I’ve noticed that my projection system, available at baseballprojection.com, has the lowest forecast for the new right fielder in Atlanta. I have him projected to hit a pedestrian 258/324/416. First of all, it doesn’t bother me after having the lowest 2009 projection for Matt Wieters (274/352/439) when other projection systems were filling out his HOF […]

Here’s an attempt at visualizing a pitcher’s arsenal (what they throw, how often they throw it, and how well they throw it.) How well they “paint” so to speak. For each pitcher you’ll see a visual expression of the pitches they throw, with size representing how often they throw it and color indicating the quality […]

With the Dodgers, shortstop Chin-lung Hu’s career prospects appear bleak. Rafael Furcal is the incumbent at short, and the club’s top prospect is Devaris Gordon, also a shortstop. Hu could move to second base (not first, to the chagrin of Abbott and Costello fans). But, the Dodgers are likely to go with Blake DeWitt at […]

We’ve recently introduced a new iPhone/iPod Touch app over at Sabometrics. Batting Goggles is perfect for taking in a game at the ballpark or the bar. It gives you instant access to interesting info about every batter and pitcher in the majors. The app shows you an interactive hot and cold diagram presenting each player’s […]

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Just a note: We’ve updated the Oliver forecasts for THT Forecasts. Some players over 40 were missing and have now been added, we updated rosters, and of course, depth charts are updated every week (note that the depth chart update actually occurs at the end of the weekend, I just didn’t say anything about it […]

Today’s links are brought to you by those shiny bracelets that bring ballplayers magical powers. Let’s hope they do the same to this post. -Over the Baggy sat down with Twins assistant GM Rob Antony for a lengthy interview about how exactly the Twins use sabermetrics in their operations. A good quote for everyone who […]

Morgan Ensberg has been blogging for a few weeks, and he’s written some interesting posts. His latest post was his highly-anticipated treatise on sabermetrics from a player’s point of view. It was an entertaining and thoughful post. Ensberg gave several examples of how sabermetric input from family and coaches has influenced him. He also noted […]

Danny Duffy, the Royals’ #8 prospect (according to Baseball America), has walked away from baseball. According to Royals Prospects’ Greg Schaum, Duffy’s passion for the game has waned and he intends to return to school. While Duffy will certainly draw immediate comparisons to Grant Desme, the A’s prospect who quit the game earlier this winter, […]

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