Projecting X: How To Forecast Baseball Player Performance

April 6, 2013 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment

Learn the secrets to projecting baseball player performance and dominate your fantasy draft!In Projecting X: How to Forecast Baseball Player Performance, FanGraphs expert Mike Podhorzer takes you on a journey through the process of projecting baseball player performance. As he walks you through an assortment of both basic and advanced metrics, citing various pieces of […]

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Rating the 2012 Hall of Fame Candidates Based on Win Shares

December 12, 2011 by Bill Gilbert · 3 Comments

One of the first items of business in baseball each year is the announcement of players elected to the Hall of Fame. This leads to lots of speculation and a little analysis prior to the announcement which is scheduled forJanuary 9, 2012. Many systems exist for evaluating player performance. One such system, the Win Shares […]

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