Beat the Shift Podcast – Outfield & THE BAT Episode w/ Derek Carty
The Outfield & THE BAT episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.
Guest: Derek Carty
THE BAT Projections
- Projections accuracy contest on FantasyPros
- What is the best way to test projections accuracy?
- What are the key components of a projection system?
- What is the difference between THE BAT & THE BAT X?
- THE BAT methodolgy
- Details on weighting of years
- Runs & RBI
- Stolen bases
- Accounting for park factors for new stadium dimensions
Strategy Section
- Positional Eligibilty
- Which is more valuable for 2025 – 2B, 3B or OF?
- The value of multi-position eligible players
- Outfield strategy
- Player pool
- Should you draft an elite outfielder?
- Are there certain statistics that you should acquire from your outfielders?
ATC Undervalued Players
- Outfielders
Injury Update
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Ariel is the 2019 FSWA Baseball Writer of the Year. Ariel is also the winner of the 2020 FSWA Baseball Article of the Year award. He is the creator of the ATC (Average Total Cost) Projection System. Ariel was ranked by FantasyPros as the #1 fantasy baseball expert in 2019. His ATC Projections were ranked as the #1 most accurate projection system over the past three years (2019-2021). Ariel also writes for CBS Sports, SportsLine, RotoBaller, and is the host of the Beat the Shift Podcast (@Beat_Shift_Pod). Ariel is a member of the inaugural Tout Wars Draft & Hold league, a member of the inaugural Mixed LABR Auction league and plays high stakes contests in the NFBC. Ariel is the 2020 Tout Wars Head to Head League Champion. Ariel Cohen is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and the Society of Actuaries (SOA). He is a Vice President of Risk Management for a large international insurance and reinsurance company. Follow Ariel on Twitter at @ATCNY.