Ask me about fantasy baseball

[crockpot]

having 20 hours of free time a day isn't as fulfilling as i thought. so in the interest of killing that time, i'll field anything in the realm of:

- grade my draft/team
- should i make this trade?
- general strategy discussion
- adjusting to weird league formats

or whatever you want to come up with.

[THAY3R]

Grade my team, 15 team league roto, normal stuff except 2 catchers and OBP rather than AVG.

C
V. Martínez
(Cle - C)
167/547 73 20 80 0 .378
C
J. Buck
(KC - C)
97/401 40 12 47 2 .287
1B
M. Teixeira
(Tex - 1B)
194/644 112 43 144 4 .379
2B
R. Belliard
(Cle - 2B)
152/536 71 17 78 2 .325
3B
G. Atkins
(Col - 3B)
149/519 62 13 89 0 .347
SS
D. Jeter
(NYY - SS)
202/654 122 19 70 14 .389
CI
J. Giambi
(NYY - 1B)
113/417 74 32 87 0 .440
MI
D. Eckstein
(StL - SS)
185/630 90 8 61 11 .363
OF
P. Burrell
(Phi - OF)
158/562 78 32 117 0 .389
OF
K. Griffey Jr.
(Cin - OF)
148/491 85 35 92 0 .369
OF
M. Holliday
(Col - OF)
147/479 68 19 87 14 .361
OF
W. Taveras
(Hou - OF)
172/592 82 3 29 34 .325
OF
J. Encarnación
(StL - OF)
145/506 59 16 76 6 .349
Util
Mi. Sweeney
(KC - 1B)
141/470 63 21 83 3 .347
BN
J. Mathis
(LAA - C)
1/3 1 0 0 0 .333
BN
Á. Berroa
(KC - SS)
164/608 68 11 55 7 .305
BN
R. White
(Min - OF)
117/374 49 12 53 1 .348
BN
R. Church
(Was - OF)
77/268 41 9 42 3 .353
BN
S. Drew
(Ari - SS)
-/- - - - - -

Pitching
Pos

Pitchers

Edit

Opp

Status

IP

W

SV

K

ERA

WHIP
SP
R. Johnson
(NYY - SP)
225.2 17 0 211 3.79 1.13
SP
R. Harden
(Oak - SP)
128.0 10 0 121 2.53 1.06
SP
F. García
(CWS - SP)
228.0 14 0 146 3.87 1.25
RP
B. Fuentes
(Col - RP)
74.1 2 31 91 2.91 1.25
RP
B. Jenks
(CWS - RP)
39.1 1 6 50 2.75 1.25
RP
T. Bowyer
(Fla - RP)
9.2 0 0 12 5.59 1.34
P
F. Liriano
(Min - SP)
23.2 1 0 33 5.70 1.10
P
Ol. Pérez
(Pit - SP)
103.0 7 0 97 5.85 1.67
P
J. Devine
(Atl - RP)
5.0 0 0 3 12.60 2.20
BN
J. Marquis
(StL - SP)
207.0 13 0 100 4.13 1.33

[THAY3R]

P.S.
This was the 2+2 MTT Donkfest league.

[crockpot]

[ QUOTE ]
Grade my team, 15 team league roto, normal stuff except 2 catchers and OBP rather than AVG.

C
V. Martínez
(Cle - C)
167/547 73 20 80 0 .378
C
J. Buck
(KC - C)
97/401 40 12 47 2 .287
1B
M. Teixeira
(Tex - 1B)
194/644 112 43 144 4 .379
2B
R. Belliard
(Cle - 2B)
152/536 71 17 78 2 .325
3B
G. Atkins
(Col - 3B)
149/519 62 13 89 0 .347
SS
D. Jeter
(NYY - SS)
202/654 122 19 70 14 .389
CI
J. Giambi
(NYY - 1B)
113/417 74 32 87 0 .440
MI
D. Eckstein
(StL - SS)
185/630 90 8 61 11 .363
OF
P. Burrell
(Phi - OF)
158/562 78 32 117 0 .389
OF
K. Griffey Jr.
(Cin - OF)
148/491 85 35 92 0 .369
OF
M. Holliday
(Col - OF)
147/479 68 19 87 14 .361
OF
W. Taveras
(Hou - OF)
172/592 82 3 29 34 .325
OF
J. Encarnación
(StL - OF)
145/506 59 16 76 6 .349
Util
Mi. Sweeney
(KC - 1B)
141/470 63 21 83 3 .347
BN
J. Mathis
(LAA - C)
1/3 1 0 0 0 .333
BN
Á. Berroa
(KC - SS)
164/608 68 11 55 7 .305
BN
R. White
(Min - OF)
117/374 49 12 53 1 .348
BN
R. Church
(Was - OF)
77/268 41 9 42 3 .353
BN
S. Drew
(Ari - SS)
-/- - - - - -

Pitching
Pos

Pitchers

Edit

Opp

Status

IP

W

SV

K

ERA

WHIP
SP
R. Johnson
(NYY - SP)
225.2 17 0 211 3.79 1.13
SP
R. Harden
(Oak - SP)
128.0 10 0 121 2.53 1.06
SP
F. García
(CWS - SP)
228.0 14 0 146 3.87 1.25
RP
B. Fuentes
(Col - RP)
74.1 2 31 91 2.91 1.25
RP
B. Jenks
(CWS - RP)
39.1 1 6 50 2.75 1.25
RP
T. Bowyer
(Fla - RP)
9.2 0 0 12 5.59 1.34
P
F. Liriano
(Min - SP)
23.2 1 0 33 5.70 1.10
P
Ol. Pérez
(Pit - SP)
103.0 7 0 97 5.85 1.67
P
J. Devine
(Atl - RP)
5.0 0 0 3 12.60 2.20
BN
J. Marquis
(StL - SP)
207.0 13 0 100 4.13 1.33

[/ QUOTE ]

is your game limit for catchers 162 or 324? if it's the latter, work on getting buck out of your lineup.

overall the team is about a B+. good top talent for such a big league, but you have some big holes at 2B, SS, and encarnacion. also see if neal cotts is available as insurance for jenks, who is on the ropes.

[Soul Daddy]

Could you please break down how to assign a dollar value to players given the non-countable/average statistics involved in rotisserie leagues?

[crockpot]

[ QUOTE ]
Could you please break down how to assign a dollar value to players given the non-countable/average statistics involved in rotisserie leagues?

[/ QUOTE ]

getting exact dollar values requires you to know the relative values of each category in your league. for example, determining how many points in the standings, on average, 5 extra SB will get you vs. the same question for 15 RBI. this can vary wildly from league to league. if this is a keeper league and you have access to past years' standings, this can be very useful to determine the spread between teams.

in a "typical" league, i've found that the numbers are roughly 3 BA points = 3 R = 1 HR = 3 RBI = 1 SB. in bigger leagues steals generally gain value. if you want to use this method, fine tune the numbers (for example, RBI are less common than R, and the value of BA is directly related to how many at bats the player gets). pitchers are trickier because the value of every stat fluctuates with how many innings he pitches.

once you've turned your projections into a single number for each player, it's fairly straightforward to assign dollar values. take the top x players, where x is the number who will be drafted in your league, and assign them a total of y dollars, y = teams*salary cap. make sure the average player's (the mean player, not median) value is y/x.

[rwperu34]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Could you please break down how to assign a dollar value to players given the non-countable/average statistics involved in rotisserie leagues?

[/ QUOTE ]

getting exact dollar values requires you to know the relative values of each category in your league. for example, determining how many points in the standings, on average, 5 extra SB will get you vs. the same question for 15 RBI. this can vary wildly from league to league. if this is a keeper league and you have access to past years' standings, this can be very useful to determine the spread between teams.

in a "typical" league, i've found that the numbers are roughly 3 BA points = 3 R = 1 HR = 3 RBI = 1 SB. in bigger leagues steals generally gain value. if you want to use this method, fine tune the numbers (for example, RBI are less common than R, and the value of BA is directly related to how many at bats the player gets). pitchers are trickier because the value of every stat fluctuates with how many innings he pitches.

once you've turned your projections into a single number for each player, it's fairly straightforward to assign dollar values. take the top x players, where x is the number who will be drafted in your league, and assign them a total of y dollars, y = teams*salary cap. make sure the average player's (the mean player, not median) value is y/x.

[/ QUOTE ]

Would you like my exact league standings, or do you just need the average?

[crockpot]

[ QUOTE ]
Would you like my exact league standings, or do you just need the average?

[/ QUOTE ]

you should be able to figure out, on your own, approximately how many SB or HR are needed to gain a point in the standings. remember to pay attention to outliers; if a team in your league has given up on SB or decided to draft every speedster, make sure to account for that in your calculations.

[crockpot]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Could you please break down how to assign a dollar value to players given the non-countable/average statistics involved in rotisserie leagues?

[/ QUOTE ]

getting exact dollar values requires you to know the relative values of each category in your league. for example, determining how many points in the standings, on average, 5 extra SB will get you vs. the same question for 15 RBI. this can vary wildly from league to league. if this is a keeper league and you have access to past years' standings, this can be very useful to determine the spread between teams.

in a "typical" league, i've found that the numbers are roughly 3 BA points = 3 R = 1 HR = 3 RBI = 1 SB. in bigger leagues steals generally gain value. if you want to use this method, fine tune the numbers (for example, RBI are less common than R, and the value of BA is directly related to how many at bats the player gets). pitchers are trickier because the value of every stat fluctuates with how many innings he pitches.

once you've turned your projections into a single number for each player, it's fairly straightforward to assign dollar values. take the top x players, where x is the number who will be drafted in your league, and assign them a total of y dollars, y = teams*salary cap. make sure the average player's (the mean player, not median) value is y/x.

[/ QUOTE ]

due to tiredness i forgot to mention that the relationship between your ratings and the dollar values is non-linear. the very best players should get an additional boost, and the curve should flatten at the bottom where the players are barely above the $1 replacement value types.

[Jim Kuhn]

What is the best draft strategy for the 2+2 keeper league (mbenhoe's). When should minor leaguers be drafted?

Thank you,

Jim Kuhn
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