Howard, Thome, and the 2012 Offense
by Ryan Sommers on Sunday, February 26th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 13 Comments »
On Saturday, Ryan Lawrence asked Charlie Manuel for the most he hoped to get out of Jim Thome at first base this season; his reply was "20 starts." He further elaborated that he expected "180-200" total at-bats. The ...
Kyle Kendrick receives 2 year, $7.5 million extension
by Ryan Sommers on Sunday, February 19th, 2012Posted in MLB, Offseason, Philadelphia Phillies | 41 Comments »
Per Jim Salisbury, the Phillies have signed a two year extension with fringe starter/reliever and burgeoning fashion model Kyle Kendrick, covering 2012 and 2013, for $7.5 million. Absent this extension, Kendrick was headed for his first arbitration hearing ...
The Phillies Are In the Running for Jorge Soler
by Ryan Sommers on Thursday, February 16th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 24 Comments »
In the past few days, the Phillies' position with regards to Cuban prospect Jorge Soler has gone from silence to "interested" to, as Jeff Passan put it, "in hardest," along with the New York Yankees. Soler's case is somewhat ...
Which Hunter Pence is at the Negotiating Table?
by Ryan Sommers on Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 7 Comments »
This winter, Hunter Pence heads to his second salary arbitration hearing, in his third year of eligibility. 2011 was, indisputably, the most successful season of his young career. He produced a .314/.370/.502 line, including a particularly impressive .324/.394/.560 ...
Phillies Sign Joel Piñeiro to Minor League Deal
by Ryan Sommers on Monday, January 16th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Per Jayson Stark, the Phillies have signed veteran right-handed pitcher Joel Piñeiro to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. There were not many suitors for Piñeiro's services following a rough 2011 outing. He posted 5.13 ERA ...
Phillies Sign Dontrelle Willis
by Ryan Sommers on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011Posted in 2011-12 Compendium, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 54 Comments »
Per Jim Salisbury and Jerry Crasnick, the Phillies have signed left-handed pitcher Dontrelle Willis to a one year contract for "about $1 million and performance bonuses." After a few up and down seasons with the Marlins, Willis was ...
The Cost of Loyalty
by Ryan Sommers on Tuesday, September 27th, 2011Posted in 2011 Playoffs, Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 31 Comments »
The graph below takes Raul Ibanez and John Mayberry, Jr.'s performances in favorable (vs. opposite-handed pitching) and unfavorable (vs. same-handed pitching) platoon scenarios and compares them to an average NL batter in those same splits. Notes: wXB/H is ...
Please Stop Calling Cliff Lee Streaky
by Ryan Sommers on Wednesday, September 7th, 2011Posted in Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 34 Comments »
A week after I wrote that the NL Cy Young might be a two man race, Cliff Lee appears to have pitched himself back into contention. The night after that post went live, Lee capped off a brilliant August with ...
Searching for True Power
by Ryan Sommers on Sunday, September 4th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 14 Comments »
In the ceaseless quest to identify players with the most raw pop, isolated power, or ISO, is a frequently cited metric, as you've probably seen. It's simply a player's slugging percentage minus his batting average. The idea is that, ...
More 9th Inning Shenanigans
by Ryan Sommers on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 49 Comments »
Superficially, it's difficult to get upset about the Phillies' 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks last night. Actually, it's difficult to get upset about any one game at all these days. The regular season is far from over, and more than ...
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