Comments on: Catching the Blues in KC http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/catching-the-blues-in-kc/ Daily fantasy baseball analysis and strategy Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:47:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nathan http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/catching-the-blues-in-kc/#comment-751 Nathan Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:49:52 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=1389#comment-751 I’m wondering how the +12.5 positional adjustment for catchers was derived. Because of both the lack of UZR at the position and the small sample size of catchers changing positions, it would seem to be very different from the other positions. I assume it isn’t arbitrary, but I’m stumped. I’m wondering how the +12.5 positional adjustment for catchers was derived. Because of both the lack of UZR at the position and the small sample size of catchers changing positions, it would seem to be very different from the other positions. I assume it isn’t arbitrary, but I’m stumped.

]]> By: csusi http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/catching-the-blues-in-kc/#comment-750 csusi Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:13:05 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=1389#comment-750 as ole david pointed out in november, if kelly shoppach can minimize the number of strikeouts he records, i think he'll make a monster statement in the catcher department this year. that along with giving him consistent at bats instead of letting him get red hot only to bench him and play sal fasano. ole sal pal is out of the mix now, so as a tribe fan im pulling for the vic at first and letting kelly take over the reins. we'll see what happens. good read marc. in hopes that shoppach floats under the radar in my fantasy draft -csusi as ole david pointed out in november, if kelly shoppach can minimize the number of strikeouts he records, i think he’ll make a monster statement in the catcher department this year. that along with giving him consistent at bats instead of letting him get red hot only to bench him and play sal fasano. ole sal pal is out of the mix now, so as a tribe fan im pulling for the vic at first and letting kelly take over the reins. we’ll see what happens. good read marc.

in hopes that shoppach floats under the radar in my fantasy draft
-csusi

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