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2009 AL MVP Showdown: Greinke vs. Mauer vs. Mr. X, or, the Race for Second Place, or, Ken Rosenthal, Avert Your Eyes
Much of the debate about the AL MVP this year (well, aside for the silly aspects of it) has focused on position players such as Joe Mauer, Kevin Youkilis, Derek Jeter, and dark horse candidate Yuniesk...
Ozzie Guillen: Ramirez Not As Good As Me
The Game That Wouldn't End might have finished a lot sooner if Alexei Ramirez hadn't pulled Paul Konerko well off the bag with another one of his lackadaisical lollipop throws to first base. Rami...
Graph of the Day: The 2008 Rangers Outfield
The Texas Rangers are in first place, and a lot of credit has been given to their improved defense. Today's Graph of the Day looks at last season's outfield defense using David Pinto's Probabalistic M...
How Age Affects Infield Defense Using UZR Component Skills
In a previous article I looked at how the individual UZR components (Arm, Range, Errors) change as outfielders age. I have extended that study to include infield defense. I looked at players who play...
Graph of the Day: The Yankees Outfield
Trying something new here on GotD. In the past week the Yankees have announced their starting outfield for 2009 - choosing Brett Gardner and Xavier Nady over Melky Cabrera and Nick Swish respectivel...
I Won't Resign Before This Struggle Ends; So I'll Construct This Sound Defense: An Advance Look at the Jays Defense in 2009
Not too long ago, we took a look at the Jays' pitchers for 2009, using tRA and tRA+. Now let's look at a related factor in preventing runs, defense. Defense in baseball is a fascinating th...
An All-Hit, No-Field, Off-Season Experiment
This off-season there are a plethra of all-hit, no-field free agents available. Off the top of my head, I count: Manny Ramirez Pat Burrell Adam Dunn Jason Giambi Bobby Abreu Frank Thomas...
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