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Post by iegiantsfan24 on Jan 7, 2015 9:14:29 GMT -8
Hey guys,
I've done categories for years and years. I joined my first H2H points league for this upcoming season. Can I get some tips/best practices for evaluating players for this format. Obviously guys that strikeout a lot would be a little bit less valuable in this year, but what else are things to be aware of? Thanks for the time!
Batting
Singles (1B) 1 Doubles (2B) 2
Triples (3B) 3 Home Runs (HR) 4
Walks (BB) 1 Runs Scored (R) 1
Runs Batted In (RBI) 1 Stolen Bases (SB) 2
Strikeouts (K) -0.5 Hit by Pitch (HBP) 1
Caught Stealing (CS) -1
Pitching
Innings Pitched (IP) 3 Earned Runs (ER) -1
Wins (W) 7 Losses (L) -5
Saves (SV) 7 Strikeouts (K) 0.5
Hits Allowed (H) -1 Walks Issued (BB) -1
Hit Batsmen (HB) -1 Quality Starts (QS) 3
No Hitters (NH) 2 Perfect Games (PG) 3
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Post by ayebatter on Jan 7, 2015 9:29:16 GMT -8
I don't play points leagues but I sure am liking Closers in yours.
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Post by bigh0rt on Jan 7, 2015 9:42:38 GMT -8
Unless your league has a mechanism in to stop it (which I hope it does, otherwise it can be very annoying), you can just stream SP and win your H2H Points League with ease. I wouldn't even draft a single SP, and would pick up however many you can start every single day. Just draft bat after bat after bat, and win by a thousand.
Now, provided that is not allowed (again, I hope it isn't, because that's no fun), SP are going to be more valuable than they are in a Roto or H2H Category league. A guy like Kershaw may be the #1 Overall Pick. The main thing you want to remember offensively is that you no longer need balance. Your team doesn't need to steal a single base all year and you can still win. It doesn't matter how your guys get their points, as long as they do.
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Post by J35J on Jan 7, 2015 12:34:25 GMT -8
Just grab some predictions and input your points and calculate...then just draft the highest point producer....like h0rt said, it doesn't matter how they give you points, just get points.
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Post by iegiantsfan24 on Jan 7, 2015 13:59:24 GMT -8
Two things I forgot to mention;
1. Weekly Line-Ups
2. Limit of 3 transactions/week
Both of these things will discourage streaming as bigh0rt mentioned.
Based on the scoring, Michael Brantley was the 2nd highest scoring player last year, for the season, not PPG. That shocked me.
Any other players that might be surprisingly high? VMart was Top 10 I believe, because he didn't strikeout hardly at all last year and mashed.
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Post by bigh0rt on Jan 8, 2015 5:35:01 GMT -8
Like J35J said, in Excel, copy and paste someone's projections, and then write a formula that projects the point values for your league based on those projections. Sort positionally, maybe. See where the large gaps and drop-offs are and make sure you're on the right side of them. Otherwise, the weekly line-ups mean that 2-start SPs reigh supreme, ESPECIALLY those with RP eligibility. A guy like Carlos Carrasco becomes obscenely valuable if you can put him into the RP slot. I'd carry essentially an entire bench of SP, start all possible 2-start guys and best matchups/Aces, and probably try and fill all my RP slots with SP, unless they're garbage (other SP who may have RP eligibility are Alex Wood, Fiers, Shoemaker, Petit, Stroman, Jesse Chavez, and others...). Take a look if an average SP out-scored an average RP by a wide margin (your league is pretty heavy on SV, so maybe not), and if so, load up on those guys and don't worry about Closers.
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Post by diti51 on Jan 21, 2015 11:02:43 GMT -8
Like J35J said, in Excel, copy and paste someone's projections, and then write a formula that projects the point values for your league based on those projections. Sort positionally, maybe. See where the large gaps and drop-offs are and make sure you're on the right side of them. Otherwise, the weekly line-ups mean that 2-start SPs reigh supreme, ESPECIALLY those with RP eligibility. A guy like Carlos Carrasco becomes obscenely valuable if you can put him into the RP slot. I'd carry essentially an entire bench of SP, start all possible 2-start guys and best matchups/Aces, and probably try and fill all my RP slots with SP, unless they're garbage (other SP who may have RP eligibility are Alex Wood, Fiers, Shoemaker, Petit, Stroman, Jesse Chavez, and others...). Take a look if an average SP out-scored an average RP by a wide margin (your league is pretty heavy on SV, so maybe not), and if so, load up on those guys and don't worry about Closers. Like said above. When fangraphs posts projections for Steamer or other on that site. Export to excel. Use your scoring to calculate points and gives you frame of reference. I use the VBD method so I calculate what Value of each position is and adjust points to give myself a truly mathematical tiered system to get a sense of value of players in your format. Good luck. |
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Post by oscar15 on Feb 17, 2015 17:48:54 GMT -8
I play in a league with similar scoring (except CG and PG).
I will simply parrot the suggestion to find projections you trust and calculate the points for each player.
However, beware of taking too many pitchers early based on points. They are going to score the most points but lack of consistency can hurt you week to week. This is magnified even more if you have a playoff system.
The teams that have the most success in our league use a balanced approach to drafting.
It is a lot of fun but the best team doesn't always win. Traditionalist hate h2h.
Good luck
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