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The Brandon League signing: A Sabermetrically Approved Strategy

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Why the League signing actually makes good sense in terms of sabermetric bullpen construction (ignoring the absurd amount of money involved).

Cheesy Sabermetric Poetry, Part I If you're sad that Cliff Lee pitched so well, yet only had six...

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Cheesy Sabermetric Poetry, Part I If you're sad that Cliff Lee pitched so well, yet only had six wins, Welcome to the sabermetric side, where we throw those in the bin. We try to measure players by only things that they control, No run support cannot be helped, so pitcher wins is not the goal. Consider the Three True Outcomes stat, the lovely F-I-P, Strikeouts, walks, HBP and homers are what pitchers oversee. Balls in play are tricky, as so many other factors come into play, Was the regular defense out there or did Ty Wigginton start that day? So relax and know that Clifton still ranked highly in our book, Eighth in the league in FIP, so don't even take a second look. His strikeout rate's still healthy, his walk rate's off the charts, In 2013, he'll be fine, making more outstanding starts.

Does Pitching In The California League Benefit A Starting Pitcher's Development?

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In one respect, it might. Click the SBNation Minor League Ball link above to see preliminary data from a study that looks at how minor league starters' walk and strikeout rates change in going from Low A to High A to AA and how the leagues they pass through influence those changes.

"...but having said all that…I was willing to entertain the notion that chemistry might make a...

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"...but having said all that…I was willing to entertain the notion that chemistry might make a difference. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. But if it does make a difference, you have to point it out before the fact. And IF there was a situation where chemistry would matter AND be discernable beforehand, I thought it would be on a young, promising team that was still widely thought to be a year or two away from making its mark. I thought it would be on a team like the 2012 Kansas City Royals, in other words.

How many pitches per PA would a .000/.000/.000 hitter need to average to be a valuable member of a...

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How many pitches per PA would a .000/.000/.000 hitter need to average to be a valuable member of a team?

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The Time Has Come to Induct Dwight Evans into Cooperstown

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While Barry Larkin and Ron Santo are being deservedly honored for their Hall of Fame careers today, here is a nice article about one of the best players the HOF writers overlooked. The author of the article, Patrick Languzzi, is spearheading the campaign to help get Dwight Evans his rightful place in Cooperstown. Languzzi created his own website, "Call to the Hall," devoted to Evans' HOF candidacy. There is a link to his website in the article and on his website he also has started a petition you can sign to help get "Dewey" on the 2013 Expansion Era HOF ballot. Additionally, here are the links for his website: http://call2thehall.blogspot.com/ and the petition: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/call-to-the-hall-support-dwight-evans-for-mlb-s-hall-o.html