Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
I created UZR projections for the 2010 season and the values are available on a Google Documents Spreadsheet . I got 4 years worth of UZR numbers from Fangraphs. Then I did a 5-4-3-2 yearly weighting regressed to 125 games with a -0.7UZR aging factor ( article where the math is explained ). I selected for the worksheet any players that played in at least 63 games at the position over the last 4 years....
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Because it's amusing to figure out who is similar to who. Batters is most similar to or In 2008, he was most similar to Alberto Callaspo Smoky Burgess Don Slaught Alex Gordon Howard Johnson Darnell Coles Joe Foy Billy Butler Kent Hrbek John Olerud Keith Hernandez David DeJesus Tony Gonzalez Coco Crisp Roy Weatherly Jose Guillen Kevin McReynolds Joe Rudi Kevin McReynolds Mike Aviles Tony Eusebio John...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
UZR/150 for Royals SSs in 2009 Luis Hernandez: 8.6 Mike Aviles: -12.7 Tony Pena Jr: -14.6 Willie Bloomquist: -17.6 Yuniesky Betancourt: -28.6
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
I've been looking at Alberto Callaspo 's UZR numbers and I've got some questions about how to use UZR to project for the coming year. Fangraphs has been reviewing the best fielders from 07-09--pointing out that one season of UZR is equivalent to about 1/3 season of batting (in other words, it takes 3 seasons of UZR to have a good grasp on a players ability. Last year Callaspo was not good (-7.3), in...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
More photos » by Jerry S. Mendoza - AP The "sign and trade" of Akinori Iwamura is another example of the Rays getting creative in order to acquire new talent. Browse more photos » It is no secret that the Tampa Bay Rays are never going to be major spenders in the free agent market like their AL East Rivals, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees . Instead, this team is built...
Royals Review (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Similar to the 2010 Relievers post from several days ago, this is meant to present a snapshot of who remains on the roster, can we jettison some dead weight, and are there any holes to be filled? The particulars about how many batters the team keeps on the 25-man and how many infielders/outfielders/Teahen-Bloomquist-IF/OF hybrids are kept will have a factor in the final roster (please allow some leeway...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
In 2008 Rod Barajas was kind of sharing time at catcher with Greg Zaun, then Zaun got hurt and Cito became manager. Cito grew to really like Rod and once Cito likes a player there is no amount of new information that is going to change his opinion. Rod was incredibly, almost unbelievably hot and cold. All in all he had a fairly decent season in 2008 hitting .249/.294/.410 for a WAR of 1.2. He's been...
Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
So I finally got around to taking that quiz that Addicted To Quack posted a little while ago, the one that asks you to name as many 1990-2009 Opening Day Seattle Mariners as you can in 15 minutes. Those of you who wish to take the quiz without spoilers should probably stop reading this post. Those of you who have already taken it or who don't wish to take it may continue. The quiz itself was fun -...
Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
You know how testy we get when people make comments about how awesome our could be in years? Remember the Nageotte/Blackley/Meche/Anderson rotations, Clement/Johjima/Johnson/Moore catching caches and Ichiro/Gutierrez/Saunders/Ackley outfields? We do our best to try and keep people grounded on these types of issues because, as it turns out, the future is incredibly hard to predict and a hell of a lot...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Note: If a team decides to not offer a contract to an unsigned player on the 40 man roster, the player is non-tendered and becomes a free agent. Per Tim Dierkes at MLBTradeRumors , some former non-tendered players include David Ortiz , Joel Pineiro , Jayson Werth and Takashi Saito . Jeremy Reed initially looked like an unspectacular yet promising pick-up in the J.J. Putz trade. He was once a top prospect,...
Driveline Mechanics (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
More photos » by Charlie Neibergall - AP "First you say that One Man Five Tools is a better fielder than me, and now this Greinke stuff? What's next? Saying I less valuable than some utility man? Save me, Ken Rosenthal!" Browse more photos » Much of the debate about the AL MVP this year (well, aside for the silly aspects of it) has focused on position players such as Joe Mauer...
sadurni8833x | 10/12/2009
Download Meet Dave in DVD, DivX, PDA quality! Genres: Comedy | Sci-Fi Countries: Actors: Alpert, Sherman Pedestrian Basile, Paul Punk/Number115 Berman, Nick Rich Blucas, Marc Caan, Scott Dooley Caleb, Jeremiah Tourist Cerenzio, Richard Announcer Christian, Shawn Lt. Left Arm Conboy, Peter Tourist Cowboy, The Naked Actor Cupone, Vince Mac Genius Den Dekker, Michael Construction Worker Forrester, Scott
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP 4 days ago: Houston Astros Kazuo Matsui grounds out to New York second baseman Luis Castillo in the sixth inning at Citi Field in New York, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. The Mets won 4-0. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Browse more photos » Old post (by now) but Tim Dierkes over at MLBTradeRumors ran down the Astros roster . Obviously, Dierkes goes into more detail...
cajao90g8 | 10/06/2009
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Amid the Denver Broncos' 3-0 start, one disquieting element has been the team's difficulties in short-yardage and goal-line situations. Fullback Peyton Hillis, who resumed practicing Thursday after sitting out the day before because of a blow to the head, said the short-yardage issues that cropped up during last week's 23-3 win at Oakland can be addressed with better preparation
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
First Pitch: 7:10 CDT TV: FSN Radio: AM 1500 & TRN Know Thine Enemy: Royals Review Patron Saint: Pete Redfern 1977 Grammy Award Winner, Best New Artist: The Starland Vocal Band Somehow, the Twins have managed to stay in the playoff race, if just barely, into the season's last weekend. I wrote them off a month ago, so I'm more than happy to be proven somewhat wrong, and would love nothing more than...
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sadurni8833x | 10/12/2009
Download Meet Dave in DVD, DivX, PDA quality! Genres: Comedy | Sci-Fi Countries: Actors: Alpert, Sherman Pedestrian Basile, Paul Punk/Number115 Berman, Nick Rich Blucas, Marc Caan, Scott Dooley Caleb, Jeremiah Tourist Cerenzio, Richard Announcer Christian, Shawn Lt. Left Arm Conboy, Peter Tourist Cowboy, The Naked Actor Cupone, Vince Mac Genius Den Dekker, Michael Construction Worker Forrester, Scott...
cajao90g8 | 10/06/2009
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Amid the Denver Broncos' 3-0 start, one disquieting element has been the team's difficulties in short-yardage and goal-line situations. Fullback Peyton Hillis, who resumed practicing Thursday after sitting out the day before because of a blow to the head, said the short-yardage issues that cropped up during last week's 23-3 win at Oakland can be addressed with better preparation...
eudociea638p | 09/30/2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Alex Gordon and Alberto Callaspo homered, leading the last-place Kansas City Royals past the Detroit Tigers 7-4 on Thursday for a surprising three-game sweep of the AL Central leaders. It was the first three-game sweep of an American League team at home this season for the Royals. They've won four straight overall for the first time since June 12-16. Zach Miner (6-5) gave up three...
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