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BTB with some Pitch F/X from the Futures Game
Beyond the Box Score offers some pitch f/x data from the Futures Game... Some stat geeky type stuff there to check out...oh, and they list the 14 fastest pitches thrown in the game, as well. Th...
Defense -- the MSM is getting it, but not getting it
One of the more contentious discussions this past offseason, in regards to the Rangers, centered around what improvement (if any) there would be vis-a-vis run prevention in 2009. There was some ...
This Day in LSB History
One year ago today, I analyzed RBIs and the split (or lack thereof) in performance with RISP of great "run producers."
Thinking some more about Dewan, Utley, and defense
I was reading the comments to this U.S.S. Mariner post, and one particular comment got me thinking: This Utley-Howard thing reminds me of the Phillie-related debate James described in an earlier ...
Q&A with Dewan, and discussions of fielding stats
Evan Grant has a Q&A up with "The Fielding Bible"'s John Dewan, discussing the latest edition of Dewan's book and, of course, the left side of the Ranger infield. Dewan is bullish on the impact ...
BTB hosting a live A.L. West chat session at 2 p.m.
BTB is hosting an A.L. West chat session. I'm going to be a participant, along with several other A.L. West bloggers, as we field questions about the division. Since it is over at BTB, it is ge...
2008 Ranger performance by position
Just for grins, I thought it would be worthwhile to list the offensive lines put up at each position for the Rangers in 2008: POS AVG OBP SLG C .276 .344 .425 1B .257 ....
Rangers ZiPS projections
Dan Szymborski has his ZiPS projections out for the Rangers. Check it out. Discuss.
On infield offense, defense, and breaking even
Over at Camden Depot, there is a post up that talks about (and has graphs on) what a player has to do with the bat at each of the four infield positions in order to break even as an average player at ...
UZR now available on FanGraphs
UZR, the proprietary play-by-play defensive evaluation system developed by Mitchel Lichtman, is now being made available on FanGraphs. I don't think there is a perfect defensive evaluation system out...
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