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RosterResource Chat - 12/6/24
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AvatarJason Martinez
2:48
Solidifying the catching position seemed like the priority for the lineup. Not much room to do much else. Assuming they use Josh Smith in a super-utility role, there probably is room for a DH type. But the expectation is that Evan Carter will become a lineup regular and Leody Taveras the 4th OF once Carter wins the job. They just need everyone to get healthy and bounce back. Their focus has to be pitching. They need at least 1 SP and at least 3 RP.
Jonah
2:48
Could the Phillies be a possible Seiya Suzuki destination?  Or does his poor fielding + strikeout issues make him too redundant with the many players on their roster who fit those descriptions?
AvatarJon Becker
2:50
He's certainly an upgrade over Castellanos, so if that's the sole goal, then sure he fits. But I do see your point about the redundancy; what they've needed for years, in the outfield especially, is dynamism.
I Love RR Power Rankings
2:51
Jason, just want to say I really appreciate the RR Power Ranking model. It's just SUCH a nice filter to quickly see who had a good season with some context. Have you written anywhere what all goes into the model? Like MILB park factors, Age-to-level adjustments, weighting for PAs? Just curious and appreciative!
AvatarJason Martinez
2:53
For the MiLB version, I did a little bit in the Introduction when it was added to FanGraphs ... https://blogs.fangraphs.com/introducing-rosterresources-milb-power-ran...

Park Factors aren't part of the equation, but that's the one thing I definitely want to add. It's just difficult because it varies so much. Even the leagues that are super hitter-friendly has ballparks that are more or less extreme.

The MLB version is really simple and favors BB/K rates.
Guest
2:54
Any thoughts on the Nick Frasso situation in LA?
AvatarJon Becker
2:55
Sounds like he's finally throwing to hitters after two almost-completely-lost seasons, so he'll theoretically be full-go for next year (albeit on innings limits, I'm sure). He is pretty far back on the Dodgers SP depth chart, though, so I wonder if they try him out as a multi-inning reliever.
Trade Simulator
2:55
Since BaseballTradeValues dot com was put behind a paywall, have you guys given any consideration to developing your own version of a fantasy trade simulator at FG? Is there any functionality in the Auction Calculator (which is great btw) that could be built upon to make this reasonably do-able?
AvatarJason Martinez
3:00
I'm not all that familiar with it. I've seen some stuff like that on social media that gets dunked on. Seems like a very difficult thing to do. So much context is necessary and things move so quickly in the baseball world. When you follow along as closely as me and Jon (partly because it's our job) and I'm sure many roster nerds, you can stay ahead of the algorithms.

With that said, we will have a RosterResource meeting during the Winter Meetings and I'll be sure to bring this up and get back to you during next Friday's chat.
That'll do it for today. Thanks for joining us! Jon and I will be back next week with the post-Winter Meetings chat.
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