Posts Tagged ‘fantasy baseball’
BABS August 2018 Update – Pitchers
by Chris Dowd One of the most important things to remember about BABS is that she is purely analytical. Her strengths lie in assessing past performance, not predicting the future. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Despite all the statistics out there, no tool can present a player’s true skills quite like BABS (check out…
Read MoreBABS August 2018 Update – Batters
by Patrick Cloghessy Now would be a good time to remind ourselves that BABS’ in-season reports are dynamic, not static. The monthly database updates are part of a larger picture. In short, we should heed Ron’s advice in the comments of a recent Mark Simmons piece: “BABS has always worked best as a full-season rating…
Read MoreA BABS trade analysis
by Chris Dowd With most fantasy trade deadlines approaching this month, we thought it was a good time to tackle a very real trade offer sent in by a reader and break down how BABS can be used to evaluate a deal. We tend to lean on BABS most heavily at draft time when all…
Read MoreThe BABS Forgotten
by Mark Simmons Below are profiles of several players who BABS has been virtually ignoring but whose ratings may be on the rise when the next update is posted. Ownership % are based upon ESPN leagues at the time of writing. Considering the vitriol posted on several message boards regarding Tommy Pham (F, no assets),…
Read MoreThe benefit of waiting on BABS under-performers
by Patrick Cloghessy Javier Baez, Andrew Benintendi and Eddie Rosario are top 10 fantasy bats. Eugenio Suarez, Scooter Gennett and Jesus Aguilar make it inside the top 30. Blake Snell, Trevor Bauer and Blake Treinen are top 15 pitchers. Should we have known? Could we have known? We miss on players all the time. Without…
Read MoreBABS sweet-talks trades: Part 2, PItchers
by Greg Fishwick The MLB non-waiver trade deadline is one week away. Are you a buyer or a seller? Either way, it’s time to get a move on—most MLB teams will have played 100 games. Below are some potential trade targets among pitchers from the BABS database. We’ll put them in an example scenario to…
Read MoreWhen BABS takes a back seat
by Chris Doyle In-season roster management in fantasy baseball is full of challenges. Cutting bait too early can sometimes prove traumatic, but holding on too long could mean a missed opportunity to land a big fish on the waiver wire. Where it gets especially tricky is on the trade front. As a manager, you have…
Read MoreBABS Sweet-Talks Trades: Part 1, Batters
by Greg Fishwick The MLB non-waiver trade deadline is two weeks away. The All-Star break is a traditional time to assess your team, and—just like a real-life GM—decide whether you’re a buyer or a seller. If you are in a mono league and think you’re not a buyer, think again. Study the standings, the category…
Read More2018 BABS All Stars
by Patrick Cloghessy Oh, the halfway point. That sweet (arbitrary) line allowing us to refer back to this season’s 1st half or 2nd half. More importantly, it’s time to reveal the BABS All-Stars! This list will not address the Freddie Freemans and Nolan Arenados. We are more interested in the black swan types. Guys…
Read MoreFAAB, Vickrey and the cost of automation
Anyone who has been reading me for more than a decade probably knows that I hate the FAAB process for in-season free agent acquisition. In fact, my first “Why I Hate FAAB” column ran in 2005. In short, I can’t come to terms with a blind bidding process that wastes valuable resources, yet we spend…
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