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Primer on BaseRuns
Here's my last run estimator piece, discussing BaseRuns.
about 1 hour ago
SFiercex4
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Cool Baseball Infographics
Check out this new blog - some interesting visualizations
ESPN's Jerry Crasnick on defensive metrics
Crasnick is surprisingly one of the more progressive baseball people on ESPN, as he regularly cites FanGraphs and defensive metrics in general when doing his list articles.
I liked his take, I think it is what most of us believe. We need scouting and metric data to estimate defense, and in the future we may have quantifiable answers to things like "What's the difference between line drives and fly balls?" How much we weigh each data set is what is currently in contention, I suppose.
2 days ago
SFiercex4
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I’m also a follower, since Brian Bannister’s on our team, of sabermetric stuff and going into details of stats about what you can control.
2 days ago
philkid3
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Top Ten Baseball-Reference.com's Sponsorships
Had to see if breaking pitch sponsored Miguel Olivo after seeing #1. Looks like I may be out $15 today.
Hat tip to BBTF.
Primer on Linear Weights
Intro to Saber 101 has the advantages/disadvantages of linear weights. As always, if I got anything wrong, please point it out. Thanks.
6 days ago
SFiercex4
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JC Bradbury on "Hot Stove Myths"
I'm not sure what the make of this. I'm pretty sure it's wrong, though.
More discussion at Tango's blog.
7 days ago
vivaelpujols
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Everyone Should Learn to Throw a Cutter
The site Fonzie Forever uses Fangraphs data to point out some interesting things about the cut fastball. 17 starters use the cut fastball and they happen to be an elite group. For half of them, the cutter is the most effective pitch, and for none is it the least.
Do these statistics make a convincing enough case for the pitch to become more widespread?
8 days ago
TheBigStapler
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Criminals of WAR
Great discussion on the limitations of WAR. Make sure to read the comments.
Ten statisticians you should know about
All of these cool statistical techniques didn't just magically appear, y'know.
8 days ago
pizzacutter
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