Tired of season long games?
Injuries beating you down to the point that you’re having a hard time getting motivated?
The folks over at RotoDerby have the medicine for what ails you.
They have created a game that focuses primarily on the home run, not the total game of a player, and it’s super simple to get involved in the action.
1 – I’ll lay out the rules.
2 – I’ll talk prizes.
3- I’ll give some advice on some of the players to target/avoid.
4 – I’ll let you know how you can take on me and the Fantasy Alarm crew in a league this season.
Simple, competitive, fun.
THE RULES
Not much to it. You can pretty much take in all the rules in about two minutes.
Rosters |
Six Infielders |
Four Outfielders |
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Scoring |
HR : 5 pts |
RBI : 1 pt |
K : (-1) pt |
Simple, right? Some further data.
A player must have hit at least 13 home runs last season to be eligible for the contest.
You cannot roster more than 215 homers on your roster, that’s the salary cap. What that means is that your 10 hitters, again six infielders and four outfielders, cannot have hit more than 215 homers last season.
You chose your roster of 10 players and you can edit that group any time until the season starts at which point the roster locks for the entire season.
There is no free agency.
There is no trading.
It’s lock and load, draft masters style, with one caveat.
The standings reset every month. At the start of each month the standings reset back to zero giving the league six different competitions through the course of the 2016 season.
PRIZES
First place winners each month can win up to $1,000 (for a mere $29 entry fee).
There are also free leagues if you just want to play to check it out.
PLAYER ADVICE
There are many resources you should consider when choosing your team. Let’s go through a couple of them.
RotoDerby provides a cheatsheet that lists players total in homers, runs batted in and strikeouts. The cheatsheet also provides 2016 Projections if you want to look forward.
Let’s talk players a bit. Let’s look at the leading HR/FB ratio performers last season, minimum 300 plate appearances.
Name | HR/FB | Name | HR/FB | Name | HR/FB | ||
Pedro Alvarez | 32.50% | Edwin Encarnacion | 19.90% | Luis Valbuena | 16.70% | ||
Giancarlo Stanton | 32.10% | Jose Abreu | 19.70% | Ryan Zimmerman | 16.50% | ||
Nelson Cruz | 30.30% | Joc Pederson | 19.70% | Adrian Gonzalez | 16.40% | ||
Chris Davis | 29.40% | Hanley Ramirez | 19.20% | Yasmani Grandal | 16.30% | ||
Bryce Harper | 27.30% | Randal Grichuk | 19.10% | Brandon Crawford | 16.20% | ||
Miguel Sano | 26.50% | Chris Carter | 18.90% | Evan Gattis | 16.00% | ||
Carlos Gonzalez | 25.80% | Ryan Howard | 18.90% | Robinson Cano | 15.90% | ||
Justin Smoak | 25.40% | George Springer | 18.80% | Maikel Franco | 15.90% | ||
Mike Trout | 25.30% | Welington Castillo | 18.80% | Lucas Duda | 15.90% | ||
Khris Davis | 24.50% | Shin-Soo Choo | 18.80% | Matt Carpenter | 15.80% | ||
Carlos Correa | 24.20% | Kelly Johnson | 18.70% | Wilson Ramos | 15.80% | ||
Mark Teixeira | 23.50% | Starling Marte | 18.60% | Miguel Cabrera | 15.80% | ||
Chris Colabello | 23.40% | Yoenis Cespedes | 18.60% | Freddie Freeman | 15.80% | ||
Paul Goldschmidt | 22.30% | Nolan Arenado | 18.50% | Kris Bryant | 15.80% | ||
Danny Valencia | 22.20% | Jose Bautista | 18.40% | Kole Calhoun | 15.70% | ||
Alex Rodriguez | 22.10% | Mitch Moreland | 18.30% | Preston Tucker | 15.70% | ||
Josh Donaldson | 21.80% | Miguel Montero | 17.90% | David Freese | 15.60% | ||
Joey Votto | 21.60% | Albert Pujols | 17.80% | Ian Desmond | 15.40% | ||
Justin Bour | 21.50% | David Peralta | 17.70% | Torii Hunter | 15.40% | ||
J.D. Martinez | 20.80% | Colby Rasmus | 17.60% | Justin Upton | 15.20% | ||
Russell Martin | 20.70% | Manny Machado | 17.60% | Eric Hosmer | 15.10% | ||
Steven Souza | 20.50% | Jonathan Schoop | 17.40% | Todd Frazier | 15.10% | ||
Ryan Braun | 20.50% | Marlon Byrd | 17.30% | Brian McCann | 14.90% | ||
David Ortiz | 20.40% | Jung-ho Kang | 16.90% | Mike Napoli | 14.80% | ||
Edwin Encarnacion | 19.90% | Adam Jones | 16.80% | Anthony Rizzo | 14.60% |
So we know who did a good job last season in converting fly balls to home runs. Let’s now take a look at the average fly ball distance last season.
| Name | Stance | Year | Hits | Distance | Angle | |
1 | Stanton Michael | R | 2015 | 59 | 322.96 | -2.64 | |
2 | Davis Chris | L | 2015 | 118 | 315.67 | 5.71 | |
3 | Alvarez Pedro | L | 2015 | 67 | 310.84 | 1.43 | |
4 | Goldschmidt Paul | R | 2015 | 91 | 310.46 | 5.97 | |
5 | Schwarber Kyle | L | 2015 | 52 | 308.2 | 3.86 | |
6 | Abreu Jose | R | 2015 | 81 | 307.79 | 0.62 | |
7 | Cruz Nelson | R | 2015 | 95 | 306.82 | 0.74 | |
8 | Schoop Jonathan | R | 2015 | 45 | 306.45 | -2.56 | |
9 | Crawford Brandon | L | 2015 | 77 | 305.84 | -2.08 | |
10 | Marte Starling | R | 2015 | 70 | 305.63 | 4.1 | |
11 | Jones Adam | R | 2015 | 86 | 305.43 | -1.81 | |
12 | Martinez J.D. | R | 2015 | 132 | 305.16 | 7.59 | |
13 | Piscotty Stephen | R | 2015 | 38 | 304.69 | 13.19 | |
14 | Kendrick Howie | R | 2015 | 43 | 304.54 | 15.16 | |
15 | Donaldson Josh | R | 2015 | 129 | 304.33 | 2.2 | |
16 | Davis Khristopher | R | 2015 | 81 | 303.86 | 5.74 | |
17 | Pederson Joc | L | 2015 | 78 | 303.74 | 3.41 | |
18 | Rodriguez Alex | R | 2015 | 109 | 302.85 | 2.62 | |
19 | Gonzalez Adrian | L | 2015 | 103 | 302.79 | -3.18 | |
20 | Braun Ryan | R | 2015 | 76 | 302.79 | 5.6 | |
21 | Sano Miguel | R | 2015 | 54 | 302.51 | 2.61 | |
22 | Votto Joey | L | 2015 | 87 | 302.26 | -5.33 | |
23 | Grichuk Randal | R | 2015 | 56 | 302.21 | 1.42 | |
24 | Van Slyke Scott | R | 2015 | 37 | 302.13 | -2.35 | |
25 | Gonzalez Carlos | L | 2015 | 94 | 302.04 | 2.65 | |
26 | Ortiz David | L | 2015 | 121 | 301.83 | 3 | |
27 | Guerrero Alex | R | 2015 | 41 | 301.39 | -1.11 | |
28 | Trout Mike | R | 2015 | 106 | 300.72 | 6.42 | |
29 | Cabrera Miguel | R | 2015 | 75 | 300.01 | 11.68 | |
30 | McCutchen Andrew | R | 2015 | 114 | 299.65 | 7.77 | |
31 | Kang Jung Ho | R | 2015 | 52 | 299.51 | 1.54 | |
32 | Grandal Yasmani | L | 2015 | 55 | 298.99 | 3.61 | |
33 | Harper Bryce | L | 2015 | 90 | 298.85 | 4.65 | |
34 | Dietrich Derek | L | 2015 | 40 | 298.64 | 3.71 | |
35 | Franco Maikel | R | 2015 | 42 | 298.49 | -3.46 | |
36 | Peralta David | L | 2015 | 59 | 298.11 | 1.87 | |
37 | Freeman Frederick | L | 2015 | 82 | 297.95 | -5.51 | |
38 | Desmond Ian | R | 2015 | 71 | 297.95 | 5.78 | |
39 | Correa Carlos | R | 2015 | 60 | 297.74 | 4.28 | |
40 | Byrd Marlon | R | 2015 | 80 | 297.4 | 9.5 |
Just trying to help you get a feel as to which direction it might be wise to go this season in the RotoDerby contest.
BEAT THE EXPERTS
So you want to take me on right? You’re tired of my pompous, arrogant attitude an want to show me who the boss is. Now you will get your chance to take on me and the rest of the Fantasy Alarm Staff. You can sign up to take on Fantasy Alarm at RotoDerby in our Beat the Experts contest.
There it is folks.
Sign up.
Have some fun.
Win a few bucks.
How American.
Oh, and if you’re from Canada or any other place out there, you’re welcome of course as well.
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