Winter Meeting Report

The annual Winter Meeting of the EFL was held at the Wood-Mar conference room at George Fox University on Dec. 27, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. The early start time was set to accommodate the need of this writer, whose family Christmas celebration started immediately following...

Winter Meeting Update

The Rule 5 list is attached. I will also copy it into the text of this message, but the spreadsheet is a lot prettier. The Winter Meeting Agenda is attached, too. Note the time (8:30 am) and the new place (Wood-Mar Conference room). You can enter Wood-Mar from the...
Calculating Defensive Ratings

Calculating Defensive Ratings

RULE: For the 2010 season, the Commissioner will determine opening day defensive ratings by averaging APBA ratings for 2009 and a selection of at least three defensive metrics that determine a player’s value in terms of runs allowed or games won/lost. For seasons...
Advice needed for figuring defense

Advice needed for figuring defense

[mks_col] [mks_one_half] I do the annual defense updates, um, annually. That’s once a year. It’s a fairly complicated process which means each year when I come back to do the task I’ve forgotten some of what I was thinking the previous year. I...
Calculating Defensive Ratings

Rule V draft

1. You need to submit the list of up to 20 players you are protecting. All the others, plus any you have dropped since the end of the season, will be on the eligible list for our Rule 5 draft. 2. Drafting in reverse order of the final standings from the just-completed...