Ron Shandler
Adam Dunn is still a popular topic of conversation. He recently went for $16 in the LABR experts league draft, which is a high water mark thus far. In most auctions, he's barely crossing over into double-digit territory.
Mar 11 2012 12:02am
Mar 11 2012 12:02am
This week, Ron continues his "train of consciousness" journey through the pitchers.
Mar 9 2012 12:03am
Mar 9 2012 12:03am
Couldn't make it to this year's First Pitch Forums? Now you can bring the "2012 Game Changers" program to your computer.
Mar 8 2012 10:49am
Mar 8 2012 10:49am
The common wisdom is that punting categories is a bad idea. But I think you need to put it into its proper perspective.
Mar 4 2012 12:01am
Mar 4 2012 12:01am
The very first Draft Radar column appeared in the old Baseball Forecaster newsletter exactly 20 years ago this month. At the time of its incarnation, it was just me, attempting to identify so-called "sleepers" and "gambles." These days, there are at least a half dozen columnists at BaseballHQ.com who conduct the same research for the more appropriately-named "undervalued" and "overvalued" players.
Mar 2 2012 12:04am
Mar 2 2012 12:04am
[FREE] As spring training gets into full swing, one area of major focus for most of us is getting a handle on how roles and playing time are going to shake out. It's is a fun and challenging exercise to see how all the pieces are going to fit... veterans, rookies, prospects, non-roster invites... nearly 2,000 players, all trying to find a spot on a 25-man roster on one of 30 teams.
Feb 26 2012 12:01am
Feb 26 2012 12:01am
It bears repeating... Last year's performances tend to grossly inflate our expectations for this coming year. And it is doing us a huge disservice.
Feb 24 2012 12:01am
Feb 24 2012 12:01am
In recent forum threads, I've been seeing the return of an old obsession. This is something we successfully discounted and dismissed over 10 years ago, but I suppose, with the re-emergence of the pitcher, it has reared its ugly head again.
Feb 21 2012 12:00am
Feb 21 2012 12:00am
Despite all the advanced forecasting models out there, we do a pretty crappy job of projecting player stats. Rather than continuing to bang our heads against walls in quest of a level of precision we can never achieve, the Mayberry Method is designed to simplify our efforts. Mayberry embraces imprecision and invites the wide error bars into the planning process.
Feb 17 2012 12:00am
Feb 17 2012 12:00am
[FREE] There is a quote by Sam Palmisano, the Chairman of IBM, that goes: "Win not by surviving the storm but by changing the game."
Feb 13 2012 12:35pm
Feb 13 2012 12:35pm
Research has shown that the marketplace will significantly overvalue the impact of one season's performance when assessing talent for the subsequent season. It's time to take advantage at the draft table.
Feb 10 2012 12:00am
Feb 10 2012 12:00am
Adam Dunn is still a popular topic of conversation. He recently went for $16 in the LABR experts league draft, which is a high water mark thus far. In most auctions, he's barely crossing over into double-digit territory.
Mar 11 2012 12:02am
Mar 11 2012 12:02am
This week, Ron continues his "train of consciousness" journey through the pitchers.
Mar 9 2012 12:03am
Mar 9 2012 12:03am
Couldn't make it to this year's First Pitch Forums? Now you can bring the "2012 Game Changers" program to your computer.
Mar 8 2012 10:49am
Mar 8 2012 10:49am
The common wisdom is that punting categories is a bad idea. But I think you need to put it into its proper perspective.
Mar 4 2012 12:01am
Mar 4 2012 12:01am
The very first Draft Radar column appeared in the old Baseball Forecaster newsletter exactly 20 years ago this month. At the time of its incarnation, it was just me, attempting to identify so-called "sleepers" and "gambles." These days, there are at least a half dozen columnists at BaseballHQ.com who conduct the same research for the more appropriately-named "undervalued" and "overvalued" players.
Mar 2 2012 12:04am
Mar 2 2012 12:04am
[FREE] As spring training gets into full swing, one area of major focus for most of us is getting a handle on how roles and playing time are going to shake out. It's is a fun and challenging exercise to see how all the pieces are going to fit... veterans, rookies, prospects, non-roster invites... nearly 2,000 players, all trying to find a spot on a 25-man roster on one of 30 teams.
Feb 26 2012 12:01am
Feb 26 2012 12:01am
It bears repeating... Last year's performances tend to grossly inflate our expectations for this coming year. And it is doing us a huge disservice.
Feb 24 2012 12:01am
Feb 24 2012 12:01am
In recent forum threads, I've been seeing the return of an old obsession. This is something we successfully discounted and dismissed over 10 years ago, but I suppose, with the re-emergence of the pitcher, it has reared its ugly head again.
Feb 21 2012 12:00am
Feb 21 2012 12:00am
Despite all the advanced forecasting models out there, we do a pretty crappy job of projecting player stats. Rather than continuing to bang our heads against walls in quest of a level of precision we can never achieve, the Mayberry Method is designed to simplify our efforts. Mayberry embraces imprecision and invites the wide error bars into the planning process.
Feb 17 2012 12:00am
Feb 17 2012 12:00am
[FREE] There is a quote by Sam Palmisano, the Chairman of IBM, that goes: "Win not by surviving the storm but by changing the game."
Feb 13 2012 12:35pm
Feb 13 2012 12:35pm
Research has shown that the marketplace will significantly overvalue the impact of one season's performance when assessing talent for the subsequent season. It's time to take advantage at the draft table.
Feb 10 2012 12:00am
Feb 10 2012 12:00am
