There’s one common issue with fantasy baseball player rankings - they don’t translate to custom league settings.  Most player rankings are built toward a traditional roto 5x5 setting and most people play in leagues with custom settings.

So, how do we overcome this problem?  This summer I had the idea to create rankings based on core fantasy skills (named fScores for “fantasy scores”), rather than simply ranking one guy over another guy based on standard fantasy baseball league settings.

Pitching fScores:

There are four main skills that go into an effective fantasy baseball pitcher:

NOTE:  Run Prevention is designated by fERA and has within it a subcategory weighing external factors, such as defense behind the pitcher and home ballpark.

fPDurability

fPDurability is the pitcher’s ability to stay healthy and pitch deep into games against an average MLB starting pitcher or relief pitcher.

fStuff

fStuff is the pitcher’s ability to throw effective strikes that lead to strikeouts or progressing in the count.

fControl

fControl is the pitcher’s ability to avoid walks and pitch in or around the strike zone effectively against an average MLB starter.

fERA

fERA is the pitcher’s ability to limit runs against

fScore (Total and Future)

The provided total fScore is based upon a direct average of fPDurability, fStuff, fControl and fERA because all four skills play off each other.

fScore (Future) is considering the trending nature of all the stats aggregated into the fScore skills.

When you take fScore and Future fScore it should provide you a range that the player should fall between