The third annual Roto500 league started with some key rule modifications last spring and came down to the wire with the results from 163rd “regular” season play-in game. Let's review how the modified format played out and what further changes might accomplish.

While the top tier closers and 8th inning understudies are already well known, the real speculative gems are hidden deeper in bullpens. Pitch movement can be a key.

If we can improve our looking glass via Reliability metrics, owners should be able to benefit from improved roster selection. This article examines incorporating 2013 BaseballHQ.com playing time projections into the Experience metric.

Tired of the same old draft day story lines? Bored of debates around ADP or salary values? Interested in a league where Verlander is the 16th pitcher taken and Trout is the 9th hitter? Read on.

If we can improve our looking glass into the future on Reliability metrics, owners should be able to benefit by improved roster selection. This article begins this process by looking at the results of converting the Consistency metric to incorporate 2013 BaseballHQ.com projections.

Reliability has become a key part of many BHQ fantasy strategies and player evaluation tools such as Portfolio3 plan and the Mayberry Method. But can Reliability be projected?

With about 50% of teams in each league firmly stuck in the middle of the pack, the annual decision on whether to compete for this year or next is being faced by committed owners everywhere. Using the skill indicators and summaries to date, savvy owners might find an answer that satisfies both their dynasty building goals and their need to remain competitive in the current season.

One of the newer frontiers in baseball analysis is PITCHf/x, the system installed in every major league ballpark that collects data on every pitched ball. Much like more traditional skill measurements such as walk and strikeout rates and home run-to-fly-ball ratio, the data on a pitcher's velocity and movement can help validate or invalidate his ERA and WHIP.

As we move into the second month of the season, there’s now a free agent track record in Roto500 leagues that can be reviewed. Of particular importance to this gaming format is the unique rule governing the FAAB budget. The unique Roto500 FAAB rules make roster management an increasingly dynamic and interesting process.

Earlier this year we reviewed historical performance (in the form of RC/G and xERA) across each division and created a strength of schedule metric at the division level (i.e. an average for all teams in a division). In this article, we tackle two refinements to that approach—one improvement is the inclusion of projections (from BaseballHQ.com) to make it a forward-looking indicator. The other is the calculation of the metric at the team level to enable more detailed analysis and better insights.

Looking at Reliability measures to help with roster composition in Draft and Hold leagues can be particularly instructive because of the permanence of the initial draft. For strategic owners, Reliability grades can be used through the early rounds to help secure predictable roster anchors and in the mid to later rounds, it can help filter amongst the remaining players.