Fewer words breed optimism like “pitchers and catchers report” have a way of doing. From a Chicago Sun-Times headline that reads “Cubs ‘hungry as pitchers report” to a MASN Sports blog entry by former Major Leaguer and current Washington Nationals lackey… errr… broadcaster Rob Dibble willing to use Nationals and “Winning a Championship” in the [...]
Fielder Independent Pitching (FIP) is used by many in the world of Sabermetrics to point toward a pitcher due for a turnaround or ready to crash and burn. Last year more than any other in recent memory has an interesting group of FIP flaunts thanks to a trio of talented rookies (and David Hernandez) who [...]
As Vegas Watch points out, PECOTA is the best in the business at doing what it does.
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 of them (49.5%). Overall, there were 23 pairings (12.5%) that ended up hurting their teams.
Last year, I had some controversial picks in my top 100 (link) which proved to be good picks. These included Troy Tulowitzki at #3 prospect overall, Dustin Pedroia at #18 (didn't make most top-100 lists, including BA's), with Longoria, Upton and Braun higher than most any other list, and Chris Davis in my top 100 [...]
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I’m very excited to announce our newest writer here at BDD…Mr. Dave Rouleau!
Dave, the ‘Canadian Guy’, swears by his beloved Blue Jays. He started blogging only a short time ago (March 2007) on Blue Jays Dugout, but worked all summer enhancing the Jays major league and minor league coverage over at MVN, from his [...]
BDD is once again looking to add a few writers to join our staff. While the positions are non-paying, they do offer some nice perks. You often get the chance to attend professional baseball games as “working media,” interview players and executives, receive team press releases and free review copies of books and media guides, and [...]
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