Baseball Forecaster 2002 Annual Review [Mass Market Paperback]

Ron Shandler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2001

Another year, another championship! Ron Shandler is the 2001 winner of Baseball Weekly's LABR-NL league, the industry's most prestigious national experts competition. His secret is the Baseball Forecaster, which has been creating fantasy league winners since 1986. The Forecaster provides complete sabermetric scans and projections for over 900 players, plus minor league analysis, insightful commentary, and the ground-breaking Forecaster's Toolbox.

New for 2002 - complete Pure Quality Start (PQS) logs for every starting pitcher, 1999-2001 Domination/Disaster percentages, a free online projections update, and more...

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Cheers to Ron Shandler, whose open methodology and consistent approach provide the best player performance projections in the roti-universe." -- F.X. Flinn, first publisher of Rotisserie League Baseball

"The Baseball Forecaster was indispensable for providing a framework by which roster decisions could be made with confidence." -- Josh Paley, 2000 Diamond Challenge $27,600 Grand Prize Winner

"The Forecaster is packed full of information and has a refreshing lack of arrogance." -- Jim Callis, Executive Editor, Baseball America

About the Author

Ron Shandler was the first author to integrate the concepts of sabermetrics and develop applications for fantasy league play. The results speak for themselves. In national expert competitions, he has four championships and two second place finishes since 1998. No other fantasy baseball expert has as consistent a track record of success.

He holds an MBA from Hofstra University and is a forecasting analyst by trade. Ron is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and on the Board of Directors of the Fantasy Sports Players Association (FSPA).

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Shandler Enterprises, LLC (December 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891566024
• ISBN-13: 978-1891566028
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,977,785 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best player analysis bar none., January 2, 2002

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Adam Strasberg (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baseball Forecaster 2002 Annual Review (Mass Market Paperback)

If you play fantasy baseball, Shandler's book has the best player analysis of any book on the market -- I've read a lot of them.

Shandler uses sabermetic principles to look at all players who played in the majors last season. The book is orgainzed by player alphabetically, dividing hitter and pitchers. There are some general articles on fantasy strategy in there too that are quite useful whether you're new to the game or an old vet.

If I was going to buy only one book on baseball, I'm not sure it would be this one -- the Baseball Prospectus has a greater range of players (includes more minor leaguers) and the team comments are very interesting. If I was was going to buy one fantasy baseball book... it would probably be this one.

In any case, it's worth picking up.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable Fantasy Guide, May 5, 2002

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"coachmax" (Sparta, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baseball Forecaster 2002 Annual Review (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the first(definitely not the last) time I have ever bought this book. I have used it now after about 2 months into the year so much the ends are curling up from frequent use. I bought four other guide books for prep in our fantasy league. I NEVER USE ANY OF THE OTHER GUIDES ANYMORE!

Save yourself a lot of time and buy the only fantasy guide you need to buy. This book is not a rehash of the "same old junk" as all the others seem to be. It breaks down the reasons to grab people nobody knows about and goes "inside the numbers."

This is my new best friend that nobody will know about but me. I just hope the cover lasts all year!!

5.0 out of 5 stars A 'must have' for fantasy baseball, December 31, 2002

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Michael Gervase (Duluth, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baseball Forecaster 2002 Annual Review (Mass Market Paperback)

I have been getting the Forecaster for about 7 years. It has all the information you need to make good, informed picks during your fantasy draft. Ron's player comments are usually right on the money, and very entertaining. If you don't have the Forecaster and other members of your league do, you're starting from a serious disadvantage.