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Outfielders provide big skill, but lots of health risk
The top of the outfield food chain is similar to last year – lots of skill, lots of risk. There is no shortage of power, good average and some nice extreme speed options. But seven of the top 10 players have injury risk, and five of those seven are rated as major risks. Dropping to…
Read MoreAnchoring Aaron Judge
Each year, members have access to all the columns I write for ESPN Insider. They will appear here every Thursday or Friday. Many will include a BABS-relevant postscript. Enjoy. We are nothing if not beholden to our psychological biases. If I ask you how many home runs Aaron Judge will hit in 2018, you will…
Read MoreSecond base 2018: Focus on speed
With a scarce commodity like speed, second base is where you need to stock up. There are 10 multi-asset mid/full-time players who include speed as part of their skill set. You need to get at least one of them, even if that means bypassing an otherwise solid power commodity. You can get power anywhere. In…
Read MoreNavigating the shallow 2018 catcher pool
It seems that the catcher pool keeps getting worse and worse each year, doesn’t it? Aside from the rise of Gary Sanchez (pictured), is there anyone else to truly get excited about? Perennial stalwart Buster Posey has been dropping. Jonathan Lucroy went M.I.A. in 2017. Willson Contreras was good, but not as great as we…
Read MorePLAYER PREMONITION #170417
Every so often, something about a player will rise to my consciousness. A hidden indicator. A revelation that wakes me up at night. I’ll call these periodic posts Player Premonitions. I am always intrigued by players who go undrafted in 15-team mixed leagues with 6-man reserves, and then draw hefty FAAB interest in the middle…
Read MoreDonaldson remains on top; Trout joins him
I am pleased to announce that BABS is officially on track to be automated by next season. I have secured a programmer who is going to create a multi-year database of BABS data that you will be able to search and download, and create all sorts of reports. In the ongoing quest to increase BABS’…
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