"is the most basic forecasting system you can have, that uses as little intelligence as possible. So, that's the allusion to the monkey. It uses 3 years of MLB data, with the most recent data weighted heavier. It regresses towards the mean. And it has an age factor."
Also, 2005 ZIPS Projections are now avaialable from Dan Szymborski at Baseball Think Factory. Here's Dan's disclaimer:
"ZiPS Projections are for entertainment purposes only. Downloaders agree to not hold Dan Szymborski or BaseballThinkFactory.org responsible if they take Derek Lowe in the first round of their roto draft and lose money."
Rototimes has also released their 2005 Projections. I've never been a big fan of their projections but, they are free.
Last, but not least, are the 2005 Rotochamps Player Projections. They have a nice online sorting tool and the ability to export to excel with the click of a button.
I still think you have to pay for projections or learn to do them yourself but getting these for free is better than not having any projections at all.
