BDD: A Not So Happ-y 2010
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I detail why you should not expect J.A. Happ to be the pitcher we saw last year. This is the article I was talking about in my response to David Murphy. As you can see, ERA estimators ...
BDD: Angels Slipping Down
by Bill Baer on Thursday, January 21st, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB | No Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I nominate the Angels for having baseball's worst off-season. In essence, the Angels have swapped gimpy designated hitters, downgraded from Lackey to Piniero, lost Figgins and gained Rodney. Meanwhile, Roy Halladay went to Philadelphia, Cliff Lee went ...
BDD: Brothers in Baseball
by Bill Baer on Monday, January 18th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Sabermetrics | No Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I analyze how well brothers have played when on the same team. Of the 184 brother pairings, the “best” brother contributed negatively (-0.1 or lower) in 17 of them (92.4%). The “worst” brother contributed negatively in 91 ...
BDD: With Chapman, Reds Can Hope
by Bill Baer on Monday, January 11th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB | No Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I suggest the Reds have reason for optimism in the coming years thanks to a young core of talent. Consider the Philadelphia Phillies when thinking of what the Reds’ future may hold. The Phillies, while a bit ...
BDD: The Insignificant Hall of Fame
by Bill Baer on Friday, January 8th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, Media, MLB | 1 Comment »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I lay out my reasoning for not caring about the Hall of Fame. I can’t imagine why a Hall of Fame induction would change anybody’s opinion about anything. Was Van Halen any less of an incredibly awesome ...
BDD: Red Sox, Beltre Can Thank Phillies
by Bill Baer on Monday, January 4th, 2010Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | No Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I explain why both the Boston Red Sox and recent signee Adrian Beltre can thank the Phillies for the pact: Due to the Phillies quickly signing Polanco to a below-market deal (and Seattle’s signing of Chone Figgins ...
BDD: Keeping Up with the Joneses
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 2 Comments »
At BDD, I analyze the Mets' flurry of free agent signings. First you have the Phillies, winners of the NL East three years running, representatives of the National League in the World Series two years in a row, and 2008 World ...
BDD: Zduriencik is the New Beane
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 2 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I laud Seattle Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik for the job he's done in his short time at the helm. The newbie general manager has taken a team that couldn’t hit a lick, couldn’t field a lick, and ...
BDD: NYY-DET-ARI Three-Way
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB | No Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I analyze the three-way trade made between the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Overall, it appears to be a great trade for both the Yankees and Tigers, and a remarkably poor trade for the ...
BDD: The Matt Lindstrom Conundrum
by Bill Baer on Sunday, December 6th, 2009Posted in Baseball Daily Digest, MLB, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
At Baseball Daily Digest, I take a look at Matt Lindstrom and determine if he's worth the risk to the several teams interested in trading for his services. His runners left on base percentage (LOB%) was 61.6% after previously resting at ...
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