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Purpose: The Top Projected Hitters/Pitchers lists functions as Scout the Statline's version of a top dynasty players list.

Attributes/Features: The Top Projected lists use performance data and research on aging curves, minors-to-majors translations, and park factors to produce future projections. Each player is assigned a rank based on these projections. 

• All projections scaled up to a player's expected peak production
• Current expected production displayed for post-peak players 
• 500 professional plate appearances are required for hitters (MLB/MiLB combined) 
• 99 innings pitched required for pitchers (MLB/MiLB combined)
• Contains data from the last 4 years
• Data weight: 5x current year, 4x prior year, 3x 2 years prior, 2x 3 years prior
• Rank based on regressed projections, 80% wRC+, 20% SB/600 for hitters
• Rank based on regressed projections peak xFIP for pitchers

Use: This list is designed to help you find overlooked or under-valued talent compared with more traditional top players lists.

Update Cadence: Daily for members, bi-weekly for non-members 

Purpose: The Top Projected Prospect lists function as Scout the Statline's version of a top dynasty prospects list.

Attributes/Features: The Top Projected Prospects list uses performance data and research on aging curves, minors-to-majors translations, and park factors to produce future projections. Each player is assigned a rank based on these projections. All methodology is the same as found in the Top Projected Hitters/Pitchers lists, however, there is a slight variance in the prospect rankings due to the following unique attributes.

• 200 MiLB plate appearances above DSL required (as opposed to 500) for hitters
• 49 MiLB innings above DSL required (as opposed to 99) for pitchers
• Players under 500 plate appearances receive a slight extra regression penalty
• Players under 120 innings pitched receive a slight extra regression penalty
• Contains historical comps based on a correlation between past careers and projections (hitting prospects list only)

Use: This list is designed to help you find overlooked or under-valued talent compared to traditional top prospects lists.

Update Cadence: Daily for members, bi-weekly for non-members 

Purpose: Like the Top Projected Hitters and Top Projected Prospects lists, the 2023 Prospect Leaderboard formulates peak projections and rankings based on them. Unlike those two lists, the Prospect Leaderboard only uses single-season data from 2023. This makes this list more subject to volatility, but also makes it more responsive to high-risers.

Attributes/Features: 

• Only contains current season data
• Plate Appearance threshold begins at 0 and scales up to 100 over the first couple of months of the season
• Exercise caution with DSL players in the second half of the season, as there is far more unpredictability at that level
• Players ineligible to be ranked can be found in the NR section below the ranked players
• Currently hitters only

Use: The most valuable use of the Leaderboard is in spotlighting rising talent. Since the list is updated daily, it is beneficial for "churning" your roster for new prospect talent. Pay attention to the players that rise and stay at the top of the list as they have a chance to become the next big-name prospect to debut on future top prospect lists!

Update Cadence: Daily for members (members only)

Purpose: Similar to the Single Season Leaders' architecture, the Prospect Hot List hones in and aggregates prospects' most recent activity (displaying actual results) and gives them a rank with aging curve and translation data in mind. There is a 7-day and a 30-day version of the Hot List to help you look at your preferred length of time.

Attributes/Features: 

• Results shared are actual results
• Player rank based on peak projected wRC+

Use: Like the Leaderboard, the hot list is designed to help with prospect "churning". It will show you the best performing prospects over the last week and the last month.

Update Cadence: Daily (members only)

Purpose: This is a list of the top projected minor leaguers stretching back to 2006 based on our peak projections.

Attributes/Features: 

• Aggregated data from 2006 to present
• Minor league data only
• All projections scaled up to a player's expected peak production
• No weighting
• Minimum 500 plate appearances
• Rank based on regressed projections, 80% wRC+, 20% SB/600
• Currently hitters only

Use: This serves as a type of back-testing for our peak projections and also helps inform how your favorite prospects compare to prospects from yesteryear.

Update Cadence: Annually

Purpose: Prospect Larceny's formulated rankings use a variety of underlying metrics to determine player value.

Attributes/Features: 

• 2023 data only
• Factors in the formula can be found on the Prospect Larceny page

Use: Similar to the Prospect Leaderboard, this board will give you up-to-date intel on who the fastest rising prospects are.

Update Cadence: Weekly

Purpose: BaGS=Batter Game Score. More formulated rankings based on statistical performance for you to digest! Find BaGS boards based on MLB, MiLB, and college data!

Use: BaGS helps highlight the best performers by distilling things down to one number.

Update Cadence: Multiple times per week for members (if not daily), bi-weekly for non-members 

Purpose: DIGS=Defense Independent Game Score. More formulated rankings based on statistical performance for you to digest, similar to BaGS, but built for pitching.

Use: DIGS helps highlight the best performers by distilling things down to one number.

Update Cadence: Multiple times per week for members, bi-weekly for non-members 

Purpose: The Hobby Advantage is a tool designed with card collectors in mind, intended to give you an advantage in seeking out which cards are worth buying and which are worth selling.

Attributes/Features: 

• Member-only leaderboard
• Combines card market price data with Scout the Statline Peak Projections
• Buy/Sell Index (BSI) combines the two data points into one number

Use: The BSI found on the Hobby Advantage is designed to indicate which players are buy opportunities (positive, higher = the better the buy opportunity) and which are good sell opportunities (negative, lower = the better the sell opportunity).

Update Cadence: Daily

Purpose: The StS Aggregator gives you a more detailed look at each player, utilizing information from the various different leaderboards used at Scout the Statline.

Attributes/Features: 

• Member-only leaderboard
• Provides information found on StS Peak Projections, BaGS/DIGS, & PLFR leaderboards
• Contains a player card for each individual prospect as well as a table that gives an overview of leaderboard information the top prospects

Use: If you want to deep-dive specific players with information pulled in from many different formulated sources, this is the leaderboard for you!

Update Cadence: Daily

Purpose: Looking for the next player to add upon call-up? This handy tool helps inform you on what players are holding their teams back and who is in line to take their places.

Attributes/Features: 

• Member-only leaderboard

Use: Filter by team, position, or call-up likeliness to get an idea on who a team may be looking to replace and who they may want to replace him with.

Update Cadence: Regularly as changes occur

Purpose: Peak Projections puts everyone on the same level for comparison's sake. Yearly projections how how these players are projected to perform on a year-by-year basis.

Attributes/Features: 

• Member-only leaderboard
• Methodology is the same as found on StS Peak Projections

Use: If you are building your team with a specific timeframe in mind (eg 3 years from now), you may be interested in targeting players based on expected performance by year rather than just seeking the highest and best at peak. Yearly projections are here to fill that void.

Update Cadence: Weekly (Tuesdays)

Purpose: The formulated consensus seeks to combine the rankings of several formulated ranking systems to create a consensus of data-based ranking systems.

Attributes/Features: 

• Member-only leaderboard
• Contains data from StS Peak Projections, DIGS/BaGS, PLFR, and PARSlist (special guest appearance)
• Average rank across the different ranking systems makes up the consensus

Use: The formulated consensus gives you an opportunity to view information from several different ranking systems in one place, along with an average ranking for each player across them all, allowing you to see how different data-based systems value a player.

Update Cadence: The average ranking updates daily. StS Peak Projections: daily, DIGS/BaGS: daily, PLFR: weekly, PARSlist: weekly.

Purpose: All of the data-based ranking systems are great, but the StS Staff Rankings show how the contributors & collaborators at Scout the Statline interpret various sources of information to construct their personal rankings. The Staff Rankings also include an average ranking so that you may view the overall consensus ranking across the team.

Attributes/Features: 

• Member-only leaderboard
• Active Antics rankings make a guest appearance
• Contains rankings from 6 Scout the Statline contributors, with more to come
• Average rank across the different ranking systems makes up the consensus

Use: Are you interested in how humans think about these players? Or maybe a specific writer or contributor at Scout the Statline is a more trusted source for you. The Staff Rankings give you a chance to see how those of use at StS view/interpret player information.

Update Cadence: Regularly as each contributor is able to update their rankings

Purpose: Prospect Tilt's formulated ranking system for pitching prospects.

Use: This formulated ranking system gives you insight on which pitchers Prospect Tilt's formula thinks you should have your eyes on.

Update Cadence: Weekly