Continuing the Analysis of Lefty Pitcher “Families”
Sunday, November 28th, 2010 Posted in Twins | Comments OffThe 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 OffThe 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 ...
On the Road with Nick Blackburn
Sunday, October 24th, 2010 Posted in Twins | Comments OffNick Blackburn had a rollercoaster year with the Twins. In five starts in May he was 5-0 with a 2.65 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP in 37.1 innings. Then in June and July he was 1-6 with a 10.05 ERA ...
The Jekyll and Hyde Season of Jesse Crain
Friday, October 22nd, 2010 Posted in Twins | Comments OffSome may look at Jesse Crain’s 2010 season and think that he had a good year. He finished with a 3.04 ERA and an 8.21 K/9 ratio in 68 innings (71 games). In realty, Crain had an amazing half-season and ...