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Monday, June 09, 2008

The Cliff Floyd Factor


Nice article outlining the impact Cliff Floyd has had on teams. I've always liked Floyd, and it's nice to see him get credit for something beyond his on-field accomplishments. But is the jab at Bill James really necessary? Obviously, this writer hasn't read much of Bill James' work. If he had, he'd realize that James agrees that some things, like team chemistry, are real but unquantifiable.

Posted by Dave Studeman at 7:57pm (0) Comments

The Blair Pitch Project


Has Roy Halladay been getting the benefit of the calls this year? Jon Hale takes a look and finds that yes, he has.

Posted by Dave Studeman at 7:52pm (0) Comments

Hot Zones


Dan Brooks paints some outstanding strike zone pictures, using the Pitch f/x data. Personally, I find these types of graphs much easier to read than the ones with all the dots. Of course, you can only create something like this if you have lots of pitches in your database. (Hat tip, Tango)

Posted by Dave Studeman at 7:41pm (0) Comments

UZR Update


MGL has a look at the UZR data from 2008 so far and how it compares to his pre-season predictions. He also gives a leaderboard of best and worst performances by position, but pay attention to sample size issues. Defense needs at least twice as much sample as offense before it becomes as meaningful so think of 60 games worth of defensive play as just one month of offensive stats.

Posted by Matthew Carruth at 11:35am (0) Comments

Cardinal Pitching Injuries


Larry Boros laments injuries to two Cardinal starters and what might be done to juggle the rotation around them.

Posted by Matthew Carruth at 11:27am (0) Comments