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drewkagan says
I am now at .500 after winning 3 in row to climb back to 4 and 4. I am still figuring out exactly how everything is scored but getting more used to it. I don’t understand though when the system … Continue reading →
Owl says
I was born in Birmingham, Michigan. Technically it was Hazel Park since that was the closest hospital. But Birmingham was where I lived and grew up. That was my home for eighteen years until Uncle Sam came a’calling. It is one of the many suburbs of Detroit. Surrounding all big cities are numerous smaller ones Read More
drewkagan says
I have just finished my first ever BBM draft and it was a really fun, entertaining and sometimes confusing experience. At the beginning of the draft I really didn’t have enough of an idea of how it worked and what … Continue reading →
Don't feel bad about the learning curve, the best games in the world are the ones complex enough to be challenging. I've participated in 80+ drafts going back to the first year......and I'm still finding nuances to the draft that alter my approach. Drew I agree with Bruno, in that its possible to have a catastrophic draft, and still come back to win your league. Situations like losing your top 5 or 6 players to injury, and through hard work, recovering to challenge for the league crown. My address is below, next year write me before the draft and I'll offer you some tips. Years back I used to do a tutorial for new managers. Best of luck, and remember......have fun.
Drew, don't worry so much about your SP. Because pitching is earned runs and innings pitched, you'll be able to find replacements throughout the year. Some managers will use SP liven BBM to avoid poor past performances. So keep your eyes open and work the FA lists.
Remember there is a bidding process for free agents. You need to bid high enough to get the players you want but not too much that you spend all your money.....
Owl says
Since Pujols seems to be the big prize in American League drafts it seems apropos to offer a quick guide on how to draft him. The strategies that follow are made within the Baseball Manager game, affectionately known as BBM. These strategies are not the only way to get him but they work. I drafted him Read More
Owl - In our league, two guys kept their entire (low-priced) pitching staffs from last-year. Not bad staffs but the race for Pujols/Fielder was over before the outfielder round as these guys had hefty leads. It's rough that BBM charges you for keepers you are holding in future rounds when figuring out your draft order. So if you keep Longoria, you're out of the race for any other top position. Ergo, Fielder/Pujols aren't going to be yours if you already have anyone who is at an ace-type salary at any position. Since infield starters are in short supply, it's very difficult to choose to release (say) Longoria to have a shot at Pujols, since even if you get him you're likely to have two utility players trying to fill in at third (I'm in a competitive league; less-competitive leagues may let you get away with that!). I angled for a top 1Ber, but ended up with the 3rd pick (at least, it appears that way since I was in distant third place going into OF). Shaking in my boots over who will be left! Fajita
Obie says
Last Saturday I posted the final set of� MORPS MLB hitting and pitching projections. As I was preparing for my fantasy drafts, I noted that a decent amount of changes have happened with roster projections this week. Since I updated the projections for my own drafts, I figured I might as well share this one last update. Remember to Read More
Owl says
Waffling. The Urban dictionary defines it as “unable to make up one’s mind…” Man, oh, man does that strike a chord. Let me tell you about what just happened in one of my drafts. Hopefully you can learn from my mistake. I play in several leagues. Most of them are keeper leagues that force you Read More
Obie says
The final� MORPS MLB hitting and pitching projections are now available. A number of role updates were included in both sets of projections. MLB rosters are very close to being set at this point, but there still may be some changes before opening day. Remember to look for whether the roster flag is “Y” or “N” when you look at MORPS Read More
Obie says
I had the table below created yesterday. My intention was to send out updated MORPS team projections before the season started this morning at 6 AM EST. Obviously that did not happen. But, I figured I would share the updates anyway. I was amazed at the number of times projected rosters changed during the course of Spring Read More
hard to believe the rays finish that far behind the yanks and the sox. we'll see. that's why they play the games.... imo the sox finish behind the rays in third and the yanks take it.
Owl says
It’s almost here. The Draft. This is what we’ve been waiting for and the fun is about to start. To help us avoid the post-draft blues, here’s a last minute checklist. This is a reminder for me as much as you. Injured players. Guys who are not going to play until mid-season or later should Read More
Obie says
The weekly update scheduled for March 24th is now ready. The last MORPS projection update will be on March 31, 2012. A significant number of role updates were incorporated into both the pitching and hitting projections. It’s amazing how much projected lineups can change over the course of two weeks due to spring training performance and injuries. As Read More
Obie says
The update this week has minor role and injury corrections for hitters. The pitching projections have more substantial changes. Specifically, the saves calculation was updated to better reflect anticipated saves for players who have changed roles in the off-season. All of this was done manually. My goal before next year will be to automate much Read More
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You guys have some great stats for us fantasy baseball nuts. Awesome!!
Obie says
Since publishing “What is the best type of fantasy baseball draft for me?” I have received several questions about “dynamic value drafts”. Managers that primarily play rotisserie or point leagues have never heard or played fantasy baseball using this draft format. My purpose with this article is to explain this draft format in more detail. I Read More
Owl says
How much emphasis do you put on player performances during spring training? At the start of spring training I tell myself to ignore the results…ignore the guys hitting home runs all over the place, ignore the pitchers throwing shutouts for their two innings work, ignore the….you get it. Then every year I peek at the Read More
Obie says
Many fantasy managers are preparing for their drafts this weekend while others are testing their lists with mock drafts. I wanted to take a little extra time this week to confirm player role information that was created well over a month ago. The changes should not shift players around much, but it may be enough Read More
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Jason Remy at 1:29p May 03
Hey Drew thought I would take some time to reply to you since it looks like your comment has gone by the wayside so far. In regards to the player stats BBM doesn't make up their own stats for your players they simply pull from a pool of stats. For example: If you are facing Roy Halladay a RHP in BBM and your batter, Hanley Ramirez, is facing Barry Zito a LHP in real life, then BBM will pull stats from a prior game in which Hanley faced a RHP. However, if Hanley were facing Matt Garza, a RHP, in real life then you would get his real life stats from that night in your BBM game. Hope this kind of clears the air on that situation. As for signing guys you may not necessarily want to go out and spend every time you see a player hit a rough patch. You also need to take into consideration that a big name player may be traded from the AL to the NL prior to the trade deadline and you want to have enough salary remaining to make a bid on that person if they are going to benefit your team down the stretch. Hope that these little tips help you out a little and make your BBM experience a little more enjoyable.