JP Kastner from Creativesports.com with Jeff Erickson on XM
How to fill your Strat-o-Matic teams, Jeff first mentions Chipper Jones & Coco Crisp going on the DL, with Adam Stern looking to fill in for Crisp. Strato being full simulation, defense much more
important than with Roto, high value on BB including HBP's, but values are from last year's numbers so you must guess on future values. Uses system of cards, & much to my surprise,
JP says they also measure ability to hit in the 'clutch,' which he calculates on ab's & runs. He has
an arm rating system with 0=average, -2=great, +2= poor, giving example of Jeff Francoeur someone he wouldn't draft, as he doesn't walk much or have a good arm; he loves Sal Fasano as
others might pass by as 'not young & flashy,' but has everything else. Notes many Milwaukee Brewers came up in his drafts & especially JJ Hardy, a good defensive player at a key position.
Jeff still feels the Braves will trade by mid-season for help in the bullpen. Wednesday's guest is
the founder of Strat-o-Matic.
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posted by susan at
4/11/2006 12:20:00 PM
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As a Brewers fan, I can tell you first hand that J.J. Hardy is going to be a star. He's not as good of a player as Weeks or Fielder, yet to me it seems like the media and fans are going to make him the biggest star of that trio, certainly at the moment.
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Anonymous, at 2:19 PM
I do hear his name mentioned a lot--must be nice to be in an atmosphere where the fans can propel you--.
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susan, at 2:41 PM
Just an FYI, tomorrow we're going to have Hal Richman, the founder and operator of Strat-o-Matic, on Fantasy Focus. I'll ask him about the clutch factor among my questions.
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Anonymous, at 2:45 AM
Thanks, Jeff--what's also interesting
is how long some of these guys have been doing this--I believe JP said he's been in it since 1985--how did
these guys do it before the internet--
by hand, of course, but how arduous!
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susan, at 3:21 AM
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