Editing Positions

[GoldenEagle]

Have you tried PVM with category weighting? Pretty straightforward way to drop the saves and SB's in the aggregate without having to go player by player tweaking the database.

[stevusmagnus]

More to the point, Steve, what Merv describes is what you want to do... copy the base values to the user1 field, then edit them there. Set user1 to be your valuation system, and you've got what you were looking for (although Neuman's point is a valid one, the $ should be based on stats).

True, but I use the projections as a baseline and tweak them a little because I'm playing a H2H game. The $ amounts are for a rotisserie game.

Any advice in H2H 5x5 drafting strategy by the way?

I'm in a shallow 12 team mixed league.

[stevusmagnus]

But why would you want to do this? His R$ is based on the stats he is producing. If you think he is worth more, then you obviously think his projected stats are too low.

Yes I do. But I also want to downgrade guys like Crawford and Reyes who get their $ from speed. In a H2H league steals are inconsistent week to week so I'd rather go for guys with high power values. So then I'd need to make an adjustment of ranks on my draft sheet to reflect this.

Unless there is a H2H evaluator option I'm missing. That would be GREAT, actually.

Currently the draft cheatsheets/ rotisserie $ is based on a rotisserie game. I want my draft sheet to be skewed towards big power 1st, speed second.

[RAY@HQ]

More to the point, Steve, what Merv describes is what you want to do... copy the base values to the user1 field, then edit them there. Set user1 to be your valuation system, and you've got what you were looking for (although Neuman's point is a valid one, the $ should be based on stats).

[RAY@HQ]

Answer from Roto Lab...

There is Tool on the Tools menu to copy all values from the value field to a user value field if you want that as a starting point.

Now THAT I did not realize. That's a key, that makes doctoring projections WAY easier.

[helloneumn]

Thanks. I mean the big draft cheatsheet. I wish there was a way I could just bump him up in rank or $ value rather than fiddle with his HR's etc.

But why would you want to do this? His R$ is based on the stats he is producing. If you think he is worth more, then you obviously think his projected stats are too low.

[stevusmagnus]

Answer from RotoLab

Answer from Roto Lab...

You can change the projections and that will modify the value (which will change the order). Or you can use one of the custom user fields and put in your own values which will create a custom order. There is Tool on the Tools menu to copy all values from the value field to a user value field if you want that as a starting point. And you have to select the User field as your value system.

in my football pgroam, I have drag-and-drop ranking, but it is not in baseball yet because of the multiple position eligibility in baseball. Still working out some details before I can put it in.

[pate]

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Yahoo doesn't disclose the specifics, and it can be annoying as heck sometimes for those that traverse the Yahoo universe. I guess it's part of their "secret recipe" of ingredients. Especially troublesome on rookies with a few DH appearances in prior Sept.
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I can always put in a Yahoo Position field in the database next season, if this information is something I can get before release time. Does anyone that plays Yahoo Fantasy baseball know when it is posted and where the list is (sorry for the ignorance on this subject, I don't play the public leagues).

-Merv

[pate]

Thanks. I mean the big draft cheatsheet. I wish there was a way I could just bump him up in rank or $ value rather than fiddle with his HR's etc.

I have drag-and-drop ranking in my football program, but it is not in RotoLab yet. A lot of problems still have to be worked out with the Multiple position eligibility that exists in baseball.

-Merv

[RAY@HQ]

Thanks. I mean the big draft cheatsheet. I wish there was a way I could just bump him up in rank or $ value rather than fiddle with his HR's etc.

You can work with the User Value fields to do this, downside there is that you need to set a user value for everyone for it to have any meaning. That gets time-consuming, but potentially a big payoff to you if there are a lot of guys you want to bump around.

Alternatively, use the color-coded flags... if you've got a couple of guys in the same dollar value range but have one flagged as 'Breakout' or 'Bid up', etc., I find that to be very helpful during the actual draft.

[GoldenEagle]

Does anyone know what criteria that Yahoo uses for Position eligibility. They aren't using the the standard 20 games obviously, but certainly it is not subjective, right? -Merv

At the beginning of the Yahoo! Fantasy Baseball season, Yahoo! Sports placed all players into positions based in part on information from official rosters, but focusing mainly on past performance. Some players appear in multiple position lists and are eligible to fill any of those positions.

A player's position eligibility will not be adjusted prior to the beginning of the season. (If a player in spring training is playing "new" position, that position will not appear until a player has met the criteria for a change.)

Yahoo doesn't disclose the specifics, and it can be annoying as heck sometimes for those that traverse the Yahoo universe. I guess it's part of their "secret recipe" of ingredients. Especially troublesome on rookies with a few DH appearances in prior Sept.

In-season eligibility is 5 games started or 10 games appeared at a new position.

[stevusmagnus]

Thanks. I mean the big draft cheatsheet. I wish there was a way I could just bump him up in rank or $ value rather than fiddle with his HR's etc.

[RAY@HQ]

You can change individual projections in the 'Editor' page. For instance, you can bump Lee's HR total from 29 to 39, and when you do that his R$ changes on the fly.

If you do change projections, just make sure to set him to 'no update' on the BHQ import page, so your changes aren't overwritten next time you update everyone else.

Not sure what you mean about positions on draft grids, though...

[stevusmagnus]

Thanks Ray! You're a lifesaver.

Also how do I adjust players' positions on my draft grid?

What if I want to bump up Carlos Lee higher than his BBHQ prediction?

I'm playing H2H, so I need to tweak the standard rotisserie predictions that come with the software. Thanks!

Steve

[pate]

Does anyone know what criteria that Yahoo uses for Position eligibility. They aren't using the the standard 20 games obviously, but certainly it is not subjective, right? Also, if you are readigng this, then you should not be paying more than $39 for the program.

-Merv