ROTISSERIE: Roto 500—Year 3 lessons

The third annual Roto500 league started with some key rule modifications last spring and quite literally, came down to the wire with the results from 163d “regular” season play-in game deciding the eventual winner— BaseballHQ.com's own Andy Andres. A player not on one of the tied times decided it: Leonys Martin went  0-for-3 with no walks in that final game, and Andy’s team (Dyersville Nine) squeezed a point (to the 5th decimal place) away from the fantasy team with Martin in the OBP category. While there was an exciting finish for at least two owners (yours truly was the bridesmaid), the general consensus among owners is that further tweaking is required.

Roto500 revisited

Before reviewing potential rule and format changes, let’s...

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