Tools for the 2025 Season – Available Now!!!

The SFBB Excel tools are updated and ready to help you prepare for the 2025 season! If you’re looking to build skills and develop your own methods for ranking and valuing players, these are for you!

Title Description
Automated SGP Ranking Excel Tool – $17.99
***UPDATED for 2025***

The Automated SGP Ranking Tool will help you convert your favorite projection set (Steamer, The Bat, Razzball, RotoWire, PECOTA, etc.) into Excel-based rankings and dollar values tailored to your own league’s settings. The process takes only minutes. No messy Excel formulas. Just load your projections into the file, adjust a few settings, and standings gain points rankings are calculated automatically. Click here to read more about the tool.

 

Automated Points League Ranking Excel Tool – $17.99
***UPDATED for 2025***

Powered by the same concepts as the Automated SGP Ranking Tool, the Automated Points League Ranking Tool does all the same things, just for nearly any imaginable points league. The tool works with any popular projection set and allows you to enter your league’s unique point scoring system, then instantly converts those projections into tailored point totals and dollar values. The process take minutes and will give a huge advantage over owners that are not tailoring rankings specifically to the league scoring system. Click here to read more about the points league tool.

 

AGGREGATOR Projection Aggregator – $9.99
***UPDATED for 2025***

An easy-to-use Excel spreadsheet that can combine (or average) up to five different projection sets. The aggregator can use just about any well-known projection set you can find on the web (if you find one that doesn’t work, let me know!). Simply download your favorite projection sets, fill out some settings, and you’re done. No complicated formulas or VLOOKUPS for you to add.

 

The Process – 2025 Edition
***UPDATED for 2025***

This year’s edition of The Process contains many exciting new updates, studies, standings, and SGP data. Visit thefantasybaseballprocess.com to read many more details.

Appendix 2025 Edition (PDF) – $14.99

Click here to purchase the Appendix 2025 Edition in a PDF e-book format for $14.99.

Full 2025 Edition (PDF) – $19.99

Click here to purchase the Full 2025 Edition in a PDF e-book format for $19.99.

 

Appendix 2025 Edition (Paperback) – $17.99

The appendix is also available in paperback form on Amazon.com. Click here to purchase the appendix on Amazon for $17.99.

Full 2025 Edition (Paperback) – $24.99

The full book is also available in paperback form on Amazon.com. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon for $24.99.

Tools for the 2024 Season – Available Now!!!

The SFBB Excel tools are updated and ready to help you prepare for the 2024 season! If you’re looking to build skills and develop your own methods for ranking and valuing players, these are for you!


Title Description
Automated SGP Ranking Excel Tool – $17.99
***UPDATED for 2024***

The Automated SGP Ranking Tool will help you convert your favorite projection set (Steamer, The Bat, Razzball, RotoWire, PECOTA, etc.) into Excel-based rankings and dollar values tailored to your own league’s settings. The process takes only minutes. No messy Excel formulas. Just load your projections into the file, adjust a few settings, and standings gain points rankings are calculated automatically. Click here to read more about the tool.

 

Automated Points League Ranking Excel Tool – $17.99
***UPDATED for 2024***

Powered by the same concepts as the Automated SGP Ranking Tool, the Automated Points League Ranking Tool does all the same things, just for nearly any imaginable points league. The tool works with any popular projection set and allows you to enter your league’s unique point scoring system, then instantly converts those projections into tailored point totals and dollar values. The process take minutes and will give a huge advantage over owners that are not tailoring rankings specifically to the league scoring system. Click here to read more about the points league tool.

 

AGGREGATOR Projection Aggregator – $9.99
***UPDATED for 2024***

An easy-to-use Excel spreadsheet that can combine (or average) up to five different projection sets. The aggregator can use just about any well-known projection set you can find on the web (if you find one that doesn’t work, let me know!). Simply download your favorite projection sets, fill out some settings, and you’re done. No complicated formulas or VLOOKUPS for you to add.

 

Tools for the 2023 Season – Available Now!!!

The SFBB Excel tools are updated and ready to help you prepare for the 2023 season! If you’re looking to build skills and develop your own methods for ranking and valuing players, these are for you!

Title Description
Automated SGP Ranking Excel Tool – $17.99
***UPDATED for 2023***

The Automated SGP Ranking Tool will help you convert your favorite projection set (Steamer, The Bat, Razzball, RotoWire, PECOTA, etc.) into Excel-based rankings and dollar values tailored to your own league’s settings. The process takes only minutes. No messy Excel formulas. Just load your projections into the file, adjust a few settings, and standings gain points rankings are calculated automatically. Click here to read more about the tool.

 

Automated Points League Ranking Excel Tool – $17.99
***UPDATED for 2023***

Powered by the same concepts as the Automated SGP Ranking Tool, the Automated Points League Ranking Tool does all the same things, just for nearly any imaginable points league. The tool works with any popular projection set and allows you to enter your league’s unique point scoring system, then instantly converts those projections into tailored point totals and dollar values. The process take minutes and will give a huge advantage over owners that are not tailoring rankings specifically to the league scoring system. Click here to read more about the points league tool.

 

AGGREGATOR Projection Aggregator – $9.99
***UPDATED for 2023***

An easy-to-use Excel spreadsheet that can combine (or average) up to five different projection sets. The aggregator can use just about any well-known projection set you can find on the web (if you find one that doesn’t work, let me know!). Simply download your favorite projection sets, fill out some settings, and you’re done. No complicated formulas or VLOOKUPS for you to add.

 

The Process – 2023 Edition
***UPDATED for 2023***

This year’s edition of The Process contains many exciting new updates, studies, standings, and SGP data. Visit thefantasybaseballprocess.com to read many more details.

Full 2023 Edition (PDF) – $17.99

Click here to purchase the Full 2023 Edition in a PDF e-book format for $17.99.

 

Full 2023 Edition (Paperback) – $22.99

The book is also available in paperback form on Amazon.com. Click here to purchase the book on Amazon for $22.99.

Tools for the 2022 Season – Available Now!!!

The SFBB Excel tools are updated and ready to help you prepare for the 2022 season! If you’re looking to build skills and develop your own methods for ranking and valuing players, these are for you!

Title Description
Automated SGP Ranking Excel Tool – $17.99
***UPDATED for 2022***

The Automated SGP Ranking Tool will help you convert your favorite projection set (Steamer, The Bat, Razzball, RotoWire, PECOTA, etc.) into Excel-based rankings and dollar values tailored to your own league’s settings. The process takes only minutes. No messy Excel formulas. Just load your projections into the file, adjust a few settings, and standings gain points rankings are calculated automatically. Click here to read more about the tool.

 

Automated Points League Ranking Excel Tool – $17.99
***UPDATED for 2022***

Powered by the same concepts as the Automated SGP Ranking Tool, the Automated Points League Ranking Tool does all the same things, just for nearly any imaginable points league. The tool works with any popular projection set and allows you to enter your league’s unique point scoring system, then instantly converts those projections into tailored point totals and dollar values. The process take minutes and will give a huge advantage over owners that are not tailoring rankings specifically to the league scoring system. Click here to read more about the points league tool.

 

AGGREGATOR Projection Aggregator – $9.99
***UPDATED for 2022***

An easy-to-use Excel spreadsheet that can combine (or average) up to five different projection sets. The aggregator can use just about any well-known projection set you can find on the web (if you find one that doesn’t work, let me know!). Simply download your favorite projection sets, fill out some settings, and you’re done. No complicated formulas or VLOOKUPS for you to add.

 

Tools for the 2021 Season – Available Now!!!

Looking to get a jump on the 2021 season? Here are the Excel tools and books that are updated and ready to help you prepare for the upcoming season. If you’re looking to build skills and develop your own methods for ranking and valuing players, these are for you! All of the spreadsheet tools listed below have been updated for the 2021 season.

Title Description
The Process The Process – 2021 Edition
***UPDATED for 2021***

We are sorry to announce that there will not be major updates to The Process for the 2021 edition. Among other things, the shutdown and restarting of the season, the rule changes, the odd schedules, and the seven-inning games would have us questioning the validity of any innovative research.

With that in mind, we’ve decided to offer two editions this year, so our readers can choose the version that’s right for them.

2021 Appendix Edition (PDF) – $7.99

This is the edition for owners that have previously read the 2020 edition and are now looking for updated 2021 appendix data. This slimmed-down version contains just the 65-page appendix containing SGP analysis, Steamer projections, standings data for 2018-2020, and Jeff and Tanner’s thoughts on how to use the standings data from the 2020 season. Click here to purchase the Appendix Only 2021 Edition in a PDF e-book format for $7.99.

 

Full 2021 Edition (PDF) – $17.99

If you have not previously bought the book, this is the edition for you. The body of this book is the same as the 2020 edition, with an updated appendix. The appendix is updated for various leagues’ standings gains points (SGP), 2021 Steamer projections with the SGP, projected handedness splits, and others. Click here to purchase the Full 2021 Edition in a PDF e-book format for $17.99.

 

 

Full 2021 Edition (Paperback) – $22.99

Click here to order the paperback edition on Amazon.

Automated SGP Ranking Excel Tool – $17.99
***UPDATED for 2021***

The Automated SGP Ranking Tool will help you convert your favorite projection set (Steamer, The Bat, Razzball, RotoWire, PECOTA, etc.) into Excel-based rankings and dollar values tailored to your own league’s settings. The process takes only minutes. No messy Excel formulas. Just load your projections into the file, adjust a few settings, and standings gain points rankings are calculated automatically. Click here to read more about the tool.

 

Automated Points League Ranking Excel Tool – $17.99
***UPDATED for 2021***

Powered by the same concepts as the Automated SGP Ranking Tool, the Automated Points League Ranking Tool does all the same things, just for nearly any imaginable points league. The tool works with any popular projection set and allows you to enter your league’s unique point scoring system, then instantly converts those projections into tailored point totals and dollar values. The process take minutes and will give a huge advantage over owners that are not tailoring rankings specifically to the league scoring system. Click here to read more about the points league tool.

 

AGGREGATOR Projection Aggregator – $9.99
***UPDATED for 2021***

An easy-to-use Excel spreadsheet that can combine (or average) up to three different projection sets. The aggregator can use just about any well-known projection set you can find on the web (if you find one that doesn’t work, let me know!). Simply download your favorite projection sets, fill out some settings, and you’re done. No complicated formulas or VLOOKUPS for you to add.

 

Analyzing AL- and NL-Only Standings Data

As much as I love the standings gain point approach to valuing players, it does have an a couple of inherent weaknesses.

First, it’s dependent upon some form of league history to work. The whole ranking and valuation process is derived from previous standings data! Those starting new leagues, or joining an existing league, don’t have this information available.

Second, assuming you have prior standings to draw from, I’ve always been bothered by the small sample sizes of that data. And I don’t know about you, but something odd always seems to happen in my leagues. One year someone runs away with it, one year it’s a tight race between five teams, one year we add two teams, the next year we contract a team.

What are we to do?!?!

Thank You OnRoto and NFBC

Thankfully, some very generous league hosting sites have made their standings information publicly available or shared it with me! With their help, I think we can put to bed the concerns over lack of league history and small sample sizes. We have MANY leagues to look at now.

The fine folks at OnRoto.com have shared their NL- and AL-only standings data. If you’re not familiar with OnRoto, their goal is to cater to sophisticated fantasy leagues, many of which play by the “old-school” rules required by “long-term players”. They also are willing to fulfill just about any customization request (more on this later!).

I’ve also written several times about NFBC standings data for mixed leagues.

What follows is a close look at the 2016 12-team “only league” data from OnRoto. If you’re curious, you can see the 2015 AL information here and the 2015 NL information here.

Now, let’s take a look at the data!

AL-Only Standings by Category

Here are the average AL statistics within each rotisserie scoring category:

RK PTS AVG R HR RBI SB ERA WHIP W K SV
1 12 0.272 987 291 964 128 3.583 1.191 94 1,311 90
2 11 0.268 945 274 926 115 3.753 1.227 88 1,271 79
3 10 0.266 917 262 894 107 3.856 1.245 85 1,229 72
4 9 0.264 889 254 867 100 3.934 1.258 82 1,194 64
5 8 0.262 867 245 846 94 4.014 1.271 80 1,159 57
6 7 0.260 844 236 823 89 4.079 1.286 77 1,133 52
7 6 0.259 824 227 793 83 4.160 1.298 74 1,108 46
8 5 0.257 804 217 773 78 4.225 1.310 72 1,083 40
9 4 0.255 777 207 747 73 4.280 1.322 70 1,048 36
10 3 0.253 743 195 714 67 4.386 1.339 66 1,005 30
11 2 0.250 711 184 681 61 4.525 1.360 61 961 21
12 1 0.246 636 162 604 49 4.728 1.392 55 901 11

To better explain what you’re looking at, a team could have finished in 10th place in the standings but still finished 1st place in the home runs category. That team’s data appears on the “Rank 1” row, not on the “Rank 10” row.

NL-Only Standings by Category

And here are the NL stats:

RK PTS AVG R HR RBI SB ERA WHIP W K SV
1 12 0.276 950 257 915 164 3.411 1.183 93 1,354 88
2 11 0.272 917 244 879 143 3.596 1.217 86 1,284 76
3 10 0.269 883 231 845 133 3.710 1.232 82 1,234 68
4 9 0.267 863 222 816 122 3.810 1.253 79 1,192 61
5 8 0.264 840 214 798 112 3.902 1.270 75 1,155 54
6 7 0.263 813 206 775 106 3.994 1.284 73 1,125 49
7 6 0.261 787 198 743 99 4.080 1.297 70 1,093 44
8 5 0.259 763 191 718 92 4.173 1.313 66 1,062 37
9 4 0.258 740 184 692 85 4.241 1.329 63 1,026 33
10 3 0.255 703 174 660 78 4.351 1.347 60 991 27
11 2 0.252 673 160 630 70 4.445 1.372 55 945 20
12 1 0.249 618 143 570 56 4.631 1.406 48 826 11

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