HEAD-TO-HEAD: Ratio Insulation
Mar 19 2013
Introduction
On a week-to-week basis, inequities are inherent in the head-to-head game. Your opposition may have thirty more at-bats than your team. It may have a dozen pitchers starting versus your seven. It may have four closers in comparison to your tag-team of two. One way to eliminate your competitor’s advantage in the pure numbers game is through ratio insulation. By applying certain metrics, you can build a team that excels in the ratio categories (i.e. ERA, WHIP, BA, OBP, etc.). This insulates your team during those weeks when the numbers are in the competition’s favor.
Target insulation categories
If you have applied the necessary metrics to build a homogenous lineup, then the hitters you drafted should provide an edge in the...
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