Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 3 Comments »
Two graphs in two days? I must be on a roll. Actually, I meant to post this a few days ago but never got around to it. Last week at Baseball Daily Digest, I attempted to quantify the throwing arm ...
LOL: Lots of Links
by Bill Baer on Monday, May 31st, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, Baseball Prospectus, MLB | 1 Comment »
I haven't linked to my work elsewhere in a while, so I'd like to get that out of the way and direct you to the outstanding work of others as well. Additionally, you may notice a new ad on the ...
Graph of the Intermittent Time Period
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, Graphs, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
(Tip of the hat to Steve Sommer of FanGraphs as well as Jeff Zimmerman and Sky Kalkman.) This graph will display Charlie Manuel's bullpen usage by Leverage Index, a stat found at FanGraphs. I have shrunk it down to fit on ...
BDD/BP: Early Season Performers
by Bill Baer on Friday, April 23rd, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, Baseball Prospectus, MLB, Sabermetrics | 3 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I look at three hitters who have way over-performed and three who can be expected to keep up the pace. At Baseball Prospectus, the running list of value picks for starting pitchers has been updated. You may ...
BDD: Zero Tolerance for Vicente Padilla
by Bill Baer on Saturday, April 17th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB | 2 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I detail Vicente Padilla's history of intentionally throwing at opposing hitters and call for Major League Baseball to step in and stop him. In 2006, he led the American League in hit batters with 17. He hit ...
BDD: Cliff Lee: A Love Story
by Bill Baer on Friday, April 9th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, Baseball Prospectus, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 1 Comment »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I investigate the hype surrounding Cliff Lee following the trade that brought him to Seattle. The inclinations of Schilling, Rollins, and scores of Phillies fans about Lee’s skill is built on a solid foundation, even if they ...
BDD: Phillies 2010 Preview
by Bill Baer on Friday, April 2nd, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, Baseball Prospectus, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I preview the 2010 Philadelphia Phillies. Will a revamped bench and bullpen help the Phillies become the first National League team to reach the World Series in three consecutive years since the 1942-44 St. Louis Cardinals? That’s ...
Show Me the DVORP! (Phillies Style)
by Bill Baer on Sunday, March 28th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 4 Comments »
Eric Polsky at Baseball Daily Digest has done some great work with DVORP, which is VORP from Baseball Prospectus with a capital D in front of it. That D stands for "dollar" -- Dollar Value Over Replacement Player. His latest ...
Recommended Reading
by Bill Baer on Friday, March 26th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, Baseball Prospectus, MLB, Sabermetrics | No Comments »
Let's head into the weekend in style. I'll catch you up on my latest from around the Interwebs. The eighth week of "Radar Tracking" from HEATER Magazine will be sent out today. It's a great tool to have if you play ...
BDD: Someone Could Use Nelson Figueroa
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB | 1 Comment »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I wonder why Nelson Figueroa hasn't been picked up on more Major League radars. [...] somehow, Nelson Figueroa — who, granted, is not Cy Young — is having trouble staying in the big leagues. Figueroa has a ...
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