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I introduced the Broad Assessment Balance Sheet (BABS) back in January 2016. It arrived as the logical evolution of the Mayberry Method and other “embrace imprecision” philosophies that I have written about for four or five years. BABS has made some noise. It seems that nearly every radio interview I do includes some discussion of…

In the recent readership survey, I received no fewer than a dozen comments about using BABS during the season. “How do I use it? How can it help me? Is it even a viable tool?” These are difficult questions. We want to be able to use BABS during the season. Most of you have bought…

Six weeks into the season, we would normally expect the dust to start clearing on player performance. However, the excessive number of disabled list stays is wreaking havoc with that. I’ll be writing more about it in my ESPN piece this week. In the interim, I updated the BABS database over the weekend – a…

The new BABS Database provides us with a bit of historical perspective on players. The end-of-season Asset ratings from 2014, 2015 and 2016 have been loaded in, giving us a nice three-year scan that helps provide insight into the 2017 ratings. Here are several players with interesting scans, along with some commentary. Players are listed…

For those who have spent most of their adult life married to the numbers – like me – the Broad Assessment Balance Sheet (BABS) is a mindset that takes some time to understand and accept. Completely divorcing yourself from the numbers is tough. When I make statements like, “Evan Longoria and Nick Castellanos (pictured) are…

Last week’s injury chart told only part of the story when it comes to skills upside. There are many players who are projected for less than full-time at bats, not because of injury issues, but because of their team’s overcrowded depth chart. These player hold an “M” rating as BABS mid-timers, which obscures the value…