The Fantasy Baseball Sherpa

Hi everyone,

Here are the Top 10 performers through Week 14 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 league-leader has hit 32 HR, then a player with 16 HR 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) - 307 AB, 32 HR, 87 RBI, 10 SB, .332 AVG, 73 R, 4.10 Total Sherpa Points
2. Dan Haren (Ari, SP) - 130.0 IP, 9 W, 0 SV, 2.01 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 129 K, 3.69 Total Sherpa Points
3. Tim Lincecum (SF, SP) - 127.2 IP, 10 W, 0 SV, 2.33 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 149 K, 3.30 Total Sherpa Points
4. Hanley Ramirez (Fla, SS) - 312 AB, 14 HR, 61 RBI, 13 SB, .349 AVG, 53 R, 3.28 Total Sherpa Points
5. Chase Utley (Phi, 2B) - 307 AB, 20 HR, 61 RBI, 9 SB, .313 AVG, 62 R, 3.03 Total Sherpa Points
6. Prince Fielder (Mil, 1B) - 308 AB, 22 HR, 78 RBI, 1 SB, .315 AVG, 58 R, 3.01 Total Sherpa Points
7. Matt Kemp (LAD, OF) - 325 AB, 11 HR, 50 RBI, 19 SB, .320 AVG, 48 R, 2.85 Total Sherpa Points
8. Ryan Braun (Mil, OF) - 332 AB, 16 HR, 58 RBI, 7 SB, .310 AVG, 61 R, 2.82 Total Sherpa Points
9. David Wright (NYM, 3B) - 327 AB, 5 HR, 44 RBI, 20 SB, .324 AVG, 56 R, 2.82 Total Sherpa Points
10. Raul Ibanez (Phi, OF) - 259 AB, 22 HR, 60 RBI, 4 SB, .309 AVG, 53 R, 2.69 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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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

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 Top 10 performers through Week 10 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 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, 3.95 Total Sherpa Points
2. Raul Ibanez (Phi, OF) - 242 AB, 22 HR, 59 RBI, 4 SB, .322 AVG, 51 R, 3.81 Total Sherpa Points
3. Dan Haren (Ari, SP) - 94.0 IP, 5 W, 0 SV, 2.20 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 90 K, 3.42 Total Sherpa Points
4. David Wright (NYM, 3B) - 225 AB, 4 HR, 36 RBI, 17 SB, .364 AVG, 40 R, 3.34 Total Sherpa Points
5. Mark Reynolds (Ari, 3B) - 231 AB, 17 HR, 45 RBI, 13 SB, .281 AVG, 42 R, 3.13 Total Sherpa Points
6. Jonathan Broxton (LAD, RP) - 32.0 IP, 6 W, 16 SV, 1.41 ERA, 0.69 WHIP, 53 K, 2.95 Total Sherpa Points
7. Chase Utley (Phi, 2B) - 213 AB, 15 HR, 43 RBI, 5 SB, .305 AVG, 46 R, 2.94 Total Sherpa Points
8. Carlos Beltran (NYM, OF) - 215 AB, 8 HR, 39 RBI, 8 SB, .344 AVG, 37 R, 2.88 Total Sherpa Points
9. Chad Billingsley (LAD, SP) - 92.2 IP, 9 W, 0 SV, 2.72 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 93 K, 2.86 Total Sherpa Points
10. Ryan Braun (Mil, OF) - 227 AB, 13 HR, 42 RBI, 4 SB, .313 AVG, 42 R, 2.80 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 April 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 9 HR, then a player with 3 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) - 36.0 IP, 5 W, 0 SV, 0.50 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 44 K, 3.79 Total Sherpa Points
2. Albert Pujols (StL, 1B) - 83 AB, 8 HR, 28 RBI, 4 SB, .337 AVG, 22 R, 3.74 Total Sherpa Points
3. Ian Kinsler (Tex, 2B) - 86 AB, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 7 SB, .326 AVG, 18 R, 3.40 Total Sherpa Points
4. Raul Ibanez (Phi, OF) - 78 AB, 7 HR, 17 RBI, 3 SB, .359 AVG, 20 R, 3.17 Total Sherpa Points
5. Evan Longoria (TB, 3B) - 84 AB, 6 HR, 24 RBI, 1 SB, .369 AVG, 17 R, 3.12 Total Sherpa Points
6. Adrian Gonzalez (SD, 1B) - 81 AB, 9 HR, 20 RBI, 1 SB, .333 AVG, 19 R, 3.09 Total Sherpa Points
7. Aaron Hill (Tor, 2B) - 101 AB, 5 HR, 20 RBI, 1 SB, .376 AVG, 16 R, 3.04 Total Sherpa Points
8. Johan Santana (NYM, SP) - 32.2 IP, 3 W, 0 SV, 1.10 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 44 K, 2.99 Total Sherpa Points
9. Chase Utley (Phi, 2B) - 73 AB, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 2 SB, .342 AVG, 18 R, 2.94 Total Sherpa Points
10.  Dan Haren (Ari, SP) - 35.0 IP, 2 W, 0 SV, 1.54 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 36 K, 2.92 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

Hi everyone,

Here are the Top 10 performers through April 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 league-leader has hit 9 HR, then a player with 3 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) - 83 AB, 8 HR, 28 RBI, 4 SB, .337 AVG, 22 R, 3.95 Total Sherpa Points
2. Johan Santana (NYM, SP) - 32.2 IP, 3 W, 0 SV, 1.10 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 44 K, 3.38 Total Sherpa Points
3. Raul Ibanez (Phi, OF) - 78 AB, 7 HR, 17 RBI, 3 SB, .359 AVG, 20 R, 3.38 Total Sherpa Points
4. Adrian Gonzalez (SD, 1B) - 81 AB, 9 HR, 20 RBI, 1 SB, .333 AVG, 19 R, 3.26 Total Sherpa Points
5. Dan Haren (Ari, SP) - 35.0 IP, 2 W, 0 SV, 1.54 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 36 K, 3.24 Total Sherpa Points
6. Chase Utley (Phi, 2B) - 73 AB, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 2 SB, .342 AVG, 18 R, 3.12 Total Sherpa Points
7. Jorge Cantu (Fla, 1B/3B) - 63 AB, 7 HR, 22 RBI, 1 SB, .365 AVG, 15 R, 3.01 Total Sherpa Points
8. Chad Billingsley (LAD, SP) - 33.2 IP, 4 W, 0 SV, 2.14 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 34 K, 3.00 Total Sherpa Points
9. Alfonso Soriano (ChC, OF) - 88 AB, 7 HR, 14 RBI, 4 SB, .284 AVG, 21 R, 2.86 Total Sherpa Points
10. Manny Ramirez (LAD, OF) - 78 AB, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 0 SB, .372 AVG, 19 R, 2.81 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