NOTE: This is the Full Edition. This includes the same core of the book that has not changed since the 2023 version, along with the updated appendix material for the 2026 fantasy season. This is the best version to purchase if you have never read
The Process before. There is an appendix-only edition of the book also available on Amazon, if you have read the book previously and are looking for the new research and standings gain points (SGP) data.
The Process - Integrating Valuations and Biases into a Winning Fantasy Baseball Formula (thefantasybaseballprocess.com) is written by Jeff Zimmerman (Rotographs, Launch Angle podcast, three-time Tout Wars champion) and Tanner Bell (TGFBI overall champion, SmartFantasyBaseball.com, author of
Using Standing Gain Points to Rank and Value Fantasy Baseball Players).
More information about the book, including the full table of contents, can be found at thefantasybaseballprocess.com. Highlights in the full edition are:
- Detailed analysis of how to use industry projections and when they should be modified.
- How to use valuation systems to turn projections into rankings and dollar values.
- Take advantage of industry biases and norms to pull as much value out of a draft and auction.
- Groundbreaking studies on when breakouts happen, how past performance predicts future success, when valuable free agents appear, and behavioral analysis of the best NFBC teams, with all aspects analyzed and presented so owners can take advantage of this information.
- Pages of hints and secrets to accumulate standing gains during the season.
- Discussion of specific in-season tools utilized by the authors.
- Rookie variance study looking at the accuracy of rookie versus non-rookie projections.
- Comparison of the SGP and z-score valuations system that highlights the differences between the two systems for both hitters and pitchers.
- Study on the extent to which previous fantasy productions levels indicate future success.
- Weekly valuation study analyzing the benefits of valuing players on a weekly basis instead of only on an annual basis.
In addition, this year's appendix contains over 25 new research studies and analysis performed by Jeff Zimmerman, Patrick Davitt, Bryan Fitzgerald, Dan Madigan, Adam Sawyer, and Russell H. Withers. The topics covered are in the main categories of NFBC draft theory and strategy, hitter evaluation, and pitcher evaluation.
The strategy research looks at how to avoid busts and locate quality players in the late rounds of draft and holds, the effectiveness of drafting players in “free look” games, the portion of statistics drafted versus FAABed, a quick approach to convert OPS and SB to a player’s expected ADP, the stats that mean the most in large overall competitions, analysis of FAAB bidding patterns, and the effectiveness of drafting injured players to FAAB later in the season.
The hitter section looks at using Statcast to assist in projecting batting average, how to identify the next Pete Crow-Armstrong, how top prospect list rankings affect projections, how contact percent and exit velocity interact, a look at Kyren Paris and the lessons we can draw, and research on players gaining exit velocity.
The pitcher section studies second opinions and how to interpret the the first opinion, the traits of successful pitchers with low-velocity fastballs, how to view changeup-heavy starters, how to view pitchers returning from significant injury, what changed pitcher characteristics mean the most, paired pitch velocities, additional research on Jeff’s injury grades, the effect of ball percentage changes, a study of barrel-to-home-run stickiness and pitchers expected to regress in 2026, what to expect from top pitching prospects, and major league equivalents for the minor, Japanese, and Korean leagues.
