January 8, 2009
Now shipping The 2009 Hardball Times Annual is now available. You can read about it here, but just make sure you order it directly from ACTA today. 
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008A Flurry of MovesPosted by Matthew CarruthMark DeRosa heads to Cleveland for three minor leaguers as the Cubs ink Aaron Miles to a 2-year deal and the Angels sign Brian Fuentes to a 2-year deal with an option for a third. Tuesday, December 30, 2008Was Jim Rice feared?Posted by Dave StudemanWezen-ball has a nice research piece on whether Jim Rice was the most "feared" slugger of his time. Personally, I find this whole "feared" thing to be an bizarre way of judging a player to be Hall of Fame material. Dick Allen was feared in his day, but that seems to work against him. For what it's worth, I did a quick search in the New York Times archives and found two references to Rice being feared. In June, 1978, Reggie Jackson said "He's the most feared hitter in the game right now." In a 1979 article about Rice's golf game, Dave Anderson reported "But his quiet pride as baseball's most feared home-run hitter was apparent..." Make of that what you will. Win values explained: part twoPosted by Dave StudemanHere is the second part of Dave Cameron's Win Values explanation at Fan Graphs. This stuff is key reading. Win Values aren't perfect, but they're likely to become the "go to" stat of the future. Monday, December 29, 2008Win values explained, part onePosted by Dave StudemanThere's been an awful lot going on at Fangraphs and I can't keep up with it all. Dave Cameron is coming to my rescue, though. Here is his first blog entry describing how the batting portion of win values is calculated. Of course, to really get it, you'll need to understand wOBA and wRAA. Everything new is new again. Sunday, December 28, 2008Historical Win SharesPosted by Dave StudemanI've updated my historical Win Shares files. You can download them, in comma-separated (CSV) format, from the Baseball Graphs FTP site. CSV files can be imported into Access, Excel and many other applications. The files include Win Shares for virtually all major leaguers through the 2008 season. Plus, you can calculate your own "loss shares" or replacement level from the info. The price of free agent pitchingPosted by Dave StudemanDriveline Mechanics looks at the past two years' free agent pitcher signings, using the new salary calculations available from Fangraphs. I don't know enough about Fangraphs' calculations to say whether this analysis is legitimate, but pitchers have been paid relatively more than position players ever since we first started tracking salaries at THT. As the Sabathia signing shows, this isn't going to change anytime soon. Saturday, December 27, 2008The Big Unit Heads to the BayPosted by Matthew CarruthFrankly, this seemed like a move more out of Oakland than San Francisco, but look out now because the Giants just added Randy Johnson to a rotation already consisting of Tim Lincecum, Matt Cain and Jonathan Sanchez. Oh yeah, and Barry Zito. Still, coupled with a lineup that isn't going to be too outmatched by anything else being put up in the division and are the Giants now the favorites in the NL West? Wednesday, December 24, 2008Yankee perspectivePosted by Dave StudemanResults Disoriented has a little perspective on the Yankees' spending spree. Compared to 2008, New York hasn't spent as much as you might think, and they haven't improved as much as you might think. Don't believe me? Click on the link. Will CC set the record?Posted by Dave StudemanPaul Lukas has the scoop on a vital baseball stat that I hadn't thought of: the number of pinstripes on a Yankee uniform. Will CC set a new record? Lukas has the projections, including an era adjustment. Tuesday, December 23, 2008Interview with mePosted by Dave StudemanRich Lederer was nice enough to interview me about the Hardball Times Annual. Monday, December 22, 2008Projection CentralPosted by Dave StudemanWow, Sean Smith has done dynamite work on his new website, Projection Central. The site now includes expanded pages for all players, including probabilities for different levels of production, a six-year forecast and a simple player valuation (based on basic salary and WAR assumptions). There are even defensive projections for all players, expressed as plus/minus plays compared to average. All of these figures are based on his CHONE forecasting system, which is one of the best forecasting systems around. And it's all free. Check it out. Saturday, December 20, 2008Ah, DockPosted by Dave StudemanDock Ellis died of liver disease yesterday, stirring memories of baseball in the early '70's. That was a time of heightened, overt black pride in baseball and drug experimentation in our larger society, and Ellis came to embody both. Jay Jaffe remembers Dock, and you can read more about his drug-"induced" no-hitter in this article. Those of us who revel in quirky baseball trivia remember that he was once traded for George Medich (and Willie Randolph), who was an actual, real-live doctor inevitably nicknamed Doc. Yes, it was a trade of Doc(k)s. Thursday, December 18, 2008Just a typical Cubs’ fanPosted by Dave StudemanThis video is hilarious. Wednesday, December 17, 2008Free 2009 projectionsPosted by Dave StudemanSean "Call Me Chone" Smith is making his 2009 CHONE projections available for free. This is a great service by Sean; tests have shown that the CHONE projections are as accurate as they come. Why players don’t read game threadsPosted by Dave StudemanIn the best tradition of xkcd, Lookout Landing has penned a cartoon about baseball players and discussion boards. |
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