Baseball Forecaster, 2005 [Paperback]

Ron Shandler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2004

Ron Shandler's Baseball Forecaster is the authoritative book on baseball analysis, used by fantasy leaguers and major league ballclubs alike. The new 19th edition has trends and projections for over 900 players, ground-breaking research results, pitching logs, major league equivalents, strategy essays and more. Includes a FREE online projections update!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Indispensable! If you don't have the Baseball Forecaster at draft time, you're only cheating yourself." -- Rob Neyer, ESPN.com

"Shandler's insights are valuable to us, and we're delighted he has chosen to advise the Cardinals." -- Jeff Luhnow, VP of Baseball Development, St. Louis Cardinals

"The Baseball Forecaster has a prominent place on Red Sox GM Theo Epstein's bookshelf." -- MONEY Magazine

About the Author

RON SHANDLER was the first baseball analyst to develop sabermetric applications for fantasy league play. His ground-breaking concepts and strategies, based on component skills analysis, have made him a perennial contender in national experts competitions. Ron's website, BaseballHQ.com, has received the FSTA's "Best Fantasy Baseball Online Content" award in three of the past four years -- more than any information source in the industry.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: ACTA Sports; 19th edition (December 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891566059
• ISBN-13: 978-1891566059
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,240,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great tool and secret weapon for fantasy baseball beginners!, January 11, 2005

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Rich Uncle "stylin and profilin" (san francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Baseball Forecaster, 2005 (Paperback)

I started participating in fantasy baseball last year. It was a great time, but I became inundated with magazines and endless articles on what to do. It was too overwhelming that in retro I choked when it came to picks from rounds 5-10.

This book puts the mind at ease and also is a great read if you're getting into baseball and wanna understand the natural progression of talent and skill. Yes, it does come with an oh-so-handy spreadsheet and chart, but it does give you the tools needed to make educated choices and sleeper choices that are above "sleeper" quality.

Definitely a great tool to use and parlay come draft day. If anything you'll appreciate the number 26!

5.0 out of 5 stars Shandler provides an unmatched wealth of insight, March 14, 2005

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John Wright (Chattanooga, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baseball Forecaster, 2005 (Paperback)

As a veteran fantasy leaguer and two-time defending league champion, I have been looking to broaden my horizons when it comes to projecting player stats. This was my first year buying Shandler's book, and I am amazed at the wealth of valuable information he includes.

In his projections, Shandler includes a host of statistical measures that you won't find anywhere else, and they have led me to a lot of insights I wouldn't have had without the book. The highlight for me was the PQS pitching log, which turns a subjective look at starting pitcher performance into a valuable quantitative tool. I also enjoyed the essays that he and his staff put together, looking into the minutia of baseball performance.

I strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to gain an edge in fantasy baseball or to anyone with an unsatisfied curiosity about predicting baseball players' stats.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Book, But, January 15, 2007

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Toby E. Boyce (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Baseball Forecaster, 2005 (Paperback)

A great collection of information, but I'm struggling to keep up on all these publications and which one is the best. Too many baseball books giving you the same thing for about the same price. And this one doesn't really stand-out.