ffscrapr 1.4.6

The main goal of v1.4.6 is to patch some minor bugs, introduce a unified dependency on nflreadr, and add some support for kicker scoring.

New features

• ff_template() adds a template connection for ff_starter_positions(), ff_scoring(), and ff_scoringhistory() to more easily pull common scoring templates.
• Add kicker stat mappings for ff_scoringhistory() and support ~ most kicker scorings (MFL's may be weird.)

Minor changes

• ff_league() for MFL now returns league type ("dynasty", "keeper", "redraft") if the field is set.
• ff_league() for MFL now returns draft type (e.g. "email draft", "live auction") if the field is set.
• ff_league() for MFL now returns draft player pool (e.g. "Rookie", "Veteran", "Both") if the field is set. (These three changes fix #311, thanks @maat7043!)
• ff_schedule() for ESPN now credits a bye team with a win instead of causing an error.
• espn_getendpoint() no longer returns an error for seasons prior to 2018. (Thanks, @JoeSydlowski!)
• nflfastr_weekly() and nflfastr_roster() now use the nflreadr package functions back-end
• Added some names to the name database, c/o @SCasanova via #320 - thank you, Santiago!
• ff_starters() for ESPN now also tries to return a projected score for the week - thank you, @scottfrechette! Resolves #323.
• ff_schedule() for Sleeper no longer broken - resolves #322.
• ff_schedule() for MFL now returns NA as the result for unplayed games and becomes consistent with other platforms.
• ff_scoringhistory() for MFL now parses decimal ranges correctly
• Refactor ff_scoringhistory() into memoisable pieces (.nflfastr_offense_long, .nflfastr_kicker_long, .nflfastr_roster)
• Update http error messages for user readability.
• Minimum R version bumped to 3.6.0 - nflreadr uses RDS versions that require a minimum of R3.6.

Thanks

Immensely grateful to: Joe Sydlowski, Matt Spencer, Santiago Casanova, Scott Frechette, and all others who raised issues and contributed code towards this release!

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