High Level Outline:
The pcDrafter Gold algorithm herein will rank the Best Available Players for the team about to make a draft pick. pcDrafter Gold allows you to accurately compare the value of all players regardless of what position they play. The key is calculating how much more valuable a player is at his position than his peers at that same position. Then, comparing all players across positions to see who has the most value, given the current state of the draft. The more a player outscores his position’s benchmark, the more valuable he becomes. To make all this happen… A) projected stats are needed for each player. Players are evaluated using the following formula: 1. Static BenchmarkBefore the draft the system computes a Static BenchMark for each position.
We establish the Static BenchMark by position as follows: (# Teams) X (# Starters at that position) X (Position Multiplier) EXAMPLE: Say the league starts 2 RBs and has 10 teams… 10 X 2 X 1.5 = 30 So, before the draft starts, we would take the projected Fantasy points for the 30th best RB (lets say that was 520 points). Then, the Static BenchMark for the RB would equal 520 points. 2. Dynamic BenchmarkA player’s value is also a function of how that player compares to the best players currently available at his position. So, as players are drafted, the remaining players can become more or less valuable depending on who’s selected during the draft. pcDrafter Gold will easily be able to reflect this by leveraging the following:
3. Team Need FactorAs the draft progresses, each team will have varying needs to fill by position, depending upon what that team has already drafted at that position.
Example: if a team has two RBs and the league starts two, then that team’s need factor for another RB is 0.85. Here, the team’s RB need factor is below 1.0 because the team already has satisfied its starting RB requirement. 4. League Wide Need FactorpcDrafter Gold will easily be able to reflect this by leveraging the following table:
Example: if the league has 12 teams and each team is required to start two RBs then if the league has already drafted 11 RBs we get… 5. League Bias FactorSome leagues have a bias about drafting certain positions. Some leagues overvalue QBs for example. Others tend to avoid drafting QBs. Veteran managers may know this and will want to take advantage of it. 6. League Maximum FactorTo ensure pcDrafter Gold does not suggest players for a team after that team has reached its maximum allowed, Gold employs a 0/1 for each position… IF # players at POS (i) LESS THAN POS(i) MAX THEN 1.0 ELSE 0 SUMMARYIn a faction of a second, and for each player drafted, GOLD ranks players before each team makes its draft pick using the following formula:GOLD = (Player Projected Fantasy Points – Static BenchMark) x (Player Projected Fantasy Points – Dynamic BenchMark) x (Current Team’s Need) x (League Need) x (League Bias) x (League Max) The higher the player’s GOLD score, the more valuable the player is to the team currently drafting. See our other Gold insight articles: The Difference Factor - Picking players based on what they bring to the whole team. Gold Details - the factors we consider and a brief explanation of each. Other articles- including several analyses of pcDrafter in the hands of experts. Note: all forecast data updates after June 1, 2008 will be for subscribers only |
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