Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 13 Comments »
Just how good is the Phillies' starting rotation now that Cliff Lee is back? The worst pitcher among the Phillies' "big four" in 2010 was Roy Oswalt, whose 3.46 xFIP ranked twelfth in Major League Baseball. The Phillies have ...
Cliff Lee Signs with Phillies
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 62 Comments »
Texas Rangers beat writer T.R. Sullivan is reporting that the Phillies have signed free agent left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News is reporting that it is a five-year deal. Joel Sherman says it is ...
Graphical Player 2011
by Bill Baer on Friday, December 10th, 2010Posted in Baseball Prospectus, MLB, Sabermetrics | No Comments »
If you're an avid fantasy baseball player, do yourself a solid and subscribe to Heater Magazine. You'll get access to a plethora of stats as well as aesthetically-pleasing and easy-to-read charts similar to the ones on display in my latest article ...
Paul Hagen on Protection, RBI
by Bill Baer on Thursday, December 9th, 2010Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 5 Comments »
Bloggers have often been critical of the media when they discuss Sabermetrics. The criticism has usually been somewhat justified as the media hasn't always taken a sunny disposition towards statistical analysis. Recently, though, we have seen a sea change in ...
Guest Post: Phillies Just Fine Without Werth
by Bill Baer on Thursday, December 9th, 2010Posted in Guest Post, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 40 Comments »
This great first full week of December will round out with a guest post from Daniel Podheiser (@DanPodheiser on Twitter). He writes for the Bullpen Talk blog and will shortly become the sports editor at The Register Citizen. Dan will ...
Dennys Reyes, Fat Jokes Likely Coming to Philadelphia
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, December 8th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 13 Comments »
With Joe Blanton fat jokes going out of style, left-handed reliever Dennys Reyes will likely provide some comic relief for Phillies fans. ESPN's Enrique Rojas reports that the hefty lefty is close to signing with the Phillies on ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 21 Comments »
In his latest column, the great Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly mentions the plethora of right-handed bats the Phillies could target to platoon with some left-handed hitter in right field, be it Domonic Brown or Ross Gload. Three ...
Searching for Jayson Werth’s Weaknesses
by Bill Baer on Monday, December 6th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 14 Comments »
Over at the Baseball Analytics blog, I did some digging in an attempt to find Jayson Werth's flaws, but came up empty-handed. Oh, but Werth gets scarier. He compiled a .319 wOBA in two-strike counts during the 2010 season. The ...
Guest Post: MLB Playoff Expansion
by Bill Baer on Monday, December 6th, 2010Posted in Guest Post, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 2 Comments »
The guest posts continue, this time with an entry submitted by Ryan Sommers, author of the Phillies-themed blog Chasing Utley. He also happens to be one of my favorite tweeters -- do yourself a favor and start following @Phylan. Today, Ryan ...
Mr. Werth Goes to Washington
by Bill Baer on Sunday, December 5th, 2010Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 37 Comments »
In a surprising turn of events, former Phillies right fielder Jayson Werth agreed to a seven-year, $126 million deal with the Washington Nationals. The Boston Red Sox were believed to be the favorites to sign Werth, but the Nationals ...
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