Rounding Out the Roster
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, November 29th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 75 Comments »
By the look of things, GM Ruben Amaro Jr. could be done adding to the roster for a while. The Winter Meetings are on the horizon, but the Phillies have few spots left to fill and will be closely monitoring ...
Phillies Players and Popularity
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, November 29th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
At FanGraphs yesterday, fellow Sweet Spotter Jack Moore demonstrated just how little the Internet baseball community cares for Barry Bonds. Plotting players' career WAR with their ELO rating, the overwhelming majority of players did not stray far from the trendline. ...
Brief Thoughts on the NL MVP Award
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 18 Comments »
Ryan Braun took home the National League Most Valuable Player award yesterday, nudging out Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the presumed favorite. Both rWAR and fWAR had Kemp in the lead. Baseball Reference considered Kemp the better hitter, ...
“Ty Wigginton Performs Under Pressure”
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 10 Comments »
You'll hear the words "performs under pressure" bandied about to describe many players in baseball, usually in the context of a baseball game. For newly-acquired utilityman Ty Wigginton, it means a lot more. This article from the St. Petersburg Times, ...
Phillies Deal for Ty Wigginton
by Bill Baer on Monday, November 21st, 2011Posted in 2011-12 Compendium, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 42 Comments »
While Philadelphians were getting ready to watch Sunday Night Football between the Eagles and Giants, GM Ruben Amaro Jr. continued to add to the 2012 roster by trading for utilityman Ty Wigginton from the Colorado Rockies. Wigginton is entering the ...
Brief Thoughts on the NL Cy Young Award
by Bill Baer on Friday, November 18th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 7 Comments »
Clayton Kershaw ran away with the National League Cy Young award yesterday, earning 27 of 32 first-place votes. Roy Halladay received only four while teammates Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels finished in third and fifth place, respectively. It is not ...
Is the Phillies’ Offense A Concern?
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 36 Comments »
The past two seasons have been rather disappointing for the Phillies. Ruben Amaro constructed what can best be described as superteams, but the Phillies have exited the post-season with a whimper at the hands of the San Francisco Giants and ...
Ruben Amaro and Multi-Year Contracts
by Bill Baer on Monday, November 14th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 41 Comments »
One does not earn the nickname "Smuggy" without putting his reputation on the line. Since taking over for Pat Gillick after the 2008 season, Ruben Amaro has been the daredevil GM in Major League Baseball, putting together arguably the best ...
A Closer Look at Jon Papelbon
by Paul Boye on Saturday, November 12th, 2011Posted in MLB, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 10 Comments »
Well, yesterday was fun, huh? It seems like giving out a huge contract or making a(t least one) blockbuster trade is a rite of passage for every offseason under the Ruben Amaro Jr. reign. The latest addition to this big, happy family is ...
Phillies Sign Jonathan Papelbon
by Bill Baer on Friday, November 11th, 2011Posted in 2011-12 Compendium, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 44 Comments »
The story just hit its apex. Just days after a four-year, $44 million deal with Ryan Madson fell through, the Phillies signed free agent reliever Jonathan Papelbon, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com. Salisbury reports that the contract is worth ...
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