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Putting a Positive Spin on the Yankees’ Struggling Rotation

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, sabermetrics, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on April 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) The early season angst of most Yankees’ fans has been focused upon the offense’s perceived inability to “get the big hit”. However, despite some lackluster numbers with men in scoring position, the team is still averaging 5.31 runs per game to go along with an OPS+ of […]

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Lack of Production Makes Mess Out of Yankees’ Cleanup Slot as RBI Drought Reaches Historical Proportions

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees on April 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Despite leading the American League in on-base percentage, the Yankees’ per game run production only ranks in the middle of the pack. One of the most glaring reasons for this disconnect is the team’s lack of production from the middle of the order. Over the first 10 games, hitters occupying the 3-4-5 slots in the […]

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Ivan the Lucky?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, sabermetrics, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on April 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Is Ivan Nova lucky or good? Despite going an impressive 16-4 during his rookie season, Nova’s peripherals have been a major source of skepticism. Because of his low K/9 rate of 5.3 and relatively high WHIP of 1.331 in 2011, many have regarded Nova’s 3.70 ERA, which was approximately 20% better than the park adjusted […]

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Is 2012 Shaping Up As Year of the Blown Save?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged , on April 12, 2012 | 5 Comments »

In yesterday’s action alone, there were seven blown saves, adding to the perception that closers have been under siege in the season’s first week. However, as is often the case when making observations based on small samples, perception doesn’t quite match up with reality. So far this season, relievers have converted 68.1% of all save […]

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Springboard Effect: Does a Good Exhibition Record Translate to the Regular Season?

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Spring Training, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on March 30, 2012 | 6 Comments »

Break up the Toronto Blue Jays! Entering play today, Jose Bautista and company have been tearing up the Grapefruit League, compiling an impressive 22-4 record, which represents the highest spring winning percentage since 1984 (excludes the abbreviated 1990 exhibition schedule). If the Blue Jays maintain their above .800 winning percentage, they’ll join the 1997 Marlins […]

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Examining David Ortiz’ Historic Strikeout Rate Decline

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Statistical Analysis, tagged on March 28, 2012 | 7 Comments »

ESPN’s Dave Schoenfield, custodian of the SweetSpot blog, recently pointed out a remarkable statistic: in exactly one fewer plate appearance, David Ortiz struck out 62 fewer times in 2011 than 2010. Incredibly, there is very little precedent for such a decline. Besides Ortiz, only one other player in baseball history struck out 62 fewer times in consecutive 500 […]

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Do Spring Training Stats Matter After All?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Spring Training, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged on March 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Spring training stats mean nothing. At least that’s what most people seem to think. However, a recent correlation analysis published by Fangraphs.com suggests otherwise. In particular, the fangraphs’ study concluded that walk and strikeout rates in the spring (both good and bad) may foreshadow performance during the regular season, which isn’t exactly a revolutionary conclusion. […]

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