What exactly is inflation? Is this overpaying the traditional dollar values by position? My keeper league typically pays a 10-20% premium for starters but always underpays for catchers. Are you then suggesting going to battle with a two-edged sword: “I am looking at values early and late in the draft” as well as “If you have the significant advantage money wise, go get the 1-2 players from the pool you want that are integral to your strategy.” So in other words, it may be necessary to overpay for a few key players but primarily focus on value?

Has anyone attempted a pattern analysis on the called pitches charts? The called strikes appear to form a circular rather than rectangular shape. Perhaps the umpires’ decision making can be explained by a psychological perception-cognitive theory for rounding the corners and widening the zone as compensation.