I have already begun my preparations for this fantasy baseball season. I currently compete on www.sandbox.com where we use a head-to head format and a points scoring mechanism. Points system for offense is as follows:
1B - 1 pt
2B - 2 pt
3B - 3 pt
HR - 4 pt
RBI - 1 pt
Run - 1 pt
SB - 2 pt
CS - -1 pt
K - -1 pt
I am currently in the process of trying to figure out how to properly value players in an 8-person league. My recent thought has been to calculate a sort of value over replacement player (VORP) formula for fantasy players. The question I have is whether or not to include all players at the position or only players that are viable fantasy options. Also, another question is whether or not I should use my own forecasts for my 2009 projections, use historical numbers (ie. average over last three years or something) or an "experts" projections such as Bill James, etc.
Maybe I'll use all three. I'll keep you posted
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Fantasy Basketball Thoughts
Basketball pick-ups of the week:
(1) Chris Duhon - PG - Knicks: I am definitely not the first to tout Chris Duhon (especially after his recent 22 assist performance) but Mike D'Antoni is to point guards as Bill Belicheck is to quarterbacks and Mike Shanahan is to running backs. Even with the inevidible return of Nate Robinson, Duhon will continue to be a great source for assists and has averaged roughly 40 FP/G over his last 15 games (43 FP/G since the trade of Jamal Crawford).
(2) David Lee - PF - Knicks: Again, I am not the first to jump on the Lee bandwagon, but since the Zach Randolph trade, Lee is averaging a ridiculous 58.2 FP/G. The majority of his points are coming in the form of rebounds, and while these numbers will decrease, I think he can be a 50 FP/G guy, which would make him a top three PF (Duncan and Nowitzki being the others) in Sandbox.
(1) Chris Duhon - PG - Knicks: I am definitely not the first to tout Chris Duhon (especially after his recent 22 assist performance) but Mike D'Antoni is to point guards as Bill Belicheck is to quarterbacks and Mike Shanahan is to running backs. Even with the inevidible return of Nate Robinson, Duhon will continue to be a great source for assists and has averaged roughly 40 FP/G over his last 15 games (43 FP/G since the trade of Jamal Crawford).
(2) David Lee - PF - Knicks: Again, I am not the first to jump on the Lee bandwagon, but since the Zach Randolph trade, Lee is averaging a ridiculous 58.2 FP/G. The majority of his points are coming in the form of rebounds, and while these numbers will decrease, I think he can be a 50 FP/G guy, which would make him a top three PF (Duncan and Nowitzki being the others) in Sandbox.
Fantasy Sports
By way of introduction, I am an avid fantasy sports "player." My focus is particularly on fantasy football, baseball and basketball. I primarily use www.sandbox.com and yahoo fantasy sports as the means of playing.
The purpose of my blog is to provide a forum in which to share fantasy sports strategies, with a particular focus on drafting strategies, in-season waiver wire management strategies and trade strategies.
At first, most of my discussion will focus around head-to-head points and head-to-head rotisserie style, but will expand to other types of fantasy formats as the blog grows.
In any case, hopefully there will be some good insight, as well as different strategies shared. I look forward to any comments/ideas/suggestions.
The purpose of my blog is to provide a forum in which to share fantasy sports strategies, with a particular focus on drafting strategies, in-season waiver wire management strategies and trade strategies.
At first, most of my discussion will focus around head-to-head points and head-to-head rotisserie style, but will expand to other types of fantasy formats as the blog grows.
In any case, hopefully there will be some good insight, as well as different strategies shared. I look forward to any comments/ideas/suggestions.
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