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Quote: Originally Posted by seanjeezy

Hey Dan do you think it would be wise for rascoc to incorporate all major projection systems into a composite rating for his calculator? Me being a Mariners fan, I noticed your system is particularly harsh on the M's hitters(and the A's but I could care less about them), I honestly don't see Ichiro repeating last year and Ackley getting worse, or Catricala being our 4th best hitter; does the ZiPS system use comparable players and career paths or does it heavily favor the most recent year? Also, for guys who have not made it to the bigs yet but already have projections - How are their ratings determined and is a similar system used for MLB'ers with a year or less experience?

Sorry, meant to be more detailed.

Yeah, ZiPS uses large pools of comparable players (including now nearly 40 years of minor leaguers).

Catricala's a pretty good hitter - if his defense wasn't atrocious, he'd be in the lineup!