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TRAITS TO TARGET

PROSPECT EXPERTISE TO HELP YOU WIN YOUR FANTASY LEAGUE

By employing the use of data over the years, I have been able to find a degree of accuracy I previously could not. While no statistic or combination of statistics is truly 100% predictive, by looking at a combination of metrics we get a good understanding of a player’s strengths and weaknesses from a tools perspective.

Through the use of data and analytics we can look at isolated skills or set thresholds on a variety of skills to find the most well-rounded hitters.

We can measure bat-to-ball skills with contact rate and in-zone contact rate, giving

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