(Third of a 3-part series) Kyle Tucker is one of the safest places to start when building a low-risk roster. But how much risk is too much? Risk costs can help you set a budget.
(2nd of a 3-part series) The marketplace is doing a good job of building a reliable core in the first few rounds. But if you decide to take on the risk of rostering Fernando Tatis, Jr. or Jacob deGrom, what is the cost?
The new rules in 2023 have created a lot of uncertainty. We can project, but we won't be able to accurately assess their impact for a long while. How do you manage player selection and overall draft strategy when uncertainty abounds?
(First of a 3-part series) How many plate appearances can you reasonably project for Byron Buxton? A player's riskiness is typically baked into his projection as an arbitrary adjustment to playing time or skills. But wouldn't it be cool if we could quantify the riskiness?
We (including BaseballHQ) often obsess over ADP. We even have a whole series (Market Pulse) in the off-season dedicated to it. But ADP is usually a poor framework for drafting. So stop.
(Third of a 3-part series) Kyle Tucker is one of the safest places to start when building a low-risk roster. But how much risk is too much? Risk costs can help you set a budget.
(2nd of a 3-part series) The marketplace is doing a good job of building a reliable core in the first few rounds. But if you decide to take on the risk of rostering Fernando Tatis, Jr. or Jacob deGrom, what is the cost?
The new rules in 2023 have created a lot of uncertainty. We can project, but we won't be able to accurately assess their impact for a long while. How do you manage player selection and overall draft strategy when uncertainty abounds?
(First of a 3-part series) How many plate appearances can you reasonably project for Byron Buxton? A player's riskiness is typically baked into his projection as an arbitrary adjustment to playing time or skills. But wouldn't it be cool if we could quantify the riskiness?
We (including BaseballHQ) often obsess over ADP. We even have a whole series (Market Pulse) in the off-season dedicated to it. But ADP is usually a poor framework for drafting. So stop.