Standings Gain Points for NFBC Leagues
In the post that follows, I’ll share standings gain points (SGP) factors for the NFBC Main Event, NFBC Draft Championship, and NFBC Online Championship for each of the last five years (2012-2016). But I’ve got to lay some groundwork before we get there… Follow @smartfantasybb Raw vs. Relative While the discussion is a bit lengthy, […]
Recent Podcast Appearances – HQ Radio and PullHitter Podcast
I had the opportunity to make a guest appearance on two of my favorite podcasts in the last several months. Read below for details and links to listen. Baseball HQ Radio with Patrick Davitt (September 16, 2022) I discuss this a little during the interview with Patrick, but when I first started this website and […]
Recent Podcast Appearances – October through December 2021
I’ve been getting out of my comfort zone of late and have recorded several podcasts since the 2021 season ended. Read below for details on the various podcasts and how to listen. Justin Mason’s TGFBI Podcast (October 5, 2021) I was lucky and fortunate enough to win the TGFBI overall championship, out of 435 fantasy […]
Everything You Need to Know About the Player ID Map
Contents This post is intended to be an all-encompassing discussion of the Player ID Map tool. Click the links below to jump directly to a specific section below. Use the Back browser or mouse button to jump back to this list. What is the Player ID Map? What Versions of the Tool are Available? How […]
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Automated Points League Rankings Excel Tool
***UPDATED for the 2024 Season*** Do you play in a weekly head-to-head points league, a Fantrax bestball league, or the NFBC Cutline? If you are looking for the fastest available way to calculate custom player rankings and dollar values for your points league, this is the Excel tool for you. What is the Automated Points […]
“The Process – 2020 Edition” Now Available
This year’s edition of The Process is now available! About the Book A very thorough and detailed write-up of what’s included in the book is available here. At a high level, this book is everything Jeff Zimmerman and I know about how to play rotisserie baseball (and even points leagues). Regardless your level of experience, […]
Hopefully More Than Just Another Draft Recap
I recently participated in my The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational (TGFBI) draft, which, if you’re a Twitter user and follow anyone in the fantasy baseball landscape, you could not have avoided. I do want to share with you some observations I had during the draft, but similar to my other writings, the goal here is […]
More (Than You Wanted to Know) About Ratio Stats and Standings Gain Points
Most of the concepts used in the standings gain points process of valuing players are straightforward. If there’s one facet of the process that causes the most confusion, it’s the handling of ratio statistics like batting average and WHIP. In the piece that follows, I’ll revisit the basics of what makes ratios statistics different and […]
2017 Average Standings and SGP for the 2018 Season
In order to prepare for the upcoming season, we need some important information from last year. In this post, I’ll share with you the average standings for 12- and 15-team NFBC leagues, and the average ERA, WHIP, and batting average in those leagues. With this information, you should have everything you need to get started […]