Hitter/Pitcher spending splits over the years

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?

[Mithrandir]

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.

[joncarlos]

PONY 2015 - 67/33
PONY 2014 - 68/32
PONY 2013 - 68/32

I can't find any of the older ones easily.

[bryanbutler]

for my main league:

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

now, we have 13 hitters and 10 pitchers in that league, so you have to modify the above numbers (to first order, multiply hitting by 14/13, and pitching by 9/10, so, e.g., for 2015 the numbers are 69% hitting, 31% pitching) to compare to a normal 14/9 league.

i don't see much of a trend at all...

[Big Tymer]

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.

[quoin]

Big Tymer, I think you're right. In my league, I see lots of cheap hitter keepers (Sano, Correa, Machado etc.) but not few pitchers kept that I would consider as inexpensive.

[Grinch]

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.

[mgwiz22]

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.