Archive for November 10th, 2010

Jeter Wins Gold Glove; Utley Does Not; Life Unfair

by Bill Baer on Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 31 Comments »

The National League Gold Glove awards were dished out just a few minutes ago. The Phillies' own Shane Victorino won his third consecutive Gold Glove, perhaps undeservedly. Once again, Chase Utley was not rewarded for his efforts. The anti-Gold ...

Carlos Ruiz Receives High Defensive Grades

by Bill Baer on Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 5 Comments »

Matt Klaassen posted his catcher defense rankings at Beyond the Box Score. Carlos Ruiz ranked very highly, no surprise there. He finished third overall behind Yadier Molina and Ivan Rodriguez. Ruiz ranked first in PBWP runs, or the ...

Downfall of a Goliath

by Bill Baer on Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 10 Comments »

Over at the Baseball Analytics blog, I looked at the surprising decline of Ryan Howard against right-handed pitchers utilizing more heat maps. Surely, this does not bode well for that five-year, $125 million contract extension he signed earlier this ...