Episode 86- Pricing Episode
Guest – Tristan H. Cockcroft
TGFBI Discussion
Strategy Section
Handling Speed in Auctions/Drafts
How do you tackle speed in auctions?
Roster construction
Auction Values
How do you tackle speed in roto drafts?
Pricing Risk
How do you price injury risk?
Examples: Chris Sale (3 weeks ago), Justin Verlander, Carlos Carrasco
How do you price uncertain injury return time?
Examples: Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Alex Verdugo
How do you price age risk?
Examples: Max Scherzer, Charlie Morton, David Price, Nelson Cruz
How do you price players who have not signed with a team yet?
Example: Yasiel Puig (a month ago)
How do you price rookies or sophomores who had a great rookie season?
Examples: Luis Robert, Austin Meadows, Fernando Tatis
Adjusting expectations for COVID-19
How are you adjusting your projections/ranks?
Do injury prone players now become more valuable or less valuable?
Are closers more valuable now?
How do teams take the variability of a short season into account?
How will baseball teams use prospects differently in 2020 (assume we start mid-season)?
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Keeper / Dynasty Leagues
What rules should we set forth now with the uncertainty of the 2020 season?
For 2020, For 2021 and beyond
Mondesi, B. Reynolds
Bulk Relievers
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.