These have apparently been floating around in bits and pieces on the world-wide for some time, but here you go:
N.L.
A.L.
I'll probably put together some kind of analysis of this at some point, unless my audience would rather keep reading about theory/tactics.
I'm also hoping that USA Today puts up some better, non-league page related links to this shortly.
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LOL. Steven Gardner had asked me for a preview of my strategy to win LABR/Tout Wars articles. Then he goes and uses it in LABR. Of course he failed to get two starting catchers, but the pitching staff was exactly what I suggested.
I even like the three "aces" he got in Verlander (who I rate as the top AL pitcher 5x5), King Felix, and McGowan.
Have I been living under a rock? When did LABR go 5x5? As a traditional 4x4 player, it gets harder and harder to find some good solid baseline $ values to compare your numbers to.
4x4 is dying. I wish it weren't the case though.
I agree. It has its problems of course in overvaluing guys like Juan Pierre or whatever, but it also helps hold value for middle reliever types.
Guys like Broxton, Bell, Lindstrom, etc. still have value in the typical 4x4 league and I think it results in a more typical pitching staff makeup than the standard, 7 starter/2 closer makeup of your standard 5x5 team.
Our league has been playing 4x4 for 21 years and regardless of how much better using OBP over BA or whatever might be, we are too ingrained to do it any other way.
We just switched over for this coming season and I think there is going to be a steep learning curve for some owners. After 19 years of 4x4 NL only, owners are going to have to spend their money a lot more differently. But you're right, finding 4x4 values to use as a research tool has been harder to find. It's one of the reasons we swallowed hard and switched.
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