There was a time when there was no such thing as bullpens and closers. In fact saves! weren’t even an official statistic until 1969. Starting pitchers were expected to pitch the whole game, and relief pitchers were used for spot starts and multi-inning relief appearances when a starter would struggle or get injured. Things changed however… starters went from pitching
Read moreI will be using Yahoo! auction values for this and specifically used how much players go for on average and NOT what Yahoo! says they should. I primarily used ATC and Steamer for the projections. The players are listed based on their cost and I’m only listing all of the players who go for more than a $1 and select
Read moreI propose a new system of finding value. Predictions can be different (though lately I prefer ATC) but while it’s impossible to predict exact player performance, we can predict their “rough numbers”. How do we know whether the player is worth his price however? I primarily deal with auctions and decided on the tier system based on standard Rotisserie leagues.
Read morePhoto courtesy of BostonHerald.com. It finally happened, the Boston Red Sox traded RF Mookie Betts and SP David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Betts is a free agent after this upcoming season and already rejected at least one extension offer and wanted over $400 million to change his mind about testing the free agent market. Betts has shown repeatedly
Read moreOver the last few years there’s been a silly idea floating around… the idea that 1 WAR is worth $8-9 million in annual salary on the open market (note: I’ll be using rWAR). Before we look at that, let’s quickly look at annual salaries and payrolls.. The best players cost $20 million+. $30 million or even higher is reserved for
Read moreHouston has a new manager. The bad news is that it’s Dusty Baker. Baker has yo be in the dictionary next to “incompetent managing”. I e thing that Dusty proved throughout his career is that he’s good at losing when it matters. He made it into an art form on fact. 2002: He managed the San Francisco Giants to a
Read moreIn parentheses I’m putting actual positions that they’re also eligible or about to be eligible for early into the season. 1. Ronald Acuna Jr., (LF, CF, RF) ATL 2. Christian Yelich, (RF) MIL 3. Mike Trout, (CF) LAA He doesn’t steal much and has quietly been injury-prone the last few years. 4. Mookie Betts, (RF) BOS Trade candidate in his
Read moreTOP 30 SHORTSTOPS 1. Francisco Lindor, CLE 2. Trevor Story, COL 3. Trea Turner, WAS Could be #1 if he’s moved to third in Washington’s batting order and doesn’t steal less bases. 4. Fernando Tatis Jr., SDP His BABIP was too high last season and this is his sophomore season 5. Javier Baez, CHC 6. Xander Bogaerts, BOS 7. Gleyber
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