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This time of year many fantasy baseball team owners look to trades in an effort to improve their place in the standings.  Of course, everyone’s ideal is to trade away players who will perform worse over the remainder of the season than they have year-to-date, while simultaneously trading for players who will perform better over the remainder of the season than they have year-to-date.

How should you assess a player’s year-to-date value vs. his forecasted remainder-of season value?  Using Fantasy Baseball Sherpa’s In-season Updates tool, an owner can quantify both of these values in an effort to identify players who are currently undervalued and overvalued.  Fantasy Baseball Sherpa assigns a score of 1.00 Sherpa Points to the league leader in each category.  All other players are assigned a score for that category based on their result relative to the league leader’s result.

For example, if the league leader has hit 26 HRs year-to-date, then a player who has hit 13 HRs year-to-date would be assigned a scoreof 0.50 Sherpa Points.  For ratio categories (e.g.- AVG, ERA) a proxy statistic is used.  A player’s scores in each category can be added up to determine the player’s Total Sherpa Points.  A player’s maximum score is equal to the number of categories used (note:  this maximum score will be different for Hitters and Pitchers if your league uses a different number of categories for Hitters and Pitchers).

Here are 10 National League Hitters who are good buy-low candidates for a league using the standard 5 Hitting categories (AVG, Home Runs, RBI, Stolen Bases, & Runs Scored) based on stats through games of Sun 6/21/09:

1. Alfonso Soriano, OF, ChC (2.79 Remainder-of-Season Total Sherpa Points - 1.50 Year-to-Date Total Sherpa Points = +1.29)
2. Carlos Gonzalez, OF, Col (1.33 - 0.20 = +1.13)
3. Jimmy Rollins, SS, Phi (2.18 - 1.06 =+1.12)
4. Geovany Soto, C, ChC (1.55 - 0.50 = +1.05)
5. Chris Coghlan, 3B/OF, Fla (1.81 - 0.77 = +1.04)
6. Lance Berkman, 1B, Hou (2.53 - 1.55 = +0.98)
7. Andrew McCutchen, OF, Pit (1.68 - 0.72 = +0.96)
8. Ryan Ludwick, OF, StL (2.17 - 1.22 = +0.95)
9. Brian Giles, OF, SD (1.04 - 0.10 = +0.94)
10. Everth Cabrera, SS, SD (1.05 - 0.15 = +0.90)

Here are 10 National League Hitters who are good sell-high candidates for a league using the standard 5 Hitting categories based on stats through games of Sun 6/21/09:

1. Orlando Hudson, 2B, LAD (1.41 - 2.18 = -0.77)
2. Raul Ibanez, OF, Phi (2.49 - 3.21 = -0.72)
3. Justin Upton, OF, Ari (2.00 - 2.65 = -0.65)
4. Todd Helton, 1B, Col (1.80 - 2.26 = -0.46)
5. Clint Barmes, 2B/SS, Col (1.50 - 1.90 = -0.40)
6. Pablo Sandoval, C/1B/3B, SF (1.67 - 2.03 = -0.36)
7. Gary Sheffield, OF, NYM (1.14 - 1.40 = -26)
8. Mark Reynolds, 1B/3B, Ari (2.38 - 2.62 = -0.24)
9. Nick Johnson, 1B, Was (1.59 - 1.82 = -0.23)
10. Michael Bourn, OF, Hou (1.86 - 2.08 = -0.22)

Of course, there are a number of reasons why a player’s performance over the remainder of the season may vary significantly from his performance year-to-date, including normal variation in results, injuries, changes in roles, etc.  By attempting to quantify both a player’s year-to-date and remainder-of-season results, we can take at least some of the guesswork out of identifying buy-low and sell-high candidates.

Until next time,

The Sherpa

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@fantasy_sherpa on Twitter

This time of year many fantasy baseball team owners look to trades in an effort to improve their place in the standings.  Of course, everyone’s ideal is to trade away players who will perform worse over the remainder of the season than they have year-to-date, while simultaneously trading for players who will perform better over the remainder of the season than they have year-to-date.

How should you assess a player’s year-to-date value vs. his forecasted remainder-of season value?  Using Fantasy Baseball Sherpa’s In-season Updates tool, an owner can quantify both of these values in an effort to identify players who are currently undervalued and overvalued.  Fantasy Baseball Sherpa assigns a score of 1.00 Sherpa Points to the league leader in each category.  All other players are assigned a score for that category based on their result relative to the league leader’s result.

For example, if the league leader has hit 26 HRs year-to-date, then a player who has hit 13 HRs year-to-date would be assigned a scoreof 0.50 Sherpa Points.  For ratio categories (e.g.- AVG, ERA) a proxy statistic is used.  A player’s scores in each category can be added up to determine the player’s Total Sherpa Points.  A player’s maximum score is equal to the number of categories used (note:  this maximum score will be different for Hitters and Pitchers if your league uses a different number of categories for Hitters and Pitchers).

Here are 10 American League Hitters who are good buy-low candidates for a league using the standard 5 Hitting categories (AVG, Home Runs, RBI, Stolen Bases, & Runs Scored) based on stats through games of Sun 6/21/09:

1. Alex Rodriguez, 3B, NYY (3.07 Remainder-of-Season Total Sherpa Points - 0.85 Year-to-Date Total Sherpa Points = +2.22)
2. Vlad Guerrero, OF, LAA (2.15 - 0.57 = +1.58)
3. Marcus Thames, OF, Det (1.98 - 0.62 =+1.36)
4. Matt Wieters, C, Bal (1.51 - 0.16 = +1.35)
5. David Ortiz, DH, Bos (1.89 - 0.67 = +1.24)
6. Matt Holliday, OF, Oak (2.90 - 1.77 = +1.13)
7. Josh Anderson, OF, Det (1.82 - 0.73 = +1.09)
8. Gordon Beckham, 2B, CWS (1.21 - 0.13 = +1.08)
9. Chris Davis, 1B/3B, Tex (1.76 - 0.74 = +1.02)
10. Pat Burrell, OF, TB (1.38 - 0.42 = +0.96)

Here are 10 American League Hitters who are good sell-high candidates for a league using the standard 5 Hitting categories based on stats through games of Sun 6/21/09:

1. Marco Scutaro, SS, Tor (1.34 - 2.16 = -0.82)
2. Adam Kennedy, 2B, Oak (0.66 - 1.33 = -0.67)
3. Brandon Inge, C/3B, Det (1.52 - 2.18 = -0.66)
4. Aaron Hill, 2B, Tor (1.90 - 2.53 = -0.63)
5. Scott Rolen, 3B, Tor (1.25 - 1.84 = -0.59)
6. Victor Martinez, C/1B, Cle (2.27 - 2.81 = -0.54)
7. Jason Bartlett, SS, TB (2.07 - 2.52 = -0.52)
8. Ben Zobrist, 2B/SS, TB (1.92 - 2.35 = -0.43)
9. Adam Lind, OF, Tor (2.11 - 2.46 = -0.35)
10. Melky Cabrera, OF, NYY (1.11 - 1.42 = -0.31)

Of course, there are a number of reasons why a player’s performance over the remainder of the season may vary significantly from his performance year-to-date, including normal variation in results, injuries, changes in roles, etc.  By attempting to quantify both a player’s year-to-date and remainder-of-season results, we can take at least some of the guesswork out of identifying buy-low and sell-high candidates.

I’ll take a look at NL Hitters in my next post.

Until then,

The Sherpa

Fantasy Baseball Sherpa

The Fantasy Baseball Sherpa’s Blog

@fantasy_sherpa on Twitter

This time of year many fantasy baseball team owners look to trades in an effort to improve their place in the standings.  Of course, everyone’s ideal is to trade away players who will perform worse over the remainder of the season than they have year-to-date, while simultaneously trading for players who will perform better over the remainder of the season than they have year-to-date.

How should you assess a player’s year-to-date value vs. his forecasted remainder-of season value?  Using Fantasy Baseball Sherpa’s In-season Updates tool, an owner can quantify both of these values in an effort to identify players who are currently undervalued and overvalued.  Fantasy Baseball Sherpa assigns a score of 1.00 Sherpa Points to the league leader in each category.  All other players are assigned a score for that category based on their result relative to the league leader’s result.

For example, if the league leader has hit 26 HRs year-to-date, then a player who has hit 13 HRs year-to-date would be assigned a scoreof 0.50 Sherpa Points.  For ratio categories (e.g.- AVG, ERA) a proxy statistic is used.  A player’s scores in each category can be added up to determine the player’s Total Sherpa Points.  A player’s maximum score is equal to the number of categories used (note:  this maximum score will be different for Hitters and Pitchers if your league uses a different number of categories for Hitters and Pitchers).

Here are 10 National League Pitchers who are good buy-low candidates for a league using the standard 5 Pitching categories (Wins, Saves, Strikeouts, ERA, & WHIP) based on stats through games of Sun 6/21/09:

1. Rich Harden, SP, ChC (2.13 Remainder-of-Season Total Sherpa Points - 0.66 Year-to-Date Total Sherpa Points = +1.47)
2. Cole Hamels, SP, Phi (2.27 - 1.03 = +1.24)
3. Roy Oswalt, SP, Hou (1.93 - 0.78 =+1.15)
4. Johan Santana, SP, NYM (3.40 - 2.32 = +1.08)
5. Hiroki Kuroda, SP, LAD (1.48 - 0.46 = +1.02)
6. Jose Valverde, RP, Hou (1.52 - 0.56 = +0.96)
7. Ricky Nolasco, SP, Fla (0.52 - -0.26 = +0.78)
8. Carlos Zambrano, SP, ChC (1.99 - 1.24 = +0.75)
9. Tim Lincecum, SP, SF (3.27 - 2.56 = +0.71)
10. Ryan Dempster, SP, ChC (1.92 - 1.28 = +0.64)

Here are 10 National League Pitchers who are good sell-high candidates for a league using the standard 5 Pitching categories based on stats through games of Sun 6/21/09:

1. Zach Duke, SP, Pit (0.84 - 1.88 = -1.04)
2. Jason Marquis, SP, Col (0.75 - 1.55 = -0.80)
3. Jonathan Broxton, RP, LAD (1.91 - 2.61 = -0.70)
4. Livan Hernandez, SP, NYM (0.20 - 0.88 = -0.68)
5. Jeff Weaver, SP, LAD (0.01 - 0.60 = -0.59)
6. Johnny Cueto, SP, Cin (1.66 - 2.24 = -0.58)
7. Randy Wells, SP, ChC (0.43 - 1.00 = -0.57)
8. Chris Volstad, SP, Fla (0.51 - 1.02 = -0.51)
9. Brian Wilson, RP, SF (1.34 - 1.83 = -0.49)
10. Russ Ortiz, SP, Hou (0.06 - 0.55 = -0.49)

Of course, there are a number of reasons why a player’s performance over the remainder of the season may vary significantly from his performance year-to-date, including normal variation in results, injuries, changes in roles, etc.  By attempting to quantify both a player’s year-to-date and remainder-of-season results, we can take at least some of the guesswork out of identifying buy-low and sell-high candidates.

I’ll take a look at AL Hitters in my next post.

Until then,

The Sherpa

Fantasy Baseball Sherpa

The Fantasy Baseball Sherpa’s Blog

@fantasy_sherpa on Twitter

This time of year many fantasy baseball team owners look to trades in an effort to improve their place in the standings.  Of course, everyone’s ideal is to trade away players who will perform worse over the remainder of the season than they have year-to-date, while simultaneously trading for players who will perform better over the remainder of the season than they have year-to-date.

How should you assess a player’s year-to-date value vs. his forecasted remainder-of season value?  Using Fantasy Baseball Sherpa’s In-season Updates tool, an owner can quantify both of these values in an effort to identify players who are currently undervalued and overvalued.  Fantasy Baseball Sherpa assigns a score of 1.00 Sherpa Points to the league leader in each category.  All other players are assigned a score for that category based on their result relative to the league leader’s result.

For example, if the league leader has hit 26 HRs year-to-date, then a player who has hit 13 HRs year-to-date would be assigned a scoreof 0.50 Sherpa Points.  For ratio categories (e.g.- AVG, ERA) a proxy statistic is used.  A player’s scores in each category can be added up to determine the player’s Total Sherpa Points.  A player’s maximum score is equal to the number of categories used (note:  this maximum score will be different for Hitters and Pitchers if your league uses a different number of categories for Hitters and Pitchers).

Here are 10 American League Pitchers who are good buy-low candidates for a league using the standard 5 Pitching categories (Wins, Saves, Strikeouts, ERA, & WHIP) based on stats through games of Sun 6/21/09:

1. John Lackey, SP, LAA (1.74 Remainder-of-Season Total Sherpa Points - 0.00 Year-to-Date Total Sherpa Points = +1.74)
2. CC Sabathia, SP, NYY (3.20 - 1.86 = +1.34)
3. Joakim Soria, RP, KC (2.08 - 0.83 =+1.25)
4. Ervin Santana, SP, LAA (0.70 - -0.42 = +1.12)
5. Scott Kazmir, SP, TB (0.45 - -0.45 = +0.90)
6. Rich Hill, SP, Bal (1.15 - 0.29 = +0.86)
7. Francisco Liriano, SP, Min (0.83 - 0.02 = +0.81)
8. Jonathan Papelbon, RP, Bos (2.31 - 1.51 = +0.80)
9. Mariano Rivera, RP, NYY (2.21 - 1.43 = +0.78)
10. Joba Chamberlain, SP, NYY (1.59 - 0.86 = +0.73)

Here are 10 American League Pitchers who are good sell-high candidates for a league using the standard 5 Pitching categories based on stats through games of Sun 6/21/09:

1. Edwin Jackson, SP, Det (1.21 - 2.50 = -1.29)
2. Kevin Millwood, SP, Tex (1.38 - 2.30 = -0.92)
3. Justin Verlander, SP, Det (2.00 - 2.58 = -0.58)
4. Scott Richmond, SP, Tor (0.80 - 1.36 = -0.56)
5. Jason Vargas, SP, Sea (0.32 - 0.88 = -0.56)
6. Drew Bailey, RP, Oak (1.35 - 1.90 = -0.55)
7. David Aardsma, RP, Sea (1.26 - 1.79 = -0.53)
8. J.P. Howell, RP, TB (0.79 - 1.30 = -0.51)
9. Scott Feldman, SP, Tex (0.61 - 1.12 = -0.51)
10. Josh Outman, SP, Oak (0.87 - 1.34 = -0.47)

Of course, there are a number of reasons why a player’s performance over the remainder of the season may vary significantly from his performance year-to-date, including normal variation in results, injuries, changes in roles, etc.  By attempting to quantify both a player’s year-to-date and remainder-of-season results, we can take at least some of the guesswork out of identifying buy-low and sell-high candidates.

I’ll take a look at NL Pitchers in my next post.

Until then,

The Sherpa

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@fantasy_sherpa on Twitter

So, it’s Sunday night or Monday morning, and your league’s weekly lineup submissions are due.  You’re trying to decide among three starting pitchers (whether on your current roster or not) to fill your last pitching slot.  How should you go about it?

You could “go with your gut” and hope for the best (good luck with that).  You could look up each pitcher’s historical record (assuming he has one) against his upcoming opponent(s) and use that as a guide, ignoring the fact that a team’s roster is likely to experience significant turnover from season to season that will render historical results obsolete.  You could rely on the Remainder-of-Season Forecasts in the Fantasy Baseball Sherpa’s In-season Updates (shameless self-promotion).

While the third option is definitely better than the first two, it still leaves out one crucial component if you’re trying to make a short-term decision on which pitcher to start:  the quality of the pitcher’s opponent.  How can this be quantified?  The same way you would quantify the pitcher’s results - look at the historical data.

To assess a starting pitcher’s upcoming matchup(s) we want to use opponents’ success (or lack thereof) against a specific team.  For example, if I play in a league that uses the standard 5 pitching categories (Wins, Saves, Ks, ERA, WHIP), I’ll want to look at MLB Opponent Pitching Stats in each category that involves starting pitchers, so that eliminates Saves from my list.

I want to set my scoring system up so that the least desirable opponents have the highest scores, and the most desirable opponents have the lowest scores.  The least desirable opponent would have the highest number of Wins (equivalently, the lowest number of losses), the biggest difference between AB and Strikeouts (or, if you prefer, the lowest Strikeout per AB rate), the highest number of Runs Scored (using this as a proxy for ERA), and the highest number of Walks + Hits (using this as a proxy for WHIP).  Conversely, the most desirable opponent would have the lowest number of Wins (equivalently, the highest number of losses), the highest Strikeout per AB rate, the lowest number of Runs Scored, and the lowest number of Walks + Hits.

We can set up a scoring system for which the “best” team in each category receives a score of 1.00, and all other teams receive a score between 0 and 1 depending on the ratio of their result to the result of the best team in each category.  Thus, the maximum score is the number of pitching categories under consideration (4 in my example).  Add up a team’s results in each category to get its overall score; again, the lower the overall score, the more desirable the opponent.

Based on games through 6/20/09, here’s how the 30 MLB teams rank using the 4 categories in my example (with their accompanying score):

1. SD 2.96 (max score is 4.00)
2. Was 2.98
3. KC 3.03
4. ChC 3.07
5. Oak 3.13
6. SF 3.13
7. CWS 3.15
8. Sea 3.15
9. Ari 3.18
10. Hou 3.18
11. Atl 3.20
12. Cin 3.21
13. Pit 3.22
14. Bal 3.34
15. Tex 3.35
16. Fla 3.36
17. NYM 3.39
18. Mil 3.40
19. StL 3.41
20. Det 3.42
21. LAA 3.43
22. Col 3.43
23. Cle 3.46
24. Phi 3.50
25. Min 3.53
26. Bos 3.69
27. NYY 3.70
28. TB 3.71
29. Tor 3.72
30. LAD 3.81

No surprise to see teams like the Nationals, Royals, Padres, A’s, Mariners, and Giants at the top of the list of most desirable opponents, but the presence of the Cubs among the “worst” offensive teams is a bit of a surprise to me.  If you’d asked me before the season started, I would have told you that the Cubs should have one of the best offenses in baseball.  Of course, Aramis Ramirez’ injury combined with slow starts by Geovany Soto, Derrek Lee, and Alfonso Soriano have all contributed to the Cubs’ abysmal ranking.  However, it points out the need to take a quick glance at a team’s current overall health compared to its health season-to-date.  The NY Mets are ranked in the middle of the pack according to this chart, but sans Carlos Delgado and Jose Reyes, they’re obviously a less formidable foe now than they would be if this pair were healthy.  Tracking the standings over time (I’d suggest weekly or bi-weekly updates) will give you a good sense of which team’s offenses are improving, treading water, or getting worse.

The approach I’ve outlined above can take some of the guesswork out of selecting starting pitchers for your weekly lineups.  Of course, use your common sense - given the choice, I’d much rather start Johan Santana against the Dodgers than start Livan Hernandez or Tim Redding against the Padres.  However, if you’re deciding among several pitchers of similar quality, this analysis can be extremely useful.

Until next time!

The Sherpa

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Hi everyone,

Here are the forecasted Top 10 performers for the rest of the season for a Mixed League 5×5 format.  The leader in each category is given 1.00 Sherpa Points; all other players’ scores in that category are based on their results relative to the category leader’s (e.g. - if the forecast for the league-leader is 80 RBI, then a player with a forecast of 40 RBI would be given a score of 0.50 Sherpa Points).  The maximum Total Sherpa Points is equal to the number of categories (i.e. - 5.00).

1. Albert Pujols (StL, 1B) - 340 AB, 28 HR, 78 RBI, 7 SB, .329 AVG, 69 R, 3.66 Total Sherpa Points
2. Roy Halladay (Tor, SP) - 144 IP, 9 W, 0 SV, 3.00 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 112 K, 3.49 Total Sherpa Points
3. Johan Santana (NYM, SP) - 140 IP, 9 W, 0 SV, 3.09 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 145 K, 3.43 Total Sherpa Points
4. David Wright (NYM, 3B) - 368 AB, 14 HR, 66 RBI, 19 SB, .332 AVG, 66 R, 3.41 Total Sherpa Points
5. Chase Utley (Phi, 2B) - 385 AB, 22 HR, 71 RBI, 9 SB, .309 AVG, 77 R, 3.37 Total Sherpa Points
6. Dan Haren (Ari, SP) - 131 IP, 7 W, 0 SV, 3.02 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 121 K, 3.35 Total Sherpa Points
7. Tim Lincecum (SF, SP) - 136 IP, 7 W, 0 SV, 2.98 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 160 K, 3.23 Total Sherpa Points
8. CC Sabathia (NYY, SP) - 144 IP, 10 W, 0 SV, 3.38 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 122 K, 3.20 Total Sherpa Points
9. Alex Rodriguez (NYY, 3B) - 354 AB, 26 HR, 78 RBI, 11 SB, .282 AVG, 70 R, 3.19 Total Sherpa Points
10. Carl Crawford (TB, OF) - 401 AB, 8 HR, 49 RBI, 40 SB, .302 AVG, 65 R, 3.18 Total Sherpa Points

If you’re interested in more details, here’s a description of our In-season Updates to Player Projections & Rankings.  These are the only rankings in the industry that are updated daily throughout the season - our Remainder-of-Season rankings reflect injuries, minor league call-ups, and role changes (e.g.- new Closers)! If you’d like to see the top performers by position, change the scoring categories, or change the league type, here’s a demo of our In-season Updates to Player Projections & Rankings.

Enjoy!

The Sherpa

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Hi everyone,

Here are the Top 10 performers through Week 10 for a Mixed League 5×5 format.  The leader in each category is given 1.00 Sherpa Points; all other players’ scores in that category are based on their results relative to the category leader’s (e.g. - if the league-leader has hit 21 HR, then a player with 7 HR would be given a score of 0.33 Sherpa Points).  The maximum Total Sherpa Points is equal to the number of categories (i.e. - 5.00).

1. Albert Pujols (StL, 1B) - 219 AB, 22 HR, 57 RBI, 9 SB, .324 AVG, 50 R, 3.73 Total Sherpa Points
2. Raul Ibanez (Phi, OF) - 242 AB, 22 HR, 59 RBI, 4 SB, .322 AVG, 51 R, 3.69 Total Sherpa Points
3. Zack Greinke (KC, SP) - 94.1 IP, 8 W, 0 SV, 1.72 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 97 K, 3.41 Total Sherpa Points
4. Justin Morneau (Min, 1B) - 249 AB, 16 HR, 54 RBI, 0 SB, .329 AVG, 48 R, 3.26 Total Sherpa Points
5. Torii Hunter (LAA, OF) - 213 AB, 16 HR, 51 RBI, 11 SB, .319 AVG, 44 R, 3.25 Total Sherpa Points
6. Roy Halladay (Tor, SP) - 103.0 IP, 10 W, 0 SV, 2.53 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 88 K, 3.22 Total Sherpa Points
7. Carl Crawford (TB, OF) - 256 AB, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 36 SB, .316 AVG, 45 R, 3.17 Total Sherpa Points
8. Dan Haren (Ari, SP) - 94.0 IP, 5 W, 0 SV, 2.20 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 90 K, 3.16 Total Sherpa Points
9. Jason Bay (Bos, OF) - 227 AB, 17 HR, 61 RBI, 5 SB, .286 AVG, 45 R, 3.00 Total Sherpa Points
10. David Wright (NYM, 3B) - 225 AB, 4 HR, 36 RBI, 17 SB, .364 AVG, 40 R, 3.00 Total Sherpa Points

If you’re interested in more details, here’s a description of our In-season Updates to Player Projections & Rankings.  These are the only rankings in the industry that are updated daily throughout the season - our Remainder-of-Season rankings reflect injuries, minor league call-ups, and role changes (e.g.- new Closers)! If you’d like to see the top performers by position, change the scoring categories, or change the league type, here’s a demo of our In-season Updates to Player Projections & Rankings.

Enjoy!

The Sherpa

FantasyBaseballSherpa.com

Fantasy Baseball Sherpa’s blog

@fantasy_sherpa on Twitter

Hi everyone,

Here are the forecasted Top 10 performers for the rest of the season for an AL-only 5×5 format.  The leader in each category is given 1.00 Sherpa Points; all other players’ scores in that category are based on their results relative to the category leader’s (e.g. - if the forecast for the league-leader is 80 RBI, then a player with a forecast of 40 RBI would be given a score of 0.50 Sherpa Points).  The maximum Total Sherpa Points is equal to the number of categories (i.e. - 5.00).

1. Roy Halladay (Tor, SP) - 144 IP, 9 W, 0 SV, 3.00 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 112 K, 3.82 Total Sherpa Points
2. CC Sabathia (NYY, SP) - 144 IP, 10 W, 0 SV, 3.38 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 122 K, 3.59 Total Sherpa Points
3. Alex Rodriguez (NYY, 3B) - 354 AB, 26 HR, 78 RBI, 11 SB, .282 AVG, 70 R, 3.43 Total Sherpa Points
4. Carl Crawford (TB, OF) - 401 AB, 8 HR, 49 RBI, 40 SB, .302 AVG, 65 R, 3.31 Total Sherpa Points
5. Torii Hunter (LAA, OF) - 359 AB, 20 HR, 68 RBI, 14 SB, .295 AVG, 63 R, 3.21 Total Sherpa Points
6. Zack Greinke (KC, SP) - 127 IP, 7 W, 0 SV, 2.98 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 119 K, 3.14 Total Sherpa Points
7. Miguel Cabrera (Det, 1B) - 374 AB, 20 HR, 72 RBI, 2 SB, .313 AVG, 58 R, 3.14 Total Sherpa Points
8. Nelson Cruz (Tex, OF) - 343 AB, 23 HR, 68 RBI, 12 SB, .289 AVG, 60 R, 3.13 Total Sherpa Points
9. Matt Holliday (Oak, OF) - 380 AB, 17 HR, 66 RBI, 10 SB, .303 AVG, 65 R, 3.11 Total Sherpa Points
10. Justin Morneau (Min, 1B) - 358 AB, 19 HR, 75 RBI, 0 SB, .310 AVG, 61 R, 3.07 Total Sherpa Points

If you’re interested in more details, here’s a description of our In-season Updates to Player Projections & Rankings.  These are the only rankings in the industry that are updated daily throughout the season - our Remainder-of-Season rankings reflect injuries, minor league call-ups, and role changes (e.g.- new Closers)! If you’d like to see the top performers by position, change the scoring categories, or change the league type, here’s a demo of our In-season Updates to Player Projections & Rankings.

Enjoy!

The Sherpa

FantasyBaseballSherpa.com

Fantasy Baseball Sherpa’s blog

@fantasy_sherpa on Twitter

Hi everyone,

Here are the Top 10 performers through Week 10 for an AL-only 5×5 format.  The leader in each category is given 1.00 Sherpa Points; all other players’ scores in that category are based on their results relative to the category leader’s (e.g. - if the league-leader has hit 21 HR, then a player with 7 HR would be given a score of 0.33 Sherpa Points).  The maximum Total Sherpa Points is equal to the number of categories (i.e. - 5.00).

1. Zack Greinke (KC, SP) - 94.1 IP, 8 W, 0 SV, 1.72 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 97 K, 3.81 Total Sherpa Points
2. Roy Halladay (Tor, SP) - 103.0 IP, 10 W, 0 SV, 2.53 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 88 K, 3.55 Total Sherpa Points
3. Justin Morneau (Min, 1B) - 249 AB, 16 HR, 54 RBI, 0 SB, .329 AVG, 48 R, 3.36 Total Sherpa Points
4. Torii Hunter (LAA, OF) - 213 AB, 16 HR, 51 RBI, 11 SB, .319 AVG, 44 R, 3.34 Total Sherpa Points
5. Jered Weaver (LAA, SP) - 90.2 IP, 7 W, 0 SV, 2.08 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 74 K, 3.24 Total Sherpa Points
6. Carl Crawford (TB, OF) - 256 AB, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 36 SB, .316 AVG, 45 R, 3.21 Total Sherpa Points
7. Jason Bay (Bos, OF) - 227 AB, 17 HR, 61 RBI, 5 SB, .286 AVG, 45 R, 3.10 Total Sherpa Points
8. Joe Mauer (Min, C) - 152 AB, 13 HR, 40 RBI, 0 SB, .414 AVG, 35 R, 3.02 Total Sherpa Points
9. Mark Teixeira (NYY, 1B) - 229 AB, 20 HR, 54 RBI, 0 SB, .284 AVG, 44 R, 2.95 Total Sherpa Points
10. Evan Longoria (TB, 3B) - 226 AB, 14 HR, 58 RBI, 2 SB, .305 AVG, 42 R, 2.95 Total Sherpa Points

If you’re interested in more details, here’s a description of our In-season Updates to Player Projections & Rankings.  These are the only rankings in the industry that are updated daily throughout the season - our Remainder-of-Season rankings reflect injuries, minor league call-ups, and role changes (e.g.- new Closers)! If you’d like to see the top performers by position, change the scoring categories, or change the league type, here’s a demo of our In-season Updates to Player Projections & Rankings.

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The Sherpa

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Hi everyone,

Here are the forecasted Top 10 performers for the rest of the season for an NL-only 5×5 format.  The leader in each category is given 1.00 Sherpa Points; all other players’ scores in that category are based on their results relative to the category leader’s (e.g. - if the forecast for the league-leader is 80 RBI, then a player with a forecast of 40 RBI would be given a score of 0.50 Sherpa Points).  The maximum Total Sherpa Points is equal to the number of categories (i.e. - 5.00).

1. Albert Pujols (StL, 1B) - 340 AB, 28 HR, 78 RBI, 7 SB, .329 AVG, 69 R, 3.88 Total Sherpa Points
2. David Wright (NYM, 3B) - 368 AB, 14 HR, 66 RBI, 19 SB, .332 AVG, 66 R, 3.72 Total Sherpa Points
3. Chase Utley (Phi, 2B) - 385 AB, 22 HR, 71 RBI, 9 SB, .309 AVG, 77 R, 3.57 Total Sherpa Points
4. Johan Santana (NYM, SP) - 140 IP, 9 W, 0 SV, 3.09 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 145 K, 3.55 Total Sherpa Points
5. Matt Kemp (LAD, OF) - 407 AB, 14 HR, 60 RBI, 22 SB, .307 AVG, 67 R, 3.48 Total Sherpa Points
6. Dan Haren (Ari, SP) - 131 IP, 7 W, 0 SV, 3.02 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 121 K, 3.47 Total Sherpa Points
7. Hanley Ramirez (Fla, SS) - 380 AB, 18 HR, 56 RBI, 16 SB, .311 AVG, 68 R, 3.38 Total Sherpa Points
8. Tim Lincecum (SF, SP) - 136 IP, 7 W, 0 SV, 2.98 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 160 K, 3.35 Total Sherpa Points
9. Ryan Braun (Mil, OF) - 391 AB, 23 HR, 70 RBI, 11 SB, .297 AVG, 68 R, 3.35 Total Sherpa Points
10. Carlos Beltran (NYM, OF) - 355 AB, 17 HR, 69 RBI, 14 SB, .304 AVG, 66 R, 3.28 Total Sherpa Points

If you’re interested in more details, here’s a description of our In-season Updates to Player Projections & Rankings.  These are the only rankings in the industry that are updated daily throughout the season - our Remainder-of-Season rankings reflect injuries, minor league call-ups, and role changes (e.g.- new Closers)! If you’d like to see the top performers by position, change the scoring categories, or change the league type, here’s a demo of our In-season Updates to Player Projections & Rankings.

Enjoy!

The Sherpa

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