Risk Analysis of the 2025 Talent Pool
Feb 7 2025
Imagine you are in a fantasy league that does not use counting stats. Batting average, ERA and WHIP are still there, but instead of home runs, you use Isolated Power. Instead of strikeouts, you use K rate. Instead of RBI, you might use the ratio of runs batted in to runners on base. Every stat in this game would be a ratio.
Essentially, playing time would be irrelevant; the game would be solely about skill. In this format, Mike Trout and Jacob deGrom (pictured) might be first-rounders again.
The element of playing time, or lack of it, drives the market value of every player. We have a good sense of a rough range of plate appearances or innings for anticipated full-timers. However, as injuries increase, unproven rookies are...
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