Archive for the ‘statistical analysis’ Category
Saturday, July 12th, 2008
Sean Gallagher - The Biggest Return Piece in the Rich Harden Deal
When I solicited your views for the Rich Harden trade, the responses were varied amongst both Cubs and A's fans. Make no bones about it - the A's dealt a high-risk but high-impact player in Rich Harden and received ...
Posted in pitch f/x, pitching mechanics, statistical analysis, trade analysis | 5 Comments »
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
The 98 mph fastball. The knee-buckling curveball. The leap off the mound. The electric arm.
Based on readers' comments and repeated emails about Lincecum, I don't need to say much more. Check out the sickest curveball you'll see this side of Josh Beckett after the break.
Posted in pitch f/x, pitching mechanics, sabermetrics, statistical analysis | 12 Comments »
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Before I start the analysis of Justin Duchscherer (hereafter called "The Duke"), I want to confess that The Duke is my favorite pitcher of all time. He gets it done at the major league level without a 90+ mph fastball and throws five pitches for strikes, relying on his pinpoint ...
Posted in pitching mechanics, sabermetrics, statistical analysis | 6 Comments »
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Apparently there aren't too many Brian Bannister and/or Royals fans out there, or all the people who said they bookmarked my site from Royals Review are liars! At any rate, one reader (Matt) responded to the Your Input: Brian Bannister post, and had this to say about his mechanics and ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
As of the end of games on Tuesday, June 3rd, Chipper Jones had 85 hits in 208 AB, which is a 40.9% success rate. Put another way- Chipper Jones is chasing .400. Let's get a few objections out of the way first:
"Hey, who cares about batting average, what an archaic ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
During the offseason, the Minnesota Twins and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a six-player trade highlighted by the swapping of a pair of promising young players. The Twins received ostensibly troubled LF Delmon Young while the Rays got RHP Matt Garza. Both players are coming off of productive 2007 ...
Posted in sabermetrics, statistical analysis | 8 Comments »
Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Clayton Kershaw, a 20-year old phenom in the Dodgers organization, is one of the top pitching prospects in the nation. Today (5/25), Kershaw made his MLB debut against the St. Louis Cardinals. Millions of Dodgers fans watched to see the kid touted as the next Sandy Koufax and hoped that ...
Posted in pitching mechanics, statistical analysis | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Ohio's own (I'm from Cleveland), Andy Sonnanstine hails from Barberton and attended college at Kent State University. Though Sonnanstine posted a 5.85 ERA last year and currently has a 4.53 ERA, his Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) stats are 4.26 and 3.89, respectively. That indicates he is the recipient of some ...
Posted in pitch f/x, pitching mechanics, sabermetrics, statistical analysis, voiceover | 3 Comments »
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Craig Hansen, a 24-year old fireballer with the Red Sox, is the subject of much debate. Out of options (2008 is an option year) and signed to a major league contract, Hansen's high ratings from scouts don't match up with his performance in the major leagues. While he has been ...
Posted in pitching mechanics, quick note, sabermetrics, statistical analysis | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Phrases that I have heard about Cliff Lee throughout the course of the 2007 season:
He's a bum!
Good riddance - enjoy Double-A, you idiot.
We should have traded you for Matt Murton while we had the chance!
Phrases that I have heard about Cliff Lee throughout the course of the 2008 season:
We love ...
Posted in pitching mechanics, sabermetrics, statistical analysis | 3 Comments »
