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

Attributes/Features: The Top Projected Hitters list uses past performance data and research on aging curves and minors-to-majors translations 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, periodically for non-members

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

Attributes/Features: The Top Projected Prospects list uses past performance data and research on aging curves and minors-to-majors translations 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, periodically 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

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 for members

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

Attributes/Features: 

• 2022 data only
• Contains pitchers!
• 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: While not scaled to peak, BaGS can help highlight the best performers by distilling things down to one number.

Update Cadence: Periodically through the season

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: While not scaled to peak, DIGS can help highlight the best performers by distilling things down to one number.

Update Cadence: Periodically through the season

Purpose: The Predictive wOBA Board is designed to remove luck from the equation and inform you what a player's performance would be based on underlying metrics.

Use: Looking for players that have been unlucky to add for a discount? This will help!

Update Cadence: Periodically through the season

Purpose: Some of the most important factors to consider with prospects is hitter plate discipline and pitcher command.

Use: These underlying metrics can help you find the next hitting or pitching talent to add to your roster!

Update Cadence: Periodically through the season

Purpose: This list shares the same methodology as our Top Projected Hitters list, but contains results stretching back to 2017.

Use: This serves as a type of back-testing for our Top Projected Hitters efficacy.

Update Cadence: Periodically through the season

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