Episode 343: A Very Average Podcast

About this episode

The episode discusses batting average, its comparison to OBP, and strategies for improving team performance in fantasy baseball.

We're back for a discussion of one single category: yes, the famously tricky...batting average (though Jon thinks you should switch to OBP like a modern person of taste and intellect). We talk about AVG vs. OBP, how to approach a team that is last in the category, and we go through a little exercise in thinking about the type of player you might add to strengthen your performance across the remaining four offensive categories. Hey, it's a short podcast because Jon had to go pick up his kid, who was caught outside in a raging thunderstorm. Read Mike's article here: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/107461/help-my-batting-average-is-terrible/ Also, I give a shout out to BP's wonderful Injured List Ledger, a helpful and visually pleasing tool to track both current players on the IL and the history of injuries for a player and/or team. Check it out here: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/baseball-prospectus-injured-list-ledger/ . Thank you to Derek Rhoads for developing this great resource. Flags Fly Forever is a Baseball Prospectus podcast. For more fantasy baseball information, visit baseballprospectus.com and click on "Fantasy." You can find Flags Fly Forever on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Bret Sayre, Mike Gianella, Jon Hegglund

Topics covered

• batting average
• OBP
• fantasy baseball
• offensive categories
• player performance

Keywords

• batting average
• OBP
• fantasy baseball
• offensive categories
• player performance
• Injured List Ledger
• Baseball Prospectus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baseball Prospectus

Books & works: Injured List Ledger, Help! My Batting Average is Terrible

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