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Mapping Repair in NYC
This map offers a non-exhaustive overview of the repair businesses that exist across New York City. Spanning electronics, jewelry, tailoring, and more, this map aims to make repair more visible and accessible to promote repair over replacement.
Valuing Dynasty Rookie Draft Picks Part 1: Modeling Expected Future Value
How valuable are rookie draft picks in a dynasty fantasy football leagues? While managers often have a sense of how good players already on NFL teams actually are, rookie draft picks are harder to value. On average, how good of a player should we expect to draft for any particular rookie pick? I use six years of draft data to compare the average draft position (ADP) and their future dynasty value three years later, producing an Expected Future Value (EFV) for each pick. In this post (Part 1), I begin by constructing these values for different positions separately, using the player’s future ranking (WR1, WR2, etc.) among their position group as the outcome, allowing me to provide position-specific drafting advice and share other implications for dynasty strategy.
Cultivating Repair in NYC
This map offers a non-exhaustive overview of repair businesses across New York City. Covering electronics, jewelry, tailoring, and more, it aims to make repair more visible and accessible to encourage a culture of repair over replacement.