Fantasy Specs
Guys, we are currently considering how we want to set up the fantasy league. It appears we've agreed to Roto, but now we're considering stats and roster settings.
We welcome proposals or suggestions on both.
We welcome proposals or suggestions on both.
posted by Anthony at 12:51 PM
11 Comments:
I'm willing to do whatever you guys want, but I would suggest we keep it simple.
If I were a minimalist, I might just do this:
Offense: OPS, RBI, SB
Defense: ERA, Wins, Saves, Holds
That might seem unusual, but I think the larger categories of OPS + RBI cover home runs and batting average, while runs are as much an indication of who hits behind the player as anything the player does on the bases. WHIP and Ks are cute categories, but irrelevant to the degree they are not reflected in ERA. Again, I don't expect us to do it this way, I'm just saying it could be done this way and we'd still hit every important skill a player possesses, including clutch ability.
I'm all for the minimalist approach, but if this is the case, we should probably limit the roster size dramatically. The bigger the roster, the more you can mess with the statistical categories. My feeling is that if we do retain the same size roster that we have now, and looking at how we'll probably be a 6-8 team league, those additional categories would keep it interesting. BUT, if Tajikistan does not have an ample supply of calculaters this spring and would prefer to not have to count yeti bones as an alternative, we should seek to keep the stats simple and the rosters small.
As an afterthought, I do like the "penalty" category of strikeouts on offense. Ks take the edge off of guys like A-Rod and Adam Dunn.
I don't like penalty categories because there isn't much logic behind them. Is a strikeout any worse than an infield pop? A groundout to the left side? How about grounding into a double play? Let's take A-Rod and Matsui. You include a strikeout penalty, and maybe they produce a similiar amount of fantasy points. But should they? A-Rod is clearly more productive, and Matsui is among the league leaders in grounding into double plays. Penalty categories are like socialism. They exist solely to redistribute wealth. And like socialism, they should be resisted, with force of violence if necessary.
I agree with Mark on the SB front. So, what the hell is this league shaping up to now? 5 Categories total?
Mark and Adam, I think your SB arguments are as right as rain. Friends, I ask for 24 hours. My interest is piqued, and this evening I intend on drafting fantasty baseball specifications so elegant that the Creater God herself will look upon them with nodding approval. I intend to apply the same principles of simplicity and coherence that brought Plato to inscribe on the main portal of his Academy: "Let no one unversed in geometry enter here." Like all ideals, I concede they may not be practicable. You may be the judge.
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I would be up for whatever. I have created a head to head Yahoo league that is a pay league. It has 18 categories between hitting and pitching and is more of a serious league. However -- for those willing to put in some effort it is fun and competitive. Email me at Lmiddlebrook@gmail.com and I will send an invite. Adam has played in it for the past 4 years.
Runs will have a place, albeit a small one, in my grand but elegant design. Of course, you are free to reject it, upon which I will tear down this blog before you can spell Tajikistan. :)
As for Jeter, I think what he's saying is that he wants to win. I don't think there's much analysis there.
Why is everyone so opposed to the standard 5x5 system?
If you captains of industry could peel yourselves away from curing cancer and buying shredded cheese at your local markets, there's a fucking open thread conversation between me and the crickets below in the next article on this blog. Check it out.
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