Category Weights...

[gmatles]

Hi Todd,

I just ran the hitting CVRC using the Feb 8 projections for my 12 team AL only 5x5 league and I have a question about the results. We have an auction budget of $315 to purchase 10 hitters/10 pitchers and I use a 67% hitting/33% pitching budget split. Based on these league parameters I set the CVRC for 12 teams with 12 catchers, 108 OF and a budget of $315 with 67% spent on hitting and category weights of 1 each. Based on these inputs the total amount of the cumulative value assigned to players in the positive player pool should be $2,532.60 (($315 x 12) / (.67) = $2532.6) with $506.52 assigned to each category since $2,532.60 / 5 = $506.52.

Sure enough, the cumulative player values in the positive pool was exactly $2532.60 but the totals for each category differed from the expected $506.52, the individual categories and their %'s of the total were as follows:
HR $522.15 or 20.6%
RBI $530.65 or 20.9%
SB $459.72 or 18.2%
OBP $470.20 or 18.6%
Runs $549.88 or 21.7%

If each category weight is set at 1 and the cumulative amount equals the amount of money available in the hitting pool what accounts for the differences in each of the category amounts? Is it built into your valuation model to slightly value the categories differently or just a quirk/glitch in the system?

GM

[Todd Zola]

As I have stated in other threads, the category totals should be completely ignored. The calculation is done properly. Where it counts the categories have equal weights.

There's a marginal pricing element that makes the scaling for presentation seem odd.

It's low on my Toddy-do list but one of these years I'll figure out how to make the CAT$ more accurate.