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What constitutes a "good batter"? This article will look at the skills that correlate to batter consistency, especially within the 5x5 H2H scoring framework.
Feb 17 2009 8:32am
Feb 17 2009 8:32am
A classic essay from BaseballHQ.com founder Ron Shandler
Jan 1 2009 12:00am
Jan 1 2009 12:00am
Feb 29 2008 12:00am
Mar 1 2007 12:00am
Portfolio3 says we should draft three types of players:
Core players, who provide a foundation to our team. High skills, no-risk, no real profit expectation.
Mid-game players, who compose the majority of roster spots. High skills, moderate risk, high profit expectation.
End-game players, who provide back-end upside. High skills, high risk, moderate profit expectation.
And we set the criteria for identifying where players fall, and how we should fit them into our roster:
Jan 26 2007 12:00am
Jan 26 2007 12:00am
Optimal draft strategy involves integrating the elements of expected player performance, risk and market conditions. For well over a decade now, I have been writing about different elements of this process, trying to get a handle on the best way to win our leagues.
Jan 19 2007 12:00am
Jan 19 2007 12:00am
It may sound bizarre, but one of the most gratifying things I like to see on this site is when a forum thread has a title like, "Why Shandler is Dead Wrong." This tells me one of three things:
Apr 13 2006 11:00pm
Apr 13 2006 11:00pm
"Irwin Zwilling... could name nineteen players he wanted before the draft and walk out owning every one of them."
--Fantasyland
When I read that in Sam Walker's book, it took me back to the early days of LABR and Tout Wars, when Irwin and partner Lenny Melnick were perennial contenders. They did have a knack for knowing the marketplace so well that they could build their roster before even sitting down at the draft. Irwin and Lenny always seemed to be in control of the table and won numerous titles.
Mar 31 2006 12:00am
Mar 31 2006 12:00am
Some history...
When Rotisserie's Founding Fathers wrote their first book in 1984, rosters were stocked by means of an auction draft. Those of us who grew up in this industry saw that as the foundation of the game. Rotisserie was, after all, one part baseball and one part economics. As team owners, we had to consider how to build a roster within the limits of a fixed budget.
There was no such thing as snake, or straight, or serpentine.
Mar 17 2006 12:00am
Mar 17 2006 12:00am
Feb 28 2006 12:00am
Mar 1 2005 12:00am
What constitutes a "good batter"? This article will look at the skills that correlate to batter consistency, especially within the 5x5 H2H scoring framework.
Feb 17 2009 8:32am
Feb 17 2009 8:32am
A classic essay from BaseballHQ.com founder Ron Shandler
Jan 1 2009 12:00am
Jan 1 2009 12:00am
Feb 29 2008 12:00am
Mar 1 2007 12:00am
Portfolio3 says we should draft three types of players:
Core players, who provide a foundation to our team. High skills, no-risk, no real profit expectation.
Mid-game players, who compose the majority of roster spots. High skills, moderate risk, high profit expectation.
End-game players, who provide back-end upside. High skills, high risk, moderate profit expectation.
And we set the criteria for identifying where players fall, and how we should fit them into our roster:
Jan 26 2007 12:00am
Jan 26 2007 12:00am
Optimal draft strategy involves integrating the elements of expected player performance, risk and market conditions. For well over a decade now, I have been writing about different elements of this process, trying to get a handle on the best way to win our leagues.
Jan 19 2007 12:00am
Jan 19 2007 12:00am
It may sound bizarre, but one of the most gratifying things I like to see on this site is when a forum thread has a title like, "Why Shandler is Dead Wrong." This tells me one of three things:
Apr 13 2006 11:00pm
Apr 13 2006 11:00pm
"Irwin Zwilling... could name nineteen players he wanted before the draft and walk out owning every one of them."
--Fantasyland
When I read that in Sam Walker's book, it took me back to the early days of LABR and Tout Wars, when Irwin and partner Lenny Melnick were perennial contenders. They did have a knack for knowing the marketplace so well that they could build their roster before even sitting down at the draft. Irwin and Lenny always seemed to be in control of the table and won numerous titles.
Mar 31 2006 12:00am
Mar 31 2006 12:00am
Some history...
When Rotisserie's Founding Fathers wrote their first book in 1984, rosters were stocked by means of an auction draft. Those of us who grew up in this industry saw that as the foundation of the game. Rotisserie was, after all, one part baseball and one part economics. As team owners, we had to consider how to build a roster within the limits of a fixed budget.
There was no such thing as snake, or straight, or serpentine.
Mar 17 2006 12:00am
Mar 17 2006 12:00am
Feb 28 2006 12:00am
Mar 1 2005 12:00am
