Verticality might be the culprit, both geographically and in approach.
Explaining and contextualizing some updates to our flagship hitting and pitching metrics, and comparing them to others.
A discussion some of the changes we’ve made to DRC+ and DRA, an explanation of how they work, and finally a look at some notable 2021 examples of these statistics in action.
If you’re looking to evaluate a pitcher’s expected contribution compared to league average and get a good idea of how they’ll perform in the future, DRA- is the tool for you.
I’ve been playing fantasy baseball for such a long time that I can remember when FIP and BABIP were both a Really Big Deal. It seems difficult to believe now but a few short years ago, fantasy analysts would simply utter a pitcher’s FIP and this was considered valid shorthand for player performance. BABIP didn’t…