Re: Gauging WAR vs. Rnk in the new
@Nuroc, appreciate you always bringing some balanced perspective. And sorry to hear about your loss.
Although I will say, I've been shocked by the number of times people who have been here for almost a decade suddenly leave over something small. While it's rare, it does happen. There was the infamous Warrior departure in late 2020 because a couple owners had colluded and it took me a couple days to reverse the trade and kick them out of the league, there was a user named Lester who quit when we moved Auto Leagues from three divisions to two because he said it ruined his rivalries in leagues. One guy was in a custom league I was running and I think I allowed a team to re-draft a skipped pick or something and he complained, and I got annoyed that he was complaining, and then he said a few choice words back to me and never returned.
I guess the point is, small things mean a lot to some people. It's challenging with Auto Leagues to appease everyone. I suspect most people don't care much about On Fire, but a few people do like it.
And I don't think PLPL's points are invalid. Oli Can Boyd is ranked a 2 yet has a decent WAR. So pitching WAR is obviously a little weird, but the question is will that really ruin anything? If Oil Can has a 3% higher chance of being On Fire than say 95-ranked Jose DeLeon, that could mean one 1 or 2 starts all season. I don't think anyone is going to draft 2-ranked Oil Can over DeLeon for one more On Fire start.
On the other hand, guys like Tom Seaver or Steve Carlton who really did dominate their time but may not have the stats to be elite in PC leagues get an intriguing boost that might give them slightly more value.
I would say let's just see how it plays out and adjust as needed, I'm not married to anything on this topic.
Although I will say, I've been shocked by the number of times people who have been here for almost a decade suddenly leave over something small. While it's rare, it does happen. There was the infamous Warrior departure in late 2020 because a couple owners had colluded and it took me a couple days to reverse the trade and kick them out of the league, there was a user named Lester who quit when we moved Auto Leagues from three divisions to two because he said it ruined his rivalries in leagues. One guy was in a custom league I was running and I think I allowed a team to re-draft a skipped pick or something and he complained, and I got annoyed that he was complaining, and then he said a few choice words back to me and never returned.
I guess the point is, small things mean a lot to some people. It's challenging with Auto Leagues to appease everyone. I suspect most people don't care much about On Fire, but a few people do like it.
And I don't think PLPL's points are invalid. Oli Can Boyd is ranked a 2 yet has a decent WAR. So pitching WAR is obviously a little weird, but the question is will that really ruin anything? If Oil Can has a 3% higher chance of being On Fire than say 95-ranked Jose DeLeon, that could mean one 1 or 2 starts all season. I don't think anyone is going to draft 2-ranked Oil Can over DeLeon for one more On Fire start.
On the other hand, guys like Tom Seaver or Steve Carlton who really did dominate their time but may not have the stats to be elite in PC leagues get an intriguing boost that might give them slightly more value.
I would say let's just see how it plays out and adjust as needed, I'm not married to anything on this topic.
