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WAR Over American League MVP a Two Front Battle

Posted in Awards, Baseball, MLB, sabermetrics on November 16, 2013 | 2 Comments »

Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout have vied for the last two American League MVP awards, but the real battle has taken place off the field. Not only have sabermetricians and old school members of the BBWAA gone to war over which criteria best measure a player’s value, but they can’t even agree on the definition of […]

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Does CC Sabathia Pitch to the Score? Comparing ERA and RS/9 for Current Workhorses

Posted in Baseball, MLB, sabermetrics, Statistical Analysis on July 18, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

The validity of “pitching to the score” isn’t really a sabermetric debate. After all, it pits the importance of pitcher wins versus ERA, two statistics that have been tracked since the advent of the box score. Nonetheless, the discussion usually breaks down along party lines, with number crunchers often insisting the concept is a myth, […]

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On the Down Low: Who Says Ground-Ball Pitchers Are Overrated?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, sabermetrics, Yankees on March 22, 2013 | 1 Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Over at Baseball Nation, Rob Neyer recently wondered whether ground-ball pitchers are overrated. Using an analogy from his mentor Bill James as a launching point, as well as an anecdotal observation that many of the best pitchers of all time are/were fly ball pitchers, Neyer cast doubt about […]

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Is 2012 MVP a Lost Battle in Two-Front WAR?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, sabermetrics on November 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Has sabermetrics lost the WAR? Or, is resistance to the movement’s flagship statistic a two-front battle that is no longer worth fighting? For the past several years, “sabermetricians” and “traditionalists” have battled over the relative importance of different statistics, with the award season being the most frequent battleground. In 2010, the SABR crowd won a […]

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Thrown for a Curve: Examining Phil Hughes’ Struggles in August

Posted in Baseball, MLB, PitchFX, Roster Analysis, sabermetrics, Yankees, tagged on August 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »

After getting off to a slow start that had many wondering whether Phil Hughes would last the first month, much less the entire season, the 26-year old tinkered with his repertoire and rebounded with a strong May through July. Since the start of August, however, the right hander has experienced another reversal of fortune, which begs the […]

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Arod’s Injury Creates Hole in Yankees’ Lineup; How Will Cashman Fill It?

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, sabermetrics, Trades, Yankees, tagged , on July 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Replacement level is one of the underlying fundamentals of sabermetrics that many people struggle to grasp. Over the next few weeks, Yankee fans unfamiliar with the concept are going to get a crash course. Even before breaking his hand in the eighth inning of last night’s loss to the Seattle Mariners, Alex Rodriguez’ 2012 had […]

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Dodgers, Ethier Agree to Extension; Will It Set the Market for Outfielders?

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Free Agents, MLB, Roster Analysis, sabermetrics, Yankees on June 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Dodgers’ fans are probably still smarting after the Angels rallied to win the first game of the Freeway Series, but at least there was a consolation. After the loss, the team confirmed it had reached a contract extension with Andre Ethier, ensuring the outfielder will remain in Los Angeles for at least the next five […]

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