After a month-long hiatus
(mostly), Roto Think Tank will return shortly with my annual
position-by-position Rotisserie value recaps. In years past, I have explained
the format and structure of the recaps in the first post. This year, I decided
to write a separate post for my readers to have as an easy reference guide going forward that won't clutter up any subsequent posts.
The values I devise are for
"standard" 5x5 A.L. and N.L.-only Rotisserie leagues. These aren't
really my values but rather derivations of the Alex Patton 5x5 values that you
can also find at his web site.
The formulas for player
values aren't static but rather change annually based on offensive context. A hitter that put up a 30/100/30/80/.300 line wouldn't quite
earn the same thing in 2011 that he earned in 2012...although it would be
close. Severe contextual changes on the hitting side don't happen very much
from one year to the next unless something happens (like league expansion) that
radically alters the landscape.
I'm not only looking at
player values, though, but also how the hypothetical marketplace did in trying
to determine how these players would do in 2012.
Ten Most Expensive A.L. Catchers 2011
#
|
Player
|
$
|
Sal
|
+/-
|
CBS
|
LABR
|
TW
|
PK
|
2010
|
1
|
$8
|
25
|
-18
|
31
|
22
|
23
|
25
|
$23
|
|
2
|
$26
|
23
|
3
|
25
|
22
|
22
|
24
|
$21
|
|
3
|
$17
|
18
|
-1
|
19
|
17
|
19
|
18
|
$6
|
|
4
|
$25
|
18
|
7
|
17
|
20
|
16
|
15
|
$15
|
|
5
|
$9
|
16
|
-8
|
19
|
16
|
14
|
13
|
$11
|
|
6
|
$16
|
16
|
0
|
16
|
15
|
17
|
15
|
$8
|
|
7
|
$7
|
14
|
-7
|
19
|
12
|
12
|
9
|
$12
|
|
8
|
$11
|
10
|
1
|
12
|
9
|
10
|
10
|
$11
|
|
9
|
$11
|
8
|
3
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
3
|
$0
|
|
10
|
$10
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
4
|
$0
|
|
Average
|
$14
|
$16
|
-2
|
18
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
$11
|
This is last year's list of the 10 most
expensive American League catchers, as determined by the "expert"
market of the CBS, LABR, and Tout Wars expert leagues. My dollar value
subtracted by the player's average salary tells you if a player made a profit or
a loss. The 2010 column shows what a player earned the prior season.
Players not purchased in any of the
expert leagues are considered to have a $0 salary and are not assigned a
profit. For example, Rafael Soriano was not purchased in any of the expert
leagues so he doesn't get assigned a plus value. He would get listed with a
blank in both the Sal and the +/- columns.
As I said above, I plan to get this
series rolling shortly. I hope you all stick around this winter. Even if you're
not interested in my analysis, the charts themselves are filled with valuable
information if you play Rotisserie.
Feel free to leave any additional questions in the comment thread, though as the series unfolds you will find that many of your questions will be answered.
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