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What a Relief: Is Bullpen the Answer to Yanks’ Questionable Rotation?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees haven’t yet been able to bolster their starting staff with a key addition, which has been the cause of great concern in Yankees Universe. All winter long, fans and team executives have repeatedly stated that the off season resolves around pitching, pitching, pitching, but maybe they’ve all been looking at the wrong end of the […]

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After the Fall: How Do Young Closers Respond to Blown Saves in October?

Posted in Baseball, Post Season, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , , on November 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The Texas Rangers made a surprise move by agreeing to terms with Joe Nathan on a two-year deal worth $15 million in guaranteed money. After making the announcement, the team decided to kill two birds with one stone by also letting it be known that former closer Neftali Feliz will be joining the rotation in […]

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If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Go to a Six Man Rotation

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on September 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Before the Yankees’ adopted a six-man rotation at the end of July, the team’s starters had posted one of the lowest combined ERAs in the league. Since then, however, the Yankees’ rotation has ranked 9th in the league with a 4.85 ERA. Coincidence or correlation? When Joe Girardi first decided to expand the rotation to […]

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A Quick Look at the Relationship Between Fly Ball Rates and Outfield UZR

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on September 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Earlier today, I addressed a provocative look at WAR from a philosophical point of view. However, there was one statistical element nestled within the IIATMS post that seems worthy of a closer examination. There is, however, significant evidence that pitching staffs with extreme batted ball tendencies can dramatically affect their outfielders UZR numbers.  (These extremes […]

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Win-Win Situation: Do Pitchers Really Pitch to the Score?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, tagged , on September 3, 2011 | 5 Comments »

When Felix Hernandez won the 2010 AL Cy Young with a 13-12 record, it was a watershed event in terms of how award voters weigh various statistics. In the past, Hernandez’ low win total would have all but eliminated him from consideration, but more recently, a growing percentage of the electorate has started to use […]

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Philadelphia’s Pitching Staff “Fulphilling” Expectations

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , , on September 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In the offseason, the Philadelphia Phillies “Four Aces” rotation was heralded as having the potential to be one of the best ever. Considering the track records of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, and Roy Oswalt, those lofty pre-season expectations were far from hyperbole. Perhaps that’s why much less attention has been paid to the fact […]

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Revisiting Mark Teixeira’s Offensive Evolution

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on August 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated atTheYankeeAnalysts.) Back in May, I examined some trends that suggested Mark Teixeira was evolving into a much more one-dimensional hitter. Despite beginning the season with what was for him an especially hot start, the switch hitting slugger’s splits still seemed to suggest […]

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