I've noticed in recent years that people are spending more on pitchers in the auction leagues I'm in. 10-15 years ago spending was typically 70/30 or 68/32. Now it's getting closer to 60/40. Anyone else noticing the same thing? Is it because pitchers have gotten that much better?
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Hitter/Pitcher spending splits over the years
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My league the last few years with an interesting pattern:
2015 - 61/39
2014 - 64/36
2013 - 61/39
2012 - 64/36
My team
2015 - 73/27
2014 - 63/37
2013 - 54/46
2012 - 64/36
The league is a 3 year keeper league allowing up to 8 keepers per team."I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."
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for my main league:
Code:year hitting pitching 1996 63.7 36.3 1997 66.2 33.8 1998 61.1 38.9 1999 64.5 35.5 2000 62.3 37.7 2001 63.7 36.3 2002 62.8 37.2 2003 62.2 37.8 2004 60.0 40.0 2005 61.4 38.6 2006 59.8 40.2 2007 61.5 38.5 2008 63.0 37.0 2009 63.0 37.0 2010 63.4 36.6 2011 59.6 40.4 2012 62.9 37.1 2013 64.3 35.7 2014 64.3 35.7 2015 64.9 35.1
i don't see much of a trend at all..."Instead of all of this energy and effort directed at the war to end drugs, how about a little attention to drugs which will end war?" Albert Hofmann
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IMO, this gets thrown out the window in keeper leagues as generally the inflation rates are wildly different for pitchers and hitters. Majority of teams have a bias towards keeping hitters which means that more pitching gets acquired at inflated rates. Not saying the general 70/30 is not a good guideline but rather that it matters more for redraft than keeper leagues. If I have 8 offensive players at discounts I will be more apt to spend more at auction on pitching because quite frankly I have to in order to get the stats I need. Just my 2 cents though.
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I agree totally with BigTymer, too many variables in keeper leagues. If you really want to know if there is a shift, look at the 'big boys' (tout wars etc) annual drafts and see if there is any trend.Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges!
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I would trust the data from keeper leagues (depending on their rules). Non-keeper league data would probably be best. I love the information given mithrandir,joncarlos and bryan butler above. My take on that data is that most people are devoting more of their allotted funds to pitching than has generally been recommended. That does not surprise me. I would be curious to see how the split affects a teams success. My guess is that one should still try to keep to around 70/30 unless the circumstances of your team, or your auction force you to do otherwise.
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