Comments on: Fan Projection Targets: 12/1/2009

By: Detroit

Detroit — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:45:00 +0000

I think one of the writers said you may put in your own catcher defense ratings if you want. For example I rated Laird as an 11 to 15 UZR catcher for his cannon arm. It would have been 16 to 20 but the Tigers have talked about playing Alex Avila more at catcher to develop him as well as keep Laird fresh and so he can give more with his bat.

By: Big Oil

Big Oil — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:41:36 +0000

I was one at a certain local high school. They haven’t claimed that name yet; I fear it is coming though.

By: Detroit

Detroit — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:40:33 +0000

This is a great idea. I find myself much more willing to go out and vote for other teams than my own when I just have to do a few preselected ones a day.

By: Jesus

Jesus — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:58:56 +0000

Excellent idea with the targets.

Question, even though it doesn’t relate to any of these three players: When projecting catchers, should we choose 0 for their UZR as opposed to to just leaving it under the “Select” option, or does it not matter?

By: Mike Green

Mike Green — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:45:44 +0000

The Bruce and Jackson fan projections differ quite a bit from the James projections. The fact that Bruce and Jackson once played a no-nukes concert together, while James was nowhere to be found, undoubtedly plays a part.

By: nitro2831

nitro2831 — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:32:17 +0000

You can separate the home fans projections from everybody else’s? How do you do this?

By: flyingsquirrel

flyingsquirrel — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:03:42 +0000

Should’ve been the Rebels. Damn PC culture.

By: scatterbrian

scatterbrian — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:13:24 +0000

This is an awesome addition fellas.

One thought: the three projections are very similar to James’s so far, and I wonder if that’s due to all of us looking at the player pages while filling these out and consciously or unconsciously leaning toward James. Is there a way to hide the James projections for the three players each day?

By: Adam W.

Adam W. — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:25:34 +0000

The more I look at Nolasco’s stat line, the more I think that 2008 was really the illusion. Here is some food for thought:

Nolasco DER 2008: .729
Florida DER 2008: .693
Nolasco DER 2009: .683
Florida DER 2009: .685

Nolasco IFFB% 2008: 11.8%
Nolasco IFFB% 2009: 8.1%
Nolasco IFFB% Career: 9.3%

Nolasco wFB/C 2008: .29
Nolasco wFB/C 2009: -1.01
Nolasco wFB/C Career: -.52

By: redsoxtalk

redsoxtalk — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:12:38 +0000

Thanks for this great idea, Dave! Selecting targets each day is a great way to get enough projections quickly.

One suggestion: the stolen bases need to be more granular at the bottom, especially. Everyone is projected to get 5, 15, 25 stolen bases because the range is pretty big and everyone is choosing the same option. For example, I think David Ortiz will steal 1-2 bases next year, so I select the second option, and it puts him down for 5. I think 0-2 bases is basically the same thing.