What Does “H2H” Mean In Fantasy Baseball?
In a head-to-head (or H2H) fantasy baseball league, two teams compete against each other on a weekly basis. The matchups are determined by whichever team has the better overall record at that point in the season. Each week, one team will be designated as the “home” team while the other is designated as the “away” team.
How It Works
At the end of each week, whichever team has earned more points based on their individual players’ performances during that week is declared the winner. The winner gets two points for their win in the standings, while the loser gets zero points. If both teams finish with an equal number of points, they receive one point each for their tie.
There are also playoffs at the end of every season in which four or eight teams compete to win their respective divisions and qualify for the playoffs. Like traditional sports leagues, there are also wild card spots available in some leagues where lower-ranked teams can still make it into postseason play.
Benefits of H2H Fantasy Baseball Leagues
Benefit 1: Since there is no need to keep up with overall season standings like in rotisserie leagues or track total stats like in points leagues, there’s less time involved with managing your team every week. It makes head-to-head leagues simpler and ideal for casual players who don’t want to spend hours managing their team daily.
Benefit 2: Since you only have to focus on beating one other team each week rather than trying to outperform all other teams in your league over an entire season, staying motivated and engaged with your team throughout the year is easier.
Benefit 3: It makes it easier for friends or coworkers to create private leagues. They only have to worry about competing with one another rather than managing against everyone else in their pool or league-size limits like in traditional formats. This makes them more suitable for smaller groups than large public pools on ESPN or Yahoo! Sports sites.
Conclusion
Head-to-head (or H2H) fantasy baseball is a great way to commit too much time or effort into managing a full season worth of games and stats like you would have to do in rotisserie or points-style formats. Overall, I highly recommend this type of format for your league, especially for beginners.
