Customer Service: Product FAQ
When is the Baseball Forecaster available each year?
The Forecaster goes to press about the third week of November each year and is typically available from us by the first or second week in December.
Where can I buy the Baseball Forecaster?
The best place to get the book is direct from us as we can get it to you the quickest. It is also available at many online bookstores, however, most of them do not keep it in inventory so they have to order it from our distributor, which typically adds several weeks onto the delivery time. In general, the book will be difficult to find in bookstores. We make a limited number available for retail distribution and they typically end up in Barnes & Nobles and Borders booksellers in larger cities. However, you can always special order the book at virtually any bookstore, though that could take up to three weeks to arrive. Quickest delivery is always to order through us.
Is the Baseball Forecaster available in electronic form?
PDF versions of the complete book, and Excel versions of many key charts, are available but only for customers who buy the book through Shandler Enterprises. Other than that, select sections, such as the Forecaster's Toolbox, Sabermetric Glossary, Major League Equivalencies, Bullpen Indicator charts and projections are available as text and/or Excel files on BaseballHQ.com. Everything else is only available in the book. Most of our subscribers have found that the information in the Forecaster is much more usable in hard copy form as a reference tool.
Does the Baseball Forecaster maintain its value despite its early publication date?
The Baseball Forecaster was designed as a reference tool to provide a global perspective about player performance and trends. No hard-copy publication can maintain its timeliness in this ever-changing baseball world, but the Forecaster's unique perspective does better than most. A free player projections update is available at BaseballForecaster.com for book owners only. The Forecaster's format and measures of player performance, however, make the book a valuable tool for many readers even during the regular season.
Is the Rotisserie Workbook still available?
The Rotisserie Workbook was discontinued after the 2000 season. It has been replaced by RotoHQ.com.
What is the difference between BaseballHQ.com and RotoHQ.com?
BaseballHQ.com focuses on timely, in-depth analysis of current events and performance analysis. RotoHQ.com is strictly a static library containing hundreds of essays and interactive tools related to strategy applications.
Is your newsletter - Baseball HQ In Print - still available?
After 12 years, the newsletter was discontinued in October 1998. All of the material contained in the newsletter is available in the Baseball Forecaster, and online at BaseballHQ.com and RotoHQ.com.
I used to purchase your projections on disk. Are the projections files available as a standalone product?
No. The information you are looking for is available online with a subscription to BaseballHQ.com.
I used to purchase your fantasy draft guides by themselves. Are they still available?
We have discontinued the draft guides as a standalone product. They are available online with a subscription to BaseballHQ.com.
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