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John Dewan's Stat of the Week
Diamondbacks Sign Kubel - I Don't Get It
December 21, 2011 Maybe they have some other plans, but it sure seems to me the Arizona Diamondbacks just threw $15 million out the window. Why sign a 30-year-old outfielder coming off a season cut short by injury to come in and take the place of a 25-year-old outfielder who just won a Gold Glove? The D’Backs’ [...]
Bunting for a Hit
December 15, 2011 One of the projects we are working on here at Baseball Info Solutions for The Fielding Bible—Volume III is evaluating the effectiveness of defenders on bunt plays. We currently have a method that does this, but we are developing a new method that takes into account the location of each bunt. As every [...]
Yu Darvish
December 09, 2011 According to his agent, Don Nomura, Yu Darvish was posted yesterday (Thursday, December 8) for a move to MLB from Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), the top Japanese professional baseball league. This is a process whereby major-league teams bid in a silent auction for the exclusive rights to negotiate with Darvish. The auction is [...]
Is the Ted Williams Shift Effective?
November 30, 2011 The short answer: Absolutely. But only if the bases are empty. For the past two years Baseball Info Solutions has been tracking every play during which the defensive team employs a "Ted Williams" type shift where three infielders are playing to the right of second base. Based on our [...]
Stats To Be Thankful For
November 23, 2011 I’d like to wish all my readers a very Happy Thanksgiving! In keeping with the theme of thankfulness, here are some numbers in the baseball world to which this sentiment applies. 21 – That is the number of consecutive years of labor peace that baseball is guaranteed with MLB and the MLBPA having agreed on [...]
Has the 300-Game Winner Become Extinct?
November 14, 2011 It seems like every time a pitcher reaches the magical mark of 300 wins, many fans and baseball people wonder aloud: "Is this the last time we'll see someone reach 300 wins?" That was a popular sentiment after Greg Maddux reached the mark in 2004, then Tom Glavine [...]
The 2011 Fielding Bible Awards
October 31, 2011 THE 2011 FIELDING BIBLE AWARDS have been officially announced. Albert Pujols reclaims the Award at first base that had been his every year since the Fielding Bible Awards began in 2006 until Daric Barton snatched it away last year. Joining Pujols as repeat winners are Mark Buehrle [...]
Flat Bat Award 2011
October 27, 2011 Bunting is often an overlooked skill. Except for the rare occurrence of the suicide squeeze, bunting generally does not generate much excitement for the average fan. But as much as people may disagree as to how often and in what situations a bunt should be used, we all know the pain of watching [...]
Andrus and Kinsler
October 21, 2011 Last night the Rangers beat the Cardinals 2-1. The pitching was excellent, as Colby Lewis and Jaime Garcia engaged in a classic pitcher's duel. There were three plays involving Elvis Andrus and Ian Kinsler in particular, though, that were absolutely pivotal to the outcome of this game. [...]
Chase Utley: Best Baserunner in MLB
October 12, 2011 One of the signature moments of this year's postseason so far was that incredible play during Game 4 of the Phillies-Cardinals divisional series in which Albert Pujols threw out Chase Utley as Utley tried to go first-to-third on a groundball to shortstop. Despite being thrown out, you cannot fault Utley for trying to [...]