The BABS Project
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Ron Shandler's landmark study that created the Broad Assessment Balance Sheet (BABS) has been updated and expanded for 2022.
These PDF eBooks are FREE! It's your chance to immerse yourself in the system so you can get the most out of the 2022 BABS Draft Game Plan.
Part 1 - Why we need a new system
Part 2 - The Broad Assessment Balance Sheet (BABS)
Part 3 - BABS in practice
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Ron Shandler
is considered one of the pioneers in the baseball analysis and fantasy baseball industry.
Ron was the first to develop sabermetric applications for fantasy play. BABSbaseball.com is his latest project, following his eponymous Baseball Forecaster annual (1986-), the ground-breaking BaseballHQ.com website (1996-), and the First Pitch national conference series (1996-). Also:
Columnist, TheAthletic.com (2019-), ESPN.com (2007, 2015-2018), USA Today (2008-2014)
26 Top Three finishes in national experts leagues since 1994
Advisor, StL Cardinals (2004)
FSTA Lifetime Achievement Award
FSWA Hall of Fame
Look for Ron's new historical memoir, Fantasy Expert in late 2022.
is considered one of the pioneers in the baseball analysis and fantasy baseball industry.
Ron was the first to develop sabermetric applications for fantasy play. BABSbaseball.com is his latest project, following his eponymous Baseball Forecaster annual (1986-), the ground-breaking BaseballHQ.com website (1996-), and the First Pitch national conference series (1996-). Also:
Columnist, TheAthletic.com (2019-), ESPN.com (2007, 2015-2018), USA Today (2008-2014)
26 Top Three finishes in national experts leagues since 1994
Advisor, StL Cardinals (2004)
FSTA Lifetime Achievement Award
FSWA Hall of Fame
Look for Ron's new historical memoir, Fantasy Expert in late 2022.
THE EXPERTS
DOUG GRUBER has been playing 
Rotisserie and CDM for nearly 30 years. He has won overall contests in baseball, golf and football.
PAT CLOGHESSY has been a sim 
gamer for nearly 30 years and has played competitive fantasy baseball for over 20 years. He's been involved in sports radio with WFAN and Sirius/XM.
GREG FISHWICK founded a 
fantasy league that will enter its 29th season in 2022. He won RazzSlam Best Ball Leagues the past two years, taking 3rd overall in 2020.
CURT BROOKS has been 
playing fantasy baseball since 2004 and was an early BABS adopter. He has used BABS to win two titles in the past three years.
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BABS Draft Game Plan 2022
Everything you need to draft the optimal fantasy roster in 2022:
- BABS database and spreadsheet with ratings, cheat sheets
- Dozens of articles
- Asset group analyses
- Game strategies for multiple formats
- BABS fantasy leagues
- Mailbag, message boards and more!
FOUR PRE-SEASON UPDATES!
Recent Articles
2022 Mid-Season BABS Ratings
At the All-Star break, Aaron Judge ($43) is the Roto earnings most valuable player, followed by Paul Goldschmidt and Trea Turner (both $39). On the pitching side, Shane McClanahan ($39), Sandy Alcantara ($36) and Justin Verlander ($34) are the only hurlers with earnings over $30. But in BABS-land, such rankings...
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Early 2022 BABS Ratings
On a Rotisserie earnings basis, Mookie Betts ($45) edges out Aaron Judge ($44) for the most valuable player in baseball. On the pitching side, Corbin Burnes ($31), ekes out a dollar more in earnings over both Shane McClanahan and Justin Verlander (both $30). But in BABS-land, such rankings obscure the...
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2022 BABS DRAFT GAME PLAN – Update #4a
The final update to the BABS database, master spreadsheet and FISH List is now posted.
In our final update for 2022, BABS takes a tour of abbreviated spring training camps, searching for insight. We look at potential sleepers at the bottom of the talent pool. Our annual Longshot Caucus assembles...
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