ROTISSERIE: Lessons from an FPAZ exercise
Feb 13 2019
2012 seems like another time. The era of the power pitcher was still nascent, and the “tightball” era had yet to begin. R.A. Dickey won the NL Cy Young award. R.A. Dickey! Mike Trout and Bryce Harper were both rookies.
At its annual conclave of fantasy minds, First Pitch Arizona, BaseballHQ embarked upon an experiment: to draft a set of players that you would commit to for five years. Predicting their 2013 value was not enough—you needed to see well into the future. While the actual selections are of interest, it’s the lessons learned from this exercise that are most important (besides the bragging rights for the winner).
Some of the best minds in fantasy baseball participated, plus this writer. The all-star lineup, in addition to this...
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