Fantasy. Baseball. Season.
Perhaps a bit dramatic, but it's here! This is our annual look at Standings Gain Points (SGPs). SGPs are a popular method of valuing fantasy players. They estimate the amount of a given statistic you would need to move up one point in the standings in a standard 5x5 roto league, based on the distributions within each category. For example, depending on the league and the season, 21 runs, on average, could move you up one place in the final standings. A player who scores 63 runs above replacement level would then be worth three SGPs in runs. SGPs have the advantage of measuring every category on the same scale, so you can simply add up a player's SGPs to gauge his value. (For further discussion of valuation...
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