Player skill versus projectable volume as it relates to ADP.

That's our topic this week on stealing bananas.

If you didn't catch the first episode where we talked about some bigger picture thoughts,

some more macro level thoughts on this topic, check out our podcast feed and find that. This is going to be a little bit more specific, a little bit more about player-specific takes, typically on our second ones, our second episodes of the week. This is our first week. I'm a little rusty, if you can't tell. But I'm Ben Gretch. I'm joined by Sean Segal.

Sean, how you do?

Awesome.

We're going to talk about some specific players within the context.

We're going to talk about some more about structural drafting,

which is an important favorite topic for both of us.

We're going to look at this idea of if you should be trying to get more talent into your lineup. So then obviously fantasy owners want good players, right?

But have we moved in the direction of volume to the point where maybe fantasy owners are hurting themselves by not drafting exciting enough players.

I feel like we have this real tension to where the emphasis from an evidence-based perspective

and an analytical perspective is often so heavily in the direction of volume.

And then at the same time, we're telling listeners, we're telling readers,

draft for upside.

And I think that those two ideas are in conflict, right?

And so we're somewhat doing a disservice if we're not

explaining how they can get some of these things done.

One of the things that I thought was interesting,

I've even had some very bright,

some of the best analysts in the business tell me that in terms of looking at projections,

the whole ballgame or what they're looking at is,

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