We're into the heart of the offseason now, with most of the biggest free agent signings in the rearview mirror (I'm happy/sorry for your team, whichever you need to hear right now).
Aside from lineup/park changes for those free agent signings, there's also been a major change to how I'm projecting with our PLV Power stats for hitters: I've now broken the Power stat into Home Run Power and Gap Power. This split allows for a finer application of the Power number towards projecting various stats. Home runs drive offense and fantasy value, so it makes sense to highlight them, but understanding who earns value at the non-HR end of the pool is also valuable for things like projecting BABIP/AVG/XBH. There will be a deeper dive on the nuances between these values and how they generally relate to Power soon, but suffice to say that the names at the top of the leaderboard are who you expect.
Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, and Cal Raleigh lead the HR Power leaderboard.
Players like James Wood and Jonathan Aranda headline the Gap Power leaderboard (further highlighting the BABIP-related benefits of looking at the stat).
Raleigh, in particular, sees a projection change because he actually showed below-average Gap Power, which brought down his overall Power number. This method gives him the dinger credit he deserves (and the BABIP/AVG demerit he deserves).
Hitter positions are now correct to Yahoo! standards (5 starts/10 appearances).
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