Blue Jays Make an Under the Radar Signing

The Blue Jays hired sabermetrics expert Tom Tango as a consultant. I think this is a good move for the Blue Jays. This move should make them more competitive in the AL’s toughest division.

Barometer In Seattle

In the past 20 years, statistical analysis of baseball has been progressing at a fast pace. Bill James published his Baseball Abstracts starting in 1977 and ever since then, Sabermetrics has taken off. Back then, James relied on a calculator and a pen and paper to do his calculations, and the application of the information [...]

Howard For Pujols

Okay, so if you haven’t heard, there is a rumor from an “inside” source in the Phillies organization that there have been front office talks about trying to trade Ryan Howard for Albert Pujols. These talks are rumored to only be only taking place in the Phillies front office,  and they apparently haven’t approached the [...]

Chris Coghlan’s BABIP

Chris Coghlan had a good season in 2009, but I think regression is coming.

How Does Felipe Lopez Fit?

Last week, the Cardinals finally signed Felipe Lopez to a 1 year deal worth 2.2 Million dollars if he achieves all of the required incentives. This move is a logical, if unspectacular one for the Cards who now have a plethora of middle infielders. Lopez joins Brendan Ryan, Skip Schumaker, and Julio Lugo. With Ryan’s [...]

Is Ryan Dempster Underrated?

Ryan Dempster made the conversion from closer to starter for the 2008 season. This conversion was a success as he won 17 games with an ERA of 2.96. He followed up his 2008 season by posting an ERA of 3.65 for 2009. In 2009 he proved his season in 2008 was no fluke. You would [...]

Is the Mainstream Media Doing a Good Job?

Since I have a better understanding of baseball, there is one trend I have noticed and that is the more I learn about the game, the more I realize that those in the mainstream media are wrong. I see this as a problem because I feel that the mainstream is doing a disservice to the [...]

The Curious Case of the White Sox DH

This summarizes the current DH situation for the Chicago White Sox for the 2010 season.

Fluke or Fact: Adam Wainwright

Adam Wainwright had an amazing 2009 campaign, posting a 19-8 record and a 2.63 ERA. His peripheral stats were also outstanding. He had an 8.19 K/9, and a 2.55 BB/9 along with a fantastic 1.21 WHIP.  His sabermetric DIPS statistics uphold what the more basic numbers tell us: a 3.11 FIP and a 3.28 tERA [...]

2010 Offseason Review: AL East

AL East Baltimore Orioles Key losses- Chris Ray, Danys Baez Key additions- Kevin Millwood, Garrett Atkins, Mike Gonzalez Off-season grade- C+ Justification- Kevin Millwood provides some leadership for the Orioles young staff. He’s also very durable and that should keep the young staff from pitching too many innings. Garrett Atkins is a nice low risk/high [...]

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