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About Scott Spratt

Scott was named Newcomer of the Year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association for his fantasy football writing at Pro Football Focus. In addition, he contributes to ESPN Insider as a research associate for Baseball Info Solutions. You can reach him on Twitter.


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2013

The Roto Grotto: targeted z-scores

May 23, 2013
Applies the Z-score method of comparing players to roto point target tiers.

The Roto Grotto: rates versus opportunities

May 09, 2013
Digs deeper into Z-Scores and how to account for differences in opportunities for rate stats like batting average.

The Roto Grotto: average averages and comparing rate stats

May 02, 2013
Explains how to use Z-scores to compare rate stats to counting stats.

The Roto Grotto: dispersal of hitter counting stats

April 25, 2013
The differences in roto point thresholds for the major hitting counting statistics.

The Roto Grotto: context is king

April 18, 2013
The inaugural Roto Grotto examines how context can inform your decision-making in fantasy trades.

Creating your own platoons

March 28, 2013
In daily leagues, create elite production by platooning less expensive players with clear splits.

What MLB can learn from Kyle Lohse and the NFL

March 06, 2013
Kyle Lohse is the big loser of the new collective bargaining agreement. How can we fix it?

Daisuke Matsuzaka’s wild new contract

February 11, 2013
A look back at his ball and strike tendencies from 2007-2012.

Swings and misses

January 22, 2013
Josh Hamilton is one-part Guerrero and one-part Olivo.

The Padres had the wrong team for their old ballpark

January 04, 2013
The new fences in Petco are a quick fix to an organizational shortcoming.

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