Every year a group of fantasy analysts from the Bay Area gather together in San francisco’s best sports bar The Wreck Room for a day of drafting. When I say it is a day of drafting, I mean it also. The combination of booze and Eno Sarris’ indecision on EVERY pick made the draft go seven hours. That being said, it is a fantastic time. Read the rest of this entry »

02/09/20

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Notable transactions 

• Tampa trades Emilo Pagan to San Diego for Manuel Margot 4:45

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Hello Draft Season!

Here are my top 50 3rd basemen for 2020. Paul and I will be discussing the position on the Sleeper and the Bust on Wednesday, so definitely check that out. For more ranks of mine for 2020, you can click the links below: Read the rest of this entry »

01/20/20

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to Fangraphs! With a standard $20 membership, you help maintain and improve our database of stats and graphs as well as our staff of 8 full-time employees and over 50 contributors. The premium ad-free membership at $50 year supports site growth and also includes faster load speeds and better site performance. You can also support monthly for just $3.

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

• How would you handle the league creating rules to offset your greatest strength? (3:10)
• What would you do to the Astros if you were commish? (9:22)
  • Do the recent cheating allegations cause you to devalue Altuve and Bregman?
• Crowded outfield, crowded infield, please help me understand which Rays are draftable and which are waiver wire fodder. (17:40)
  • What is Wander Franco’s ETA?

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It is that time of year again! With the new year upon us, I am releasing my first set of ranks during this week and next for those doing early drafts or prep over the holidays. All ADP and position eligibility are based on NFBC Draft Champions leagues. Read the rest of this entry »

It is that time of year again! With the new year upon us, I am releasing my first set of ranks during this week and next for those doing early drafts or prep over the holidays. All ADP and position eligibility are based on NFBC Draft Champions leagues. Read the rest of this entry »

It is that time of year again! With the new year upon us, I am releasing my first set of ranks during this week and next for those doing early drafts or prep over the holidays. All ADP and position eligibility are based on NFBC Draft Champions leagues. Read the rest of this entry »

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For the last four years, I have run the 2 Early Mock Drafts with industry analysts. They were a way of getting the initial thoughts on where they would take players for the next season. This year I decided to compare those results versus the first ADP from Draft Champions drafts on NFBC. A few things to consider:

1. We run the 2 Early Mocks in Early September and they take about 2-3 weeks. So, some players late-season numbers and playoff numbers or late-season injuries or suspensions aren’t considered into those drafts (i.e. Keone Kela, Daniel Hudson, Domingo German, Jon Berti, etc.)
2. The 2 Early Mocks were 1-catcher formats. So, the catcher ADPs aren’t very useful. I will change that in the future.
3. If a player was auto-drafted in one of the 2 Early Mocks, that isn’t factored into the ADP. There were a couple of cases of players being auto-drafted in all six of the drafts, which means his ADP is not registered (i.e. Joey Votto.) These players and players not drafted at all in the 2 Early Mocks have been given an ADP of 544 for this table.
4. The player pool’s ranks for the 2 Early Mocks on the site drafted was put in order of 2019 preseason ranks. So, sometimes players get forgotten about and rookie players or 2019 breakouts can have their values depressed in the 2 Early Mocks as opposed to NFBC.

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