White
273	David Doak
274	Chris Towers
275	Garrett Atkins
276	John Russell

Team by Team

Chris Mitchell
Rd	Pk	Player
1	1
2	24
3	25
4	48
5	49
6	72
7	73
8	96
9	97
10	120
11	121
12	144
13	145
14	168
15	169
16	192
17	193
18	216
19	217
20	240
21	241
22	264
23	265
Frank Stampfl
Rd	Pk	Player
1	2
2	23
3	26
4	47
5	50
6	71
7	74
8	95
9	98
10	119
11	122
12	143
13	146
14	167
15	170
16	191
17	194
18	215
19	218
20	239
21	242
22	263
23	266
Jake Wiener
Rd	Pk	Player
1	3
2	22
3	27
4	46
5	51
6	70
7	75
8	94
9	99
10	118
11	123
12	142
13	147
14	166
15	171
16	190
17	195
18	214
19	219
20	238
21	243
22	262
23	267
Brent Herzog
Rd	Pk	Player
1	4
2	21
3	28
4	45
5	52
6	69
7	76
8	93
9	100
10	117
11	124
12	141
13	148
14	165
15	172
16	189
17	196
18	213
19	220
20	237
21	244
22	261
23	268
Phil Ponebshek
Rd	Pk	Player
1	5
2	20
3	29
4	44
5	53
6	68
7	77
8	92
9	101
10	116
11	125
12	140
13	149
14	164
15	173
16	188
17	197
18	212
19	221
20	236
21	245
22	260
23	269
George Kurtz
Rd	Pk	Player
1	6
2	19
3	30
4	43
5	54
6	67
7	78
8	91
9	102
10	115
11	126
12	139
13	150
14	163
15	174
16	187
17	198
18	211
19	222
20	235
21	246
22	259
23	270
Nick Mimikos
Rd	Pk	Player
1	7
2	18
3	31
4	42
5	55
6	66
7	79
8	90
9	103
10	114
11	127
12	138
13	151
14	162
15	175
16	186
17	199
18	210
19	223
20	234
21	247
22	258
23	271
Scott White
Rd	Pk	Player
1	8
2	17
3	32
4	41
5	56
6	65
7	80
8	89
9	104
10	113
11	128
12	137
13	152
14	161
15	176
16	185
17	200
18	209
19	224
20	233
21	248
22	257
23	272
David Doak
Rd	Pk	Player
1	9
2	16
3	33
4	40
5	57
6	64
7	81
8	88
9	105
10	112
11	129
12	136
13	153
14	160
15	177
16	184
17	201
18	208
19	225
20	232
21	249
22	256
23	273
Chris Towers
Rd	Pk	Player
1	10
2	15
3	34
4	39
5	58
6	63
7	82
8	87
9	106
10	111
11	130
12	135
13	154
14	159
15	178
16	183
17	202
18	207
19	226
20	231
21	250
22	255
23	274
Garrett Atkins
Rd	Pk	Player
1	11
2	14
3	35
4	38
5	59
6	62
7	83
8	86
9	107
10	110
11	131
12	134
13	155
14	158
15	179
16	182
17	203
18	206
19	227
20	230
21	251
22	254
23	275
John Russell
Rd	Pk	Player
1	12
2	13
3	36
4	37
5	60
6	61
7	84
8	85
9	108
10	109
11	132
12	133
13	156
14	157
15	180
16	181
17	204
18	205
19	228
20	229
21	252
22	253
23	276