Game Theory Archive
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The Perception Behind ERA
Posted on April 10, 2011 | No CommentsTweetIn this Game Theory Article, I’m going to look at a pitcher’s ERA and how owners perceive it. All ERAs aren’t created equal, but as a fantasy owner we do... -
Getting Smart, Some Real Game Theory.
Posted on April 7, 2011 | No CommentsTweetI fully understand why the big-boys over at Yahoo! and ESPN write numerous articles detailing how you should never wheel and deal too early and you should always buy low... -
Position Scarcity and Normal Distribution: PART I
Posted on March 28, 2011 | No CommentsTweetAgain. Really? Another Position Scarcity Article? Well, fangraphs brought it up again. Rather than continuing to type out massive amounts of gibberish o’er there, I’ll do it here. When you... -
Punt That Batting Average
Posted on March 24, 2011 | 1 CommentTweetI enjoy random strategies, especially the punting of batting average. A bad batting average will absolutely make or break how a player’s perceived. Our underlying biases really draw us away... -
No One Likes A Reach, Unless It’s A Reach Around
Posted on March 22, 2011 | No CommentsTweetI have all sorts of unwritten yet incredibly clever rules floating around in my head. They’ll get different names depending on my mood on that particular day. Today, it was... -
Penalizing Pitchers Twice In Your Rankings
Posted on March 20, 2011 | No CommentsTweetI love projection models. They do a great job taking available data and spitting out a reasonable expectation of output for the upcoming season. If you’re in a competitive league,... -
Drafting A Catcher: Is The Risk Worth It?
Posted on March 19, 2011 | 1 CommentTweetAfter looking through the statistics, I’m starting to doubt whether or not I should even bother drafting a catcher. Obviously, I’ll have a catcher on my roster but I’m not... -
OPS For Idiots
Posted on March 18, 2011 | No CommentsTweetWill Carrol, the INJURY EXPERT, recently claimed that 90% of people had no clue what OPS was and it was tough to explain it. So here goes (from wikipedia) where... -
How To Acquire Gimpy All-Stars…
Posted on March 18, 2011 | No CommentsTweetThere seems to be a plethora of uncertainty leading into 2011 and it’s affecting big name players on very good ball clubs. If you tell me Chase Utley needs surgery... -
Finding The Perfect Bench Player
Posted on March 15, 2011 | No CommentsTweetThis is often one of the hardest parts of fantasy baseball. For the most part, fantasy owners will not carry too many offensive bench players because once the schedule gets...
