The Bill James Handbook 2006 included BIS hitter projections for the second straight year and introduced the BIS pitcher projections. We offer these projections in an Excel spreadsheet (a valuable tool all by itself) with a few added extras. We show the actual percentage chance of a 30-day or more injury. To give you an idea on the range of injury projections, the highest injury projection for hitters is 0.38 for Ken Griffey and for pitchers is 0.36 Kerry Wood. The hitter projections are shown twice, in alphabetical order and by positions (including DH). The hitter projections by positions show hitters on a position list if they played at that position 20 or more 2005 MLB games. If that qualifies them for multiple positions we show them on multiple lists (without limit) with an asterisk by their name. For those players who did not appear in 20 games at any one position, we pick the list where they played most. For those who only played in the minors in 2005, the position they played most at in the minors is listed. Likewise, the pitcher projections are shown twice, in alphabetical order and by positions (SP or RP). Unlike hitters, pitchers can be in only one position. If a pitcher has more MLB games in relief than games started, we put him on the RP tab; otherwise he is on the SP tab. All position calculations are based on all games played in 2005. These positions are not predictions of where they might be playing in the MLB 2006 season. This spreadsheet contains The Bill James Handbook 2006 projections only and it was created on Thursday, October 27, 2005. Purchase of this spreadsheet does not include of any other future spreadsheet. A different spreadsheet will be sold in March as The Bill James Handbook Projections 2006 Update. The Bill James Handbook Projections 2006 Update spreadsheet goes on sale on March 1, 2006. No information contained in this spreadsheet nor any part of this spreadsheet may be used, reproduced or transmitted in any form for commercial use without permission from the publisher. |