A repository for stats I still care about
My first run (that I’m willing to talk about) of projections for the coming season is now up on the 2016 Projected Standings tab. They have also been used to create a new Playoff Chances Report. And, viagra order of course, site the individual projections that go into are available, again on the Projected Standings … Read more
In 2015, Jung-ho Kang became the first hitter to jump directly from the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) to the major leagues. This year, two more hitters – Byung-ho Park, for Minnesota, and Hyun-Soo Kim for Baltimore – will attempt to make the same trip. Here’s a a draft that I worked on last January but … Read more
Those who have known me for years may remember that I have my own Hall of Fame method set up, which works something like this. Each player gets a score that is a modeled on the MVP ballot. It is a weighted average of his career WARP3 – your best season in WARP counts 14 … Read more
2015 was a bad year for stats. I had intended to write this as a review of my 2015 projections – and I will get to that – but I ran into something else while working them and decided that this was actually a bigger deal. I’ve got a program here which it seems I … Read more
On August 14, 1910, the Chicago White Sox lost to the then-New York Highlanders 5-1. Making his debut in centerfield that day was a 21-year-old outfielder by the name of Edward Harrison “Dutch” Zwilling. Zwilling had an odd little career. He played four seasons, for three different Chicago teams – the White Sox in 1910, … Read more
By major league team: Arizona: mid-A from South Bend to Kane County Atlanta: high-A from Lynchburg to Carolina Chicago Cubs: high-A from Daytona Beach to Myrtle Beach : mid-A from Kane County to South Bend :short-A from Boise to Eugene Cincinnati: high-A from Bakerfield to Daytona (confusingly giving them both Dayton and Daytona) Cleveland: high-A … Read more
With the latest updates for Arizona – releasing Cody Ross and (correctly) sending Yasmany Tomas to the minors. Everything I’ve looked at all off-season screams that Lamb is better, and I suppose getting the starting nod will make this an especially happy Easter for him.
The first playoff odds page has been created for the 2015 season. My picks: AL titles for the Orioles, online Indians, and As; wild cards for Seattle and Boston. In the AL, division titles go to the Nationals, Cardinals, and Dodgers. The Brewers and Cubs take the wild card spots. Also have updates to the … Read more
To Ernie Banks, cure Mr. Cub, Hall of Famer.
JohnC jcampbe1@bigpond.net.au 124.190.233.170 Submitted on 2015/01/17 at 11:27 am Very interesting, capsule I remember seeing the first few years of this list some years ago on BP but have often wondered how it all panned out. You mention that Stanky is the lowest rated player in your Hall @ 311. Out of curiosity, decease who … Read more