Comments on: 2008 Fantasy Baseball Draft Lists

By: IowaCubs

IowaCubs — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:43:00 +0000

http://www.sportfanatics.net/Fantasy/Baseball/2008/2008_Holds_Relief_Pitchers.htm

I just found that link… I have no idea how to project this bullshit stat.

By: rudygamble

rudygamble — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:34:00 +0000

The Ron Shandler Handbook has Holds projections (Heath Bell #1 with 30 holds).

I don't think Holds can really be projected though - it is too dependent on opportunity.

Holds = Good reliever + opportunity

I'd keep an eye for Closer Depth Lists - I've seen them on Rotoworld, ESPN, etc. Then I'd look at those and check their ERA/WHIP/K projections to see how good they are....

By: Who We Are

Who We Are — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:19:00 +0000

Is this league managed by Scott Boras? (A proponent of holds because it gets middlemen more money. Actually, a proponent of anything that gets him more money.) I would simply look for strong setup guys that are behind closers who won't lose their job. Lyon, Bell, Turnbow were last season's leaders, but Bell's the only strong holds contender looking ahead. Turnbow will be picking up Gagne's rotator cuff by May and Lyon looks like he'll be closing.

Heilman's a good bet since the Mets will have leads, but I'm worried about Wagner.

Jon Rauch's a contender but Cordero could be gone-zo by June.

Broxton maybe, if you have faith in Saito.

Tony Pena, if you believe Lyon will run with the closing job.

I'll forward your question on to our resident statistician, Rudy Gamble, to see if he has any insight on projections.

By: IowaCubs

IowaCubs — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:52:00 +0000

My NLO league uses holds as a stat. No idea why we do, we just do.

Do you know how I could project holds from setup guys?

By: Herb Urban

Herb Urban — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:21:00 +0000

Awesome work. Thank you. I’ll be here all week, cramming for my drafts.

By: Who We Are

Who We Are — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:17:00 +0000

I hope Big Z punches Soto in his fat face.

By: IowaCubs

IowaCubs — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:15:00 +0000

I’m going to laugh at you when Soto goes crazy this year. I watched him at AAA progress from a scrub in 05-06 to a balanced force at the plate.

He continued his solid hitting as a September callup. Last year I saw a guy that was absolutely dominant in Des Moines, and it appeared that his approach in Chicago wasn’t much different with similar results.

http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=13833