Talking Phillies, MLB with RotoAnalysis
by Bill Baer on Monday, February 20th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Podcasts | 6 Comments »
Last week, I joined Moe Koltun, Matt Schwimmer, and Matt Cott on the RotoAnalysis Fantasy Sports podcast. We discussed my book "100 Things Phillies Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die", the outlook on the 2012 Phillies, and the rest ...
What the Phillies’ Interest in A.J. Burnett Means
by Bill Baer on Friday, February 17th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 24 Comments »
ESPN's Buster Olney dropped this interesting piece of information on Twitter: The other team involved in the A.J. Burnett talks was the Philadelphia Phillies. Obviously would've had to clear Blanton to make it work. The New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates are ...
The Key for Chase Utley
by Bill Baer on Friday, February 17th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
If you listened to my spot on ESPN's Baseball Today podcast, you heard me mention that Chase Utley is crucial to the Phillies' success in 2012. Mark Simon, of ESPN Stats & Information, posted a blog illustrating Utley's declining performance ...
Talking Phillies on ESPN’s Baseball Today Podcast
by Bill Baer on Thursday, February 16th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Podcasts | No Comments »
I spoke with ESPN's Eric Karabell (@karabellespn) -- also the author of a Philadelphia-themed book involving a list of 100 -- yesterday about the Phillies and "100 Things Phillies Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die". You can click ...
Which Phillies Storyline Are You Following?
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 37 Comments »
Phillies baseball is on the horizon, as pitchers and catchers report on February 19 in Clearwater, Florida. Their arrival marks the official turning of the page after an ugly ending to the 2011 chapter, Ryan Howard slumped on the ground ...
Crashburn Fantasy Baseball 2012 (Take Two)
by Bill Baer on Monday, February 13th, 2012Posted in Uncategorized | 62 Comments »
The first attempt at setting up this new league didn't go so well, as I left a logical hole in the process. Let's make things super simple and easy this time. If you participated in last year's league, there will ...
The Outfield of the Future
by Bill Baer on Monday, February 13th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 19 Comments »
Quick, name the five most valuable outfielders in the National League in 2011. Let's see... Matt Kemp, Ryan Braun, Justin Upton... who else was in there? Would you believe Shane Victorino? That's right, the Flyin' Hawaiian, if you don't remember, ...
Guest Post: Expensive Outs: Why Paying a Premium for Papelbon Doesn’t Make Sense
by Bill Baer on Friday, February 10th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 31 Comments »
Tom Holzerman (or TH, if you will) is a wrestling blogger found at a few sites on the web, most prominently at his site, The Wrestling Blog. He also has some things to say about other topics, baseball being one of ...
Welcome Back, PECOTA
by Bill Baer on Thursday, February 9th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
After much anticipation, Baseball Prospectus released the 2012 edition of their PECOTA projections yesterday. Fans might be surprised with the rather pessimistic projections for the Phillies going into the season. With three players finishing with 3 WARP or better (four ...
Halladay and Lee Through a Santana Prism
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 26 Comments »
Aaron Gleeman, of his self-titled website and Hardball Talk and Rotoworld fame, has a guest column up at Baseball Prospectus today. As a Twins fan, he looks back on the Johan Santana trade that sent the then-premier southpaw to the ...
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