Archive for November 29th, 2011

Rounding Out the Roster

by Bill Baer on Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Posted 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, 2011
Posted 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. ...