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We have a new weapon available. Perfect for guys who want to know how rankings change if you start two wide receivers rather than two, or if TD passes or worth 6 points. Or who want an overall list that runs deeper than 50.
And, especially, perfect for those in auction leagues.
Go the main page of the website and log in, using your e-mail address and your password. Then, look at the “Your Products” section on the right-hand side of the page. One of the items there (assuming you purchased the Aug. 11 update or are a regular subscriber) is title “8/11 Custom Auction Values”.
This, through computer-programming magic, allows you to get inside my skull. It takes our current stat projections for each player (updated through Sunday night) and runs those numbers through the exact process I would use if I were competing in your salary-cap driven league.
There is some setup involved. It probably will take you 5 minutes to answer the necessary background questions I would need to know before playing in your league. First, you’ll need to answer some questions about how your league is scored – how many points for yards and TDs, etc. And then there are some questions about the setup of your auction – how many guys are being purchased at each position. Are tight ends and wide receivers separate? Stuff like that.
But once you’ve done that brief setup (and you need to do it only once), this new gizmo will give you auction values that are accurate right down to the penny. You’ll be set, in other words, to flat out crush the guys who wander into your auction without being adequately prepared.
The application has value even to those who aren’t doing auctions. Some guys are always lobbying that we do a “tier” system in ranking our players. This kind of gives you that, since the players have dollar values attached – you can see where the dropoffs in value are the most severe, and that’s completely tied in with your scoring system. And there also are people who want deeper overall lists. This should appeal to them as well. With player values going out to the penny, you’ll see at least some difference between all of the players that we would envision going over the $1.00 minimum in an auction – basically, some difference between he top two thirds of players who’ll be selected.
Even if you’re not in an auction, definitely check out this new product. I’m sure you’ll like it.
—Ian Allan
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Posted by IAN ALLAN | Aug. 11 at 04:40 PM
For those who haven't participated in auctions in the past, keep these ballpark numbers in mind in the setup portion. For QBs, probably all the starters plus a few backups will go for more than minimum bid. For RBs, probably all the starters and one backup per team will go for more than the minimum. At WR, probably all the starters will go for more than the min, and maybe half of the teams will have a backup receiver earning more than the minimum. At TE, about 70 percent of the starters (on fantasy teams) will go for more than the min. At kicker, maybe 20 percent of the starters go for more than min. And at defense, maybe half of the starters go for more than the min. Those are good ballpark numbers to get you started -- then you can play with the setup numbers if you don't like the look of the player values.
Posted by David Hanley | Aug. 11 at 07:05 PM
Hey Ian- Is there anyway to incorporate keepers (ie-the impact of the remaining player values given 36 players are kept for less points then they are really worth.) I try to do this in an excel spreadsheet every year, taking into consideration my league's tendencies, but it takes 5-10 hrs, so if you have already built something I'd rather use yours!
Posted by IAN ALLAN | Aug. 11 at 07:41 PM
I think this deal could help you. I suggest you first run prices for the league as if there were no keepers. That would give you exact prices for 2008. Then calculate how many dollars under value those 36 players are going to be kept for -- say they're being protected for $100 (combined) under what they're actually worth. You can then add extra dollars (at the setup stage) to get a good ballpark of the value of the remaining players. You'll need to add more than $100 extra, since some of that money will be added to the value of the 36 keepers.
Posted by Marco Tavares | Aug. 13 at 02:01 PM
Hey Ian, I noticed on the PPR stats the total fantasy points sorting was incorrect. The PDF has the correct sorting, but if you use the auction tool or the spreadsheet for 2008 season you will notice that the fantasy points are not sorted correctly. Some players are affected. For example Wes Welker. Just wanted to let you know.
Posted by IAN ALLAN | Aug. 13 at 08:40 PM
There may be a discrepancy on Welker. When I was putting the thing together, I noticed he finished a spot ahead of Braylon Edwards in the PPR format. I didn't like that. So while in the process of outputting the deal, I tweaked his numbers down a little bit. That change should appear correctly on all 19 different versions of the product. Since you bring it up, though, I suppose that number tweak wasn't reflected in the stat projections file, where he's probably slightly ahead of Edwards. And the stat projections file feeds into the custom rankings and custom auction deal. It will be corrected on the Thursday revisions of the projections.