NFL fans will be familiar with the Jimmy Johnson Chart, which assigns value to draft picks by future expected value of the players drafted. It’s high time we get one of those for PSD. Presenting the Moontower Chart! Now GMs can easily determine the approximate value of draft picks when…
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I’m including projections from my spreadsheet and corresponding estimates of contract overall value. They are a little wonky this year – still calibrating for the new ball. Following those are grades and short comments on each deal. I’ve estimated the cost of one WAR in free agency to be about…
This year we’re doing things a little differently owing to a lack of time. I’m including projections from my spreadsheet and corresponding estimates of contract overall value. Following those are grades and short comments on each deal. I’ve estimated the cost of one WAR in free agency to be about…
You all know the drill by now – projections are from my very imperfect spreadsheet and are park and league-neutral and assume each player plays a full season. Trades are at the end. Happy reading and looking forward to arguing about these! Player: 3B Mauro Gonzalez Team: CHC Contract: 6/$208m…
Arizona Diamondbacks @Diamond cutter clearly builds a team through expert drafting and amateur signings, supplementing his homegrown talent with a few key free agent signings. Allain is relatively quiet on the trade market, and has yet to explore picking up players through MiLB deals or waiver claims. Best name: Ferid Negrouz…
Player: 2B Josh Phillips Team: DET Contract: 6/$144m (Year 6 TO) Expected park-neutral slash line: .240/.306/.370 (3.01 WAR/600) Grade: C- Phillips gets a teary-eyed farewell from a thankful Brewers GM here. While I thought Phillips would cash in, I didn’t expect him to get the richest deal in free agency…
To kick off celebrating our 50th year as a league, I created a March Madness-style bracket of 32 of PSD’s most dominant teams. During each round, GMs would vote in head-to-head matchups on which team they thought was best. The results, however, might have been a foregone conclusion, as the…
BOSTON — PSD’s newest general manager and president took the helm in Boston just after the league’s busiest in-season event: the July 31 trade deadline. While Alec Snyder would have liked to get the offseason plan in motion before it even started, the benefit of having some down time actually accomplished…
The Trade Cincinnati Reds send: SP/1B Long-dong Gustafsson (MLB) [75% Retention for rest of year ONLY] Kansas City Royals send: SP Jeff Holt (AA) SP Bobby Morgan (R-) 1B Joe Santos (AA) 1st and 2nd round picks 2052 Removal of PTBNL from Holcomb trade Analysis: The best player in baseball…
MONTREAL — It’s a joyous day north of the border as the draft has come and passed and the Expos have a fresh crop of new talent in the minor league system. This year, team GM Ryan Wangman made his priorities clear, selecting four college pitchers in the top 45…