December 2011
If Twitter Had Deleted Scenes
Have you ever watched deleted scenes to any of your favorite movies? There's a reason the scenes didn't make it into the final cut of the film. Usually, they're mundane scenes that are either poorly written, don't quite…
Coal for the Hot Stove
We did this 367 days ago . It was so much; we had to do it again. Below is our suggestion for a 25-man roster comprised solely of current free agents, as of Dec 31, 2011. Pos: Player SP: Edwin Jackson Roy-O PHOTO…
Basic Appreciation for Edgar Martinez
As we noted in our last post, one stat never tells the whole story. Nonetheless, it is widely believed that the most important offensive statistic is On Base Percentage. As readers of Moneyball may remember, outs are a…
Last Year's Best Roster Additions
The final days of December are just a bit past the midpoint of baseball's hot stove season. Many big purchases have been made, while a few marquee prizes still shine in the sales brochures produced by their agents. This…
Extra Base Hit Leaders by Position
Below are the 2011 batting leaders for each position, as measured by extra base hits. For historical significance, we included the last person at his position with more in a season. Check out the "best since" surprises…
A Brief Moment in 'Why?'
A few curiosities on this Thursday lunch hour: Why is Coco Crisp being considered for Left Field? If his defense has deteriorated to the point where ha cannot effectively play Center Field, why would a team be…
Shopping for a Hitter
A few numbers on a couple of free agents: Over the past 11 years (since 2001) Player A: .272/.343/.451, 141 HR, 415 xBH Player B: .285/.367/.510, 273 HR, 675 xBH Player A: 111 OPS+, .345 wOBA, 111 wRC+ Player B: 127…
The Remains of Willis and Cabrera
Shortly after news broke of the Marlins' most recent transaction - trading Burke Badenhop to the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league catcher Jake Jefferies , the estimable Keith Law tweeted : Badenhop is tough on righties…
Average Game Scores for 2011
Messing around on baseball-reference, on the second night of baseball's winter meetings, I ranked starting pitchers by average Game Score in 2011. "Unhiding non-qualifiers for rate stats" makes the list particularly…
Tuesday Morning Winter Meetings Update
Earlier this Summer, I thought the days leading up to the trading deadline in late July was the best time of year to read mlbtraderumors . Whenever I thought that, I was mindlessly forgetting about the Winter Meetings.…
2012 Hall of Fame Sneak Peek
The unofficial kickoff to the Winter Meetings was today, when the Golden Era Veterans Committee submitted their ballots on the Hall of Fame candidacy of ten individuals: former players Ron Santo , Gil Hodges , Ken Boyer…
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