Today I’m discussing the top 30 NL pitchers in a 10-team 5×5 league ranked by RotoValue, using their 2011 stats. I’m assuming a $260 salary cap for 23 active players (including 10 pitchers) and a 4 person reserve bench. Previously I’ve reviewed catchers, outfielders, middle infielders, and corner infielders. Without further ado, the top 30… Continue reading 2011 RotoValue Top NL Pitchers 5×5
Month: October 2011
Winning game 5 a curse?
I read an MLB.com story about the Rangers’ game 5 win, and it cited this statistic: The team that won Game 5 prevailed in 26 of the previous 39 World Series that were tied at 2 after four games. This sounds like a good omen for Texas. But wait a minute. Suppose each team has a… Continue reading Winning game 5 a curse?
2011 RotoValue NL Top Catchers 5×5
Today I’m reviewing the NL’s top 20 catchers in a 5×5 league, assuming 10 teams, 23 active players (2 catchers, 3 middle, 3 corner, 5 OF, 10 pitchers) and a 4 person bench purchased with a $260 salary cap. I’d previously reviewed top outfielders, middle infielders, and corner infielders. The list I’m showing this time… Continue reading 2011 RotoValue NL Top Catchers 5×5
2011 RotoValue NL Top Outfielders 5×5
Continuing the series of top NL performers in 5×5 leagues by position, today I’m showing the top outfielders. Previously I’ve discussed the top middle infielders and the top corner infielders. As before, I’m assuming a 10 team league, $260 salary cap, and an active roster of 23 players (2 catchers, 3 middle infielders, 3 corner… Continue reading 2011 RotoValue NL Top Outfielders 5×5
Predicting the World Series Winner
I wanted to make a quick prediction for the World Series, based on RotoValue. So I’m adding up the 2011 RotoValue prices for each team, assuming the a 16-team 5×5 mixed league, using 24 starters and a 4-person bench, with a $260 salary cap. First up the NL champion Cardinals (the first wild card team… Continue reading Predicting the World Series Winner
2011 RotoValue NL Top Middle Infielders 5×5
Sunday I posted a list of the top 20 NL corner infielders for 5×5 leagues. Today it’s the top 20 middle infielders: The top slot goes to Troy Tulowitzki, ahead of batting champ Jose Reyes. Reyes was better in 3 categories, but Tulowitzki had more than twice as many RBI and 4 times as many… Continue reading 2011 RotoValue NL Top Middle Infielders 5×5
2011 RotoValue NL Top Corner Infielders: 5×5
Today I’m beginning a series to show the top players at each position according to their 2011 stats using the RotoValue pricing model. I’m assuming a 10-team NL league, with a $260 salary cap, a 23 player active roster (3 corner, 3 middle, 2 catchers, 5 outfielders, and 10 pitchers), and a 4 person bench… Continue reading 2011 RotoValue NL Top Corner Infielders: 5×5
BABIP – Batting Average on Balls in Play
A bit over a decade ago Voros McCracken made a startling discovery: pitchers have very little control over whether a batted ball in the field of play is a hit or not. He found that for pitchers, batting average on balls in play (BABIP) was largely random. And, more interesting for fantasy players, it varied… Continue reading BABIP – Batting Average on Balls in Play
How League Size Affects Prices
Last week I did two posts showing the top 10 in each league for both 4×4 and 5×5 scoring formats using the RotoValue pricing model. In each case I was assuming a 10 team league with 13 batters (14 in the AL, adding a DH) and 10 pitchers, a $260 salary cap, and a 4 player… Continue reading How League Size Affects Prices
2011 AL Fantasy Top 10
On Sunday I showed the RotoValue NL top 10 for a 10 team league with 23 starting players per team (2 C, 3 corner, 3 middle, 5 OF, 10 pitchers). Today I’ll doing the same for a similar AL: also a 10 team league, but now with 24 starters (adding 1 DH). I assume a… Continue reading 2011 AL Fantasy Top 10