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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Mike Silva Chronicles - Part 9: Fantasy Game

By Tangotiger, 12:38 PM

Do you think advanced metrics real value is creating better Fantasy Game Products.  I personally think it would be the best way to monetize the industry on a higher level.

Their “real” value?  They have real value to the front offices of MLB.  They also have real value to Gamers as well.  They have value to fans.  They have value to anyone who has a question that starts with “why” or “how”.  Sabermetrics tries to paint the picture by interpreting the numbers, by trying to figure out the context that those numbers were put up in, so we can see how much we can tie those numbers back to the players in question, and how much we can expect to see those numbers going forward.

And yes, the best way to monetize sabermetrics is through Fantasy baseball.  This is because Fantasy baseball is a bigger industry than the corporate part of MLB.  It’s kind of weird to think about it, but when you strip away the salaries and other player compensation, and you realize that each team operates independently, you are left with a small shop, with a couple of dozen employees, and revenues to match. 


#1    SM      (see all posts) 2009/12/30 (Wed) @ 13:34

Gambling and sports books as well.


#2    Zach      (see all posts) 2009/12/30 (Wed) @ 16:03

Of course. How would people know about BABIP (or FIP, to some fantasy players) if it weren’t for fantasy? The problem, I think, is that people don’t know *why* a pitcher’s BABIP is a red flag if too high or too low--they haven’t been exposed to sabermetric studies regarding BABIP and just go with what they’ve heard about it.


#3    GTWMA      (see all posts) 2009/12/30 (Wed) @ 19:45

I think the answer is simpler.  Their real value is that they help you understand the great game of baseball.

The rest is just dollars chasing after that value.


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