Posts Tagged ‘Ron Shandler’
Using BABS to unlock depth chart prisoners
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…
Read MoreDeconstructing the Foundation Rounds
This 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. The foundation of your fantasy baseball roster starts in the first three rounds, or with players purchased for $20-plus in auction leagues. These should be the…
Read MoreHobbled players offer profit opportunities
Here are some startling stats: In the complete BABS database that contains over 1,300 players, 33 percent of them are currently tagged with some level of elevated injury risk. That’s 32 percent of batters; 36 percent of pitchers. About 18 percent have major risk (INJ), split as 17 percent of batters and 21 percent of…
Read MoreWondering who BABS is?
Finally! After more than a year of reading about her, learning about what makes her tick and secretly lusting after her, we all finally get the chance to MEET her! Sort of. I went a little crazy this month and decided to have this promotional video created to introduce the world to BABS. My wife…
Read MoreDangers of chasing profit
The latest BABS Master List Update is now online in the Members Only CONTROL CENTER. Our goal in playing this game is to try to find players whose productivity exceeds our investment. Player projections attempt to place a metric on productivity; ADPs and AAVs attempt to show us how others are investing. These two lines…
Read MoreFor relievers, just worry about the saves
When it comes to the BABS philosophy of players being “more alike than they are different,” there is no better demonstration of this than with relief pitchers. There are about three dozen relievers who have a shot at about 10 or more saves; about 19 who are good bets for 30-plus. However, the top 13…
Read MoreStarters offer small pockets of high skill, low risk
Over 85 percent of the pitchers at the top of the pool are established veterans. This would seem to lend needed stability to these volatile cornerstone players. However, only about 60 percent of them are free of any health concerns. Some Asset Groups are healthier than others – (F/ER,KK) has good pickings but (M/ER,k) is…
Read MoreOutfielders provide skill, experience but health risk
As always, outfield offers a little of everything. Power, speed, batting average – take your pick. However, there are mine fields as well; about 70 percent of the top names come along with some injury risk. Still, this position is also one of the most experienced; about 85 percent of the players at the top…
Read MoreStock Up on Speedy Shortstops
In this speed-starved world, shortstop is the position where you can plant a flag in the scarce SB category, even late. This position has gotten stronger in recent years, but the current upper tier is composed of players with lesser experience and a few health issues, and thus, wider error bars. Power sources dominate the…
Read More2B Talent is Shallow, Concentrated
Despite some assertions to the contrary, second base is not a deep position. There are only 14 dual asset full-time players, which means someone in a 15-team mixed league is going to have to go with a lesser commodity. Of those 14, only nine are power contributors, and only two of those have more than…
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