ok. for as long as i've been playing fantasy baseball (both h2h and roto) one would think that i have all of the basics down.
in a sense, perhaps i have been to embarrassed to ask this in a public setting, but i am refocusing this season and am curious.....
after using FanGraphs to chart my upcoming draft, how do i reconcile the negative draft values for players. i know it's not something as simple as adding a positive dollar value to all so that the worst players have a minimum $1 value because that would make some players astronomical in their perceived value.
i guess, in short, how do you all value negative dollar players? do you ever bid more than $1 for them and if so, how do you justify that from a strictly metrics perspective? i get that you assign a value to a player not only from a metrics perspective, but also from a team need/personal desire to have said player on your team. for instance, both Haren and Odorizzi have ~ a -$1 value associated with them (67% batting split with "standard" pitching categories of W, K, WHIP, ERA, S). is it simply personal preference for these guys and how you personally would bid on them. not that i hope that i have to draft them, but i would think that they would perform better than Wada from the Cubs @ $3.
just curious for your thoughts and any insight you can provide.
in a sense, perhaps i have been to embarrassed to ask this in a public setting, but i am refocusing this season and am curious.....
after using FanGraphs to chart my upcoming draft, how do i reconcile the negative draft values for players. i know it's not something as simple as adding a positive dollar value to all so that the worst players have a minimum $1 value because that would make some players astronomical in their perceived value.
i guess, in short, how do you all value negative dollar players? do you ever bid more than $1 for them and if so, how do you justify that from a strictly metrics perspective? i get that you assign a value to a player not only from a metrics perspective, but also from a team need/personal desire to have said player on your team. for instance, both Haren and Odorizzi have ~ a -$1 value associated with them (67% batting split with "standard" pitching categories of W, K, WHIP, ERA, S). is it simply personal preference for these guys and how you personally would bid on them. not that i hope that i have to draft them, but i would think that they would perform better than Wada from the Cubs @ $3.
just curious for your thoughts and any insight you can provide.
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