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On Deck in 2020…
For me, the mantra has always been, “To stand still is to move backwards.” I am never quite satisfied that we have gone as far as we can or have done as much as we could. Neither is BABS; when it comes to satisfying our needs, she is insatiable. So, she welcomes change. The impetus…
Read MoreCONGRATS! Final 2019 BABS Ratings Posted
Congratulations to all the winners! Hopefully BABS has helped you take home a title in 2019. The database with final BABS ratings is now posted at the link to your right. It’s been another crazy year, but what year isn’t? Yes, the massive spikes in power and strikeouts have changed the complexion of the game,…
Read MoreSeptember surgers hold hope for 2020
by Pat Cloghessy We need to talk about Tommy Edman (S+). A former 6th round pick out of Stanford, Edman’s calling card has always been speed. Across two levels in 2018, Edman hit a career-high seven HR in 518 AB, with 30 SB. Between AAA and the majors this season, he has 18 HR in…
Read MoreBABS awards her most improved for 2019
by Doug Gruber The end of the baseball season brings discussion for awards such as Cy Young and MVP. At BABSbaseball, we are all about player skills. Many players have demonstrated significant changes in their underlying skill sets during the season. Let’s look at those who have shown the biggest improvements and award the BABS…
Read MoreBABS shakes up the top of the 2020 pitching pyramid
by Pat Cloghessy There is going to be a shakeup at the top next year. For some, the baton will be passed from Max Scherzer (E+,K+), to 2020’s first SP off the board, Gerrit Cole (E+,K+). Scherzer (pictured) has done nothing to disabuse us of his ability to dominate, but Cole is so…I mean…look at…
Read MoreBABS reviews the September call-ups
by Doug Gruber As the calendar flips to September, MLB rosters can expand from their current 25-man limit to as many as the entire 40-man roster. Lots of new faces for sure. Let’s look at several call-ups and get BABS’ perspective as to whether these newcomers have the skills (based on BABS 2018 minor league…
Read MoreBABS ratings reveal late season assets
[Please pardon the dust as our site renovation continues over the next few weeks.] by Pat Cloghessy This is it. Only one month remains until fantasy champions are crowned. Roster holes have opened. Guys are hurt. Pitchers are getting shut down. Players who helped us all season have fallen into extended slumps. This is no…
Read MoreAugust scorecard of BABS 2019 pre-season ratings
by Doug Gruber We know that BABS offers us a unique perspective for fantasy baseball ratings. Her pre-season ratings provide us with rankings based on assets and liabilities, as opposed to a precise stat line. And we also know that for the early rounds of our drafts, conventional wisdom is “You can’t win your draft…
Read MoreAugust 2019 BABS Update – Batters
by Pat Cloghessy In late August, the BABS database update has us astraddle two things: what 2019 has wrought, and what’s in store for 2020. On with it. Freddie Freeman (pictured), Charlie Blackmon and Anthony Rendon: Elite fantasy baseball commodities with BABS assets to match (PW,A+). There is another hitter with these skills. Not Nolan…
Read MoreAugust 2019 BABS Update – Pitchers
by Doug Gruber With three quarters of the season now behind us, not surprisingly, the cream has risen to the top in the pitching pool. The number of double asset pitchers has dwindled, especially for the starters. In fact, BABS lists only 22 full time starting pitchers who possess dual assets for the season. Only…
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