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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Will Manny make the Marlins worse?


That's the question Dave Cameron asks and answers. According to Dave, Ramirez is no better than Jeremy Heremida when you factor in both fielding and batting.
Posted by Dave Studeman at 10:51am

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Is Teixeira really an upgrade for the Angels?


Marcel thinks so. The rest of the year projection for Teixeira is .287/.379/.521. Casey Kotchman, traded to the Braves for Tex, is at .281/.348/.438. That's over 100 points of OPS. Both are supposed to be good fielders, so we'll call that a wash. But since the Angels have the AL West all but wrapped up, so this is an upgrade for the postseason. Long-term, it's hard to call this a win for the Angels, but if Tex has some postseason heroics, all will be forgiven.
Posted by Sal Baxamusa at 6:19pm

Tribe trade outlook


The Indians' remaining trade options are summed up nicely by Let's Go Tribe, in the last of a series called Trade Everyone. Bottom line: only Paul Byrd is left as trade bait, but there may be an option behind the plate.
Posted by Dave Studeman at 10:31am

Monday, July 28, 2008

THT helps Banny


According to this piece by Joe Posnanski, Brian Bannister is looking to THT's stats for a little insight and help.

"Look at my xFIP," he is saying as he pulls out a few pages he printed off the Internet site, "The Hardball Times." He points out his xFIP — an advanced pitching statistic that stands for "Expected Fielding Independent Pitching."

"Look," he says, and here is his row of xFIP numbers:

2006: 6.29.

2007: 5.14.

2008: 4.59.

"Look at that," he says again. "I’m actually pitching better than I was last year. My xFIP is down. It’s just that I got lucky last year."


We're happy to provide some solace, Brian. Hang in there. (Hat tip: Tango)
Posted by Dave Studeman at 5:17pm

Xavier Nady’s 2008


Beyond the Box Score examines Xavier Nady's 2008 campaign to date to try and find the source of his improvement.
Posted by Matthew Carruth at 10:47am