There is this idea out there that being a “ground ball pitcher” means that said pitcher is more likely to give up fewer runs; after all, there is zero chance that a ground ball turns into a guaranteed grand slam (I say guaranteed because of Luis Sojo). Now, […]
Jayson Sterk is one of the few widely respected baseball writers on ESPN. His articles (despite not using saber) are usually must read; that includes his most recent article. It does raise an interesting question, and it is something that definitely deserves attention. That being said, it is […]
Now that we have taken a look at the American League All-Star roster (according to WAR), it is time for us to take a look at the National League Roster. Oh and a quick reminder: these rosters will be made up of the players with the top WAR […]
With the All-Star game rapidly approaching, and the Puig controversy just getting settled, I felt like now was a good time to make my All-Star rosters. There will be an American League team post today; a National League team post tomorrow, and a comparison of the two starting […]
The Seattle Mariners have two All-Stars this year, and they are both starting pitchers. Hisashi Iwakuma and Felix Hernandez have been an impressive one-two punch at the top of the M’s rotation. These two guys have undoubtedly been two incredible bright spots on-what is perceived to be-one of […]
For those of you who missed today’s game, Raul Ibanez hit two dingers that played a crucial role in the M’s victory over the Athletics. He now has 17 home runs on the season, and is now half way towards tying the MLB’s record for dingerz by a […]
During an interview with Jim Moore-on May 24th-Eric Wedge made the claim that the team had improved from his first season to his second season, and that they would improve from last season to this season as well. Now, if you were to just look at the teams […]
Sorry that we skipped a week folks; finals and packing got in the way! Anyways, we actually got some pretty interesting results as a result, so I won’t hold you guys too long in the introduction…on to the power Rankings! wOBA Rank Division wOBA Points Awarded 1 AL […]
We move on to the AL Central-the second best division according to my Divisional Power Rankings. This was probably the most fun division to write as all the teams move around a bunch within the categories. So let’s get on to it, and it’s surprising conclusion. wOBA Rank […]
The NL West topped my Divisional Power Rankings for week four so I was actually extremely excited to see how this division shook out. Well, the division it self wasn’t very exciting to examine…in fact it was down right boring and predictable. But anyway, here they are; your NL […]
