As Major League Baseball continues to throw a number of possible adjustments for this season at the wall, whether you are a commissioner or not, you should be looking at a variety of ways to improve your league and increase the level of competition.
Some try to go the keeper or dynasty route, as they hope to emulate the game as much as possible while some try to add on more refined, saber-friendly categories to push the mathematical knowledge even further. Either is fine, but if you’re not into overhauling too much, there is a way to break away from traditional 5×5 categories while still maintaining the original flavor of fantasy baseball.
Some people like to refine things on offense by changing from batting average to on-base percentage or even going from stolen bases to net stolen bases — which, obviously, penalizes for a player being caught stealing. Those are all well and good, but it’s actually not the offensive categories which need refinement.
Pitching, on the other hand, does. Many leagues have already made the change from wins, often considered too arbitrary a category, to quality starts, but that tends to dilute the starting pitching pool and devalue hurlers who usually throw more than six innings per start. If you want to make a solid adjustment, then offer your league the opportunity to change the saves category to “saves plus holds” and increase the value of all relievers, not just the ninth-inning guys.
Chasing saves in fantasy baseball has become an arduous affair over the past several years, and the closer position has proven to be the most volatile in this game. Managers either have too quick of a hook when a reliever is struggling or, if you have one of those mad geniuses like Joe Maddon at the helm — their tendency to play the lefty/righty matchups makes it extremely difficult to know who will get the save from game to game.
Those who choose to invest in top-tier closers get burned by the volatility, and those who chase the saves category during the year end up blowing the majority of their Free-Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB) on players who don’t help their team over the long haul. Changing your scoring category from saves to “saves plus holds” will fix it for everyone.
A truncated 2020 season is a great test market for such a change, as we are expecting fewer days off and more doubleheaders. Increased rosters will allow managers to carry more relievers, thus enabling them to spare the extra wear-and-tear of using someone twice in one day or even on back-to-back days.
If you combine save and holds, your concern for acquiring just ninth-inning firemen wanes, which, ultimately will have you looking for the most talented arms, not just the guys with a temporary opportunity. It is an easy experiment for now and, after witnessing it in action, one you won’t want to stray from in the future.
Howard Bender is the VP of operations and head of content at Fantasy-Alarm.com. Follow him on Twitter @rotobuzzguy and catch him on the award-winning “Fantasy Alarm Radio Show” on the SiriusXM fantasy sports channel weekdays from 5-7 p.m. Go to FantasyAlarm.com for all your fantasy baseball advice.
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