wpa Stories - SB Nation
Who Has Been Clutch?
The are seemingly infinite ways to measure "clutchness" - performance w/RISP, late and close situations, September, RISP and 2 outs, etc. Beyond the Boxscore suggested one other method, which I ...
Billy Wagner's Most Valuable Pitches
To commemorate Billy Wagner's return this week, I compiled a list of his top 10 most valuable pitches as a Met per WPA. It should bring back some pleasant, and not so pleasant, memories during t...
Manny Corpas: Why he’s great, why he’s awful, and why the stats show that either way, you’re right.
Manuel Corpas has been one of the strongest members of our pen this season. He's been absolutely excellent, as he still approaches the plate with a solid control over the strike zone, a low walk rate,...
Ramon Castro's Greatest Hits
Plenty has already been said about the Ramon Castro situation, so I won't pile on. Despite his injury issues, Castro was a valuable backup for the Mets and he deserves some kind of tribute. Here it ...
Best Mets Opening Day Starts
In honor of Opening Day's rapid approach, I took a stroll through the historical boxscores and WPA graphs at FanGraphs and checked out the past 25 years of Mets Opening Days. Why just 25 years? FanGra...
Post-Previewing The AL MVP
Like I did with the NL MVP Award, I want to take a look at a few different player rating systems and a couple different voting groups. First up, here's a look at a system that includes clutch pe...
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