Mauer’s 2010 Struggles Against Lefty Fastballs

Sunday, January 30th, 2011 Posted in Joe Mauer, Twins | Comments Off

In October, after the season had ended, I wrote a post outlining some of the key reasons that Joe Mauer didn’t post the same type of stats in 2010 as he did in his 2009 MVP season. The first point ...

Why Alexi Casilla Shouldn’t Hit 2nd in the Twins Line-up

Saturday, December 4th, 2010 Posted in Twins | Comments Off

Let’s start with a quote from The Book by Tom Tango: “...we'll turn our attention to the batting order and how to construct an optimal lineup. What does conventional wisdom say about this? Some managers or fans think you want a ...

Continuing the Analysis of Lefty Pitcher “Families”

Sunday, November 28th, 2010 Posted in Twins | Comments Off

The Recap In my last post I looked at how Joe Mauer fared against four “families” of left-handed pitchers. The data results showed that the most important factor for him when facing lefties was release point. Mauer hit a combined  .322/.376/.466 ...

Joe Mauer versus “Families” of Left-Handed Pitchers

Friday, November 12th, 2010 Posted in Twins | Comments Off

The Theory Chapter 2 in “The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball” by Tom Tango outlines a concept of how specific one-on-one pitcher versus hitter match-ups shouldn’t be used as a predictor of future at-bats, but instead we should look at how hitters perform ...