Hi there. I’ve been experimenting with ways to visualize starting rotations using the Rankometer format. Here are two approaches I’m playing with: APPROACH #1 ranks starters by ERA and puts these rankings into 5 tiers (each tier consisting of 14 pitchers). The first tier consists of the 14 best starters in the AL, and a […]

Yesterday wasn’t much fun for Pirates’ fans, as Milwaukee clocked their team 20-0. Today, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette’s account of the game declares it’s the worst lost in the franchise’s 124 year history. Ooph. The headline is wrong. On two counts actually. It’s the second worst loss in franchise history. They lost 25-2 to Cincinnati […]

Brewers 20, Pirates 0: I think the most remarkable thing about this game is that the Brewers were set down 1-2-3 in the first inning. Phillies 8, Braves 3: This series began with the Phillies bullpen breaking down, but that ended up being a fluke. The real story of the series was that the Phillies […]

Fresh off the presses, the Chicago Cubs have decided to move Carlos Zambrano, the Cubs incumbent ace and opening day starter, to the bullpen, while guaranteeing Carlos Silva a spot in the rotation in Z’s place! Okay so it’s somewhat old news, but we here at THT feel a duty to inform the readers of […]

There’s some discussion going on surrounding Kevin Goldstein’s report on Bryce Harper’s makeup in his latest Future Shock. Here’s Goldstein’s take: The Makeup: This should not be underrated. It’s impossible to find any talent evaluator who isn’t blown away by Harper’s ability on the field, but it’s equally difficult to find one who doesn’t genuinely […]

THT Forecasts have been updated with Oliver projections that are current as of Monday, April 19. We apologize for the delay in updating but we ran into a few technical problems that have now been fixed. Projections should be updated regularly on Sundays or Mondays every week from now on.

Phillies 2, Braves 0: Roy Halladay can pitch a little. The Braves threatened exactly once, in the seventh inning when they loaded the bases on hits from Chipper Jones and Brian McCann and a walk from Jason Heyward. This was the baseball equivalent of the cat letting the mouse run a few feet just so […]

One of my favorite baseball draft websites is MLB Bonus Baby. The site offers scouting reports and updates on draft prospects from the high school to college ranks. The author, Andy Seiler, was kind enough to answer a few questions for us regarding June’s draft. My questions are in bold with his answers below. Is […]

Boy, FanGraphs just keeps getting better and better. If you haven’t heard already, they’ve not only brought in some 2009 UZR data but they’ve revamped the metric a bit. Notable changes include improved park factors (generally speaking, the more data the better- and now there are more adjustments for the “quirky” aspects of parks, like […]

Braves 4, Phillies 3: Troy Glaus hit a two-out, two-run homer to kick off the comeback in the ninth, and Nate McLouth hit the walkoff job in the tenth, but make no mistake about it: Jason Heyward — whose two-out solo shot tied things up right after Glaus’ jack — is The Man. I keep […]