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[BBlinn13]

9-10 team non-keeper roto league

Ave, Hr's, Runs, Steals, and RBI are the offensive categories
K's, Wins, Era, and Saves are the pitching categories

We have to add anothe pitching category. Some say Whip while others want Loses in reverse order. (least amount of loses get the most points and so on down)

Thoughts?


We also have a wierd roster

C-1
1B-1
2B-1
3B-1
SS-1
Middle Infielder-1
Corner Infielder-1
OF-5
Utility-1
Pitchers-8
Reserve Batter-1
Reserve Pitcher-1
DL-unlimited

Thoughts? Improvements?

[jlm53089]

WHIP. WHIP is the one of the key factors determening a good pitcher, that many scouts and fantasy players use.
or you can make it 6X6 if alot people want Loses, and just throw in OPS on batters.

[Idahofan1]

I would use WHIP. Like jlm said, it is a key stat used in player evaluation. Odds are, many in your league look at WHIP to help predict ERA anyway. After WHIP though, i would take holds.

[MHD]

Whip

[BigKahuna83]

I too say WHIP, I am against any categories that reward the lowest in any category. L's, HR's etc. IMO they encourage what I call 'Turtle-Ball' where players bench players to wrap up one or two categories instead of going balls out for victory.

[Diamond Miners]

I too say WHIP, I am against any categories that reward the lowest in any category. L's, HR's etc. IMO they encourage what I call 'Turtle-Ball' where players bench players to wrap up one or two categories instead of going balls out for victory.

[Amazinz]

I don't really agree that WHIP is a good pitcher evaluator because of the variance in hit rate but I'd still pick WHIP. It's a great stat for fantasy baseball and for me it's not about having the best real-life indicators as categories.

[fhomess]

I don't really agree that WHIP is a good pitcher evaluator because of the variance in hit rate but I'd still pick WHIP. It's a great stat for fantasy baseball and for me it's not about having the best real-life indicators as categories.

It's far better than losses, though. Losses are team dependent and while a pitcher has little control over how well his fielders field, he has even less control over how many runs his offense scores for him.

Another con (depending on perspective) with losses that I haven't seen mentioned is that starters actually lose value while relievers who have good ERA but don't get many decisions become more valuable.

[astromania]

whip and holds is another good one, but whip is the better of the two