This week's BABS-enhanced ESPN piece.
Here is the stat for today:
In 2016, there were 61 pitchers from among the ADP Top 300 who spent some time on the disabled list. Just 11 weeks into this season, there are already 52 pitchers from the Top 300 who've spent some time...
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My ESPN column for the week.
Batting average on balls in play (BABIP) is one of those leading indicator metrics that can identify potential outlying performances. It is not a perfect gauge, but extremes are rarely sustainable. Pitchers' BABIPs tend to regress to something near .300. Batters' BABIPs tend to...
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This is my ESPN Insider column for the week.
There is a harsh reality we must buy into: about two-thirds of the players we draft in the first round will not earn back their draft spot. In a 15-team league, that means 10 owners will take a loss on...
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This is a special bonus ESPN Insider column for the week.
When Freddie Freeman was injured two weeks ago, his fantasy owners cried out in agony: "He's the core of my offense! What am I going to do?! My team is toast!"
As a Freeman owner myself, I felt the...
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This is my ESPN Insider column for the week.
A month ago, I wrote a column called, "No-so-bold May projections." The focus was on players whose underlying metrics pointed to a change in fortunes and a rough time frame for when those fortunes might change.
I received a bunch...
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This is my ESPN Insider column for the week.
Twenty years ago, I coined a simple aphorism: "Once a player displays a skill, he owns it." It came about from experiencing the 1996 breakout performance of Henry Rodriguez. After four nondescript seasons in the majors, Rodriguez exploded in 1997...
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This is my ESPN Insider column for the week. It was written on Monday, posted on Tuesday.
So, April is now over. Thank goodness for that. We are living in a brand new world where last year's Cy Young contenders are sporting 5.00-plus ERAs and the Colorado Rockies are in...
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This is my ESPN Insider column for the week.
For some of us, it's been an agonizing season so far, hasn't it?
Last week, the following was posted on the message board here at RonShandler.com:
"After one week, Eric Thames (pictured) was doing well but Brandon Belt was a free...
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This week’s ESPN Insider column, appearing every Friday.
The wanton waste in the free agent market continues unabated. This past weekend, in Tout Wars:
Avisail Garcia (pictured), $188. Highest losing bid, $127. (I bid $45.) Wasted: $61.
Robbie Grossman, $87. Highest losing bid, $32. Wasted: $55.
Lonnie Chisenhall, $37. Highest...
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This week’s ESPN Insider column, appearing every Friday.
Last week, in the Tout Wars Mixed Auction league, the pearl of the free agent pool was the just-anointed closer for the Washington Nationals, Blake Treinen (pictured). This is a player who would have gone for $15-$20 at the draft had he...
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