Another thing I’ve been involved in I’d like to share…
I used to write a weekly column for The Hardball Times, which I immensely enjoyed but had to step down from as my career progressed. I have remained as a contributor, however, and played a part in the 2011 Forecasts.
I was responsible for providing player comments on the Red Sox as well as establishing a depth chart. As David Gassko says in an article explaining the 2011 forecasts:
- [Statistical] projections for the next six years for more than 9,000 major and minor league players. These forecasts include hitting, pitching and fielding statistics (the latter based on Brian Cartwright’s own play-by-play system), as well as wins above replacement (WAR) projections. You can read more about Oliver here.
- Raw statistics for the past four years, including all the statistical categories listed above.
- Major league equivalencies (MLEs) for the past four seasons, so you can see not just a player’s raw past statistics, but also how his numbers look adjusted for context.
- Depth chart projections to tell you how much impact a player will make at the major league level this season.
- More than 1,300 player comments from the best team bloggers on the internet, to give you a more subjective look at just about every player who matters.
- A player watch list feature, so you can keep track of every player you care about on one page.
- A fantasy value calculator that lets you set your league parameters, and tells you exactly how much each player is worth in your league.
- Projected standings.
And all of the above, updated each and every week, from now until October.
There are previews of all the content, so read David’s article and you can take advantage of them. For the whole she-bang, however, it does cost $14.95.
Obviously, I think this is a pretty good product, so for those that could get some value out of this, definitely take a look.