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About David Gassko

David Gassko is a former consultant to a major league team. He welcomes comments via e-mail.


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2005

Range Revisited

December 19, 2005
Revising David's Range system.

How Much Can We Learn By Looking At “Stuff”?

December 14, 2005
David takes a look at the predictive power of pitchers' stuff.

Is Ryan Worth It?

November 28, 2005
David looks at the five-year deal the Blue Jays gave B.J. Ryan.

Stop the Madness! Or not.

November 23, 2005
David's head explodes talking about the AJ Burnett Sweepstakes.

Quantifying Catcher Defense, and Other Stuff Like That

November 17, 2005
David doesn't answer if I-Rod is better than Mike Piazza, but he does tell you lots of other use(less)ful things.

The Rise and Fall of Nomar Garciaparra

November 07, 2005
A short history of a fomerly great player's career.

Goodbye to the Architect

November 04, 2005
David says Larry Lucchino and John Henry are to blame for Theo Epstein's departure, whether it's their fault or not.

2005 Gold Gloves

October 24, 2005
David looks at baseball's best and worst defenders.

Killer B’s: This Time It’s Backe

October 17, 2005
A WPA look at Game 4 of the Astros-Cardinals series.

A Game of Epic Proportions

October 10, 2005
Looking at game four in the Astros/Braves series with Win Probability Added

Fifteen

October 07, 2005
This time it's 15 losses for Greg Maddux

Measuring Range

September 28, 2005
Taking a shot at creating a new defensive metric.

A Mini-Dynasty in the Making

September 19, 2005
What shaped the team challenging the White Sox in the AL Central.

How to Pitch in Colorado

September 12, 2005
David takes a look at what kind of pitchers succeed at Coors Field.

Whatever Happened to Ichiro?

September 05, 2005
Finding the reasons for Ichiro's decline.

Batted Balls and DIPS

August 30, 2005
Are you ready for DIPS 3.0? David takes a crack.

Ranking the General Managers

May 31, 2005
David presents a system for ranking Epstein, Sabean, Beane and the others.

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