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What It Takes To Win - Correction

By Tim Dierkes [April 1, 2008 at 8:24am CST]

A reader pointed out that I've been making an error in this series. I kept talking about how third place in each category would net you 9 points per and 90 total. In reality third place gets you 10 points per and 100 total. I still feel that the goal should be 90, so you should be striving for fourth place in each category. Below are adjusted benchmarks for all ten categories.

Hitting

.283 AVG
283 HR
1111 RBI
1143 runs
169 SBs

Pitching

3.87 ERA
1.26 WHIP
1179 Ks
98 wins
90 saves

Monthly benchmarks

.283 AVG
48 HR
186 RBI
191 runs
29 SBs
3.87 ERA
1.26 WHIP
197 Ks
17 wins
15 saves

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Comments

how about a shout out to all those that sent you info that allowed you to come up with those #s

Posted by: 5150bosox | April 01, 2008 at 12:51 PM

You mean the guy who left the comment with the correction? No one sent me info for the numbers.

Posted by: Tim Dierkes | April 01, 2008 at 06:21 PM

I'm a little bit confused. Your estimations call for more than 100 R, RBI, 30+ HR per position.. most teams only have 3 players or so above that benchmark.. do fill-ins really make up for that much statistically??

Posted by: lmaozedong | April 02, 2008 at 12:21 PM

How about a spinoff - What it Takes to Lose, where everyone posts awful single day stats. The ERA's and WHIP's would probably be the most entertaining.

Posted by: xFIP27 | April 04, 2008 at 12:25 AM

Ummm...fourth place in each category would win your league. How is that not reaching for the stars?

Posted by: Tim Dierkes | April 29, 2008 at 11:25 AM

These estimations are for teams with 14 hitters in the standard roto positions, it's not anything like 100 R,RBI per hitter.

Posted by: Tim Dierkes | April 29, 2008 at 11:26 AM