The start of spring training sets off many rituals for the serious roto player, one of which is the rush to create player valuations. While some fervently favor creating elaborate spreadsheets to assign values based on predicted stats, many rely instead on hand calculations or even intuition and experience. Today, I’ll look at the arguments…
With spring training shifting into second gear this week with the arrival of position players, Baseball Prospectus will start looking carefully at the 1999 season. Over the next two weeks, we’ll bring you our take on who is going to have breakout seasons, and who is more likely to be found in the breakdown lane….