Looking at Miami and Atlanta’s Off-Seasons
by Bill Baer on Friday, January 6th, 2012Posted in Interviews, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | No Comments »
The Phillies' off-season so far has been a mixture of incredible anxiety and tedium. Questions asked in early November included, "Will Jimmy Rollins come back?", "What will the Phillies do with the bullpen?", and "What is the future of Domonic Brown?" The ...
Differentiating Between Value and Production
by Bill Baer on Thursday, January 5th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 24 Comments »
Looking back at the 2011 season, it's easy to forget about Cameron Maybin. As the centerfielder of the hapless 71-91 San Diego Padres, Maybin graded out surprisingly well. At the young age of 24, in his first full season, he ...
The Video Game Phillies
by Michael Baumann on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012Posted in MLB, Offseason, Potpourri | 20 Comments »
I'm a little bit of a sports video game loser, not because I'm bad at them (I'm not) or because spending as much time as I do playing NHL or FIFA makes you a loser (it does), but because when ...
A Lesson in Playing the Market [Addendum]
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 11 Comments »
Last week, I wrote about both Ryan Madson and the Phillies looking less-than-stellar so far this off-season. Madson is a Scott Boras client, but you haven't heard too much about him as of late. Two other Boras clients, however, have ...
Is Jonathan Papelbon the Next Mariano Rivera?
by Bill Baer on Monday, January 2nd, 2012Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 31 Comments »
Over the last week, there was an interesting discussion on my post that examined how both the Phillies and Ryan Madson managed to become the losers of the off-season. It started when "Another John" wrote: What if [Papelbon] is the next ...
New Years Resolutions for the Phillies
by Bill Baer on Thursday, December 29th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 16 Comments »
2011 is on its way out, thankfully so for many people. For the Phillies, 2011 can hardly be labeled a failure as the team set a franchise record in wins with 102 and marched into the playoffs with one of ...
A Lesson in Playing the Market
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, December 28th, 2011Posted in 2011-12 Compendium, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 26 Comments »
The inimitable Colin Wyers of Baseball Prospectus summed up this off-season's free agency in one sentence after news broke that the Boston Red Sox had acquired Andrew Bailey in a trade with the Oakland Athletics: So the big losers this offseason ...
A Number to Retire
by Michael Baumann on Tuesday, December 27th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 13 Comments »
Hi, everyone. My name is Michael Baumann, and I'm the newest member of the gang over here at Crashburn Alley. Odds are you've either never heard of me before or you know me from Phillies Nation, where I authored, among ...
Ed Wade to Return to Philly
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 16 Comments »
Via CSN Philly: A major league baseball source has confirmed that former general manager Ed Wade will be rejoining the Phillies’ organization. Though no official announcement is planned, Wade will have an unspecified role in the team’s scouting department. Most fans remember ...
Active Phillies and Future Hall of Famers
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 25 Comments »
Over at The Book blog, Tango looks at the PA threshold for Hall of Famers: Of players born since 1924, here are the least number of plate appearances for Hall of Famers: 7831 Kirby Puckett 8237 Duke Snider 8364 Yogi Berra ...
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