Baseball Analysts has a thought-provoking article by Jeremy Greenhouse on using PITCHf/x to measure which pitchers have the best stuff. His results are interesting; I’m eager to peruse the full list in the spreadsheet he links at the end of the article as well as wondering if/how his methodology could be improved.

This weekend, I took part in an e-mail interview conducted by Bill “Crashburn Alley” Baer. It went on for two parts, both of which are now online. The second part contains a mini-excerpt from my new book, Evaluating Baseball’s Managers, 1876-2008. The blurb might be especially interesting to any fans of the White Sox, A’s, […]

From a recent BPro chat: Aaron (YYZ): Doesn’t the AL ROY almost have to be Elvis Andrus? He’s the 8th most valuable SS (by WAR) in all of baseball (and the 9th best SS offensively by wOBA) Christina Kahrl: Why use wOBA when EqA’s testably more accurate? BP has tested the accuracy of EqA before; […]

A little bit ago, I checked today’s scoreboard and noticed: 1) the Cubs beat the eminently beatable Pirates 2) the Cards trailed in the ninth inning against Milwaukee. This was news, you see, because the Cubs haven’t gained a game in the standing on St. Louis since August 3. Yes, really. That was 37 frickin’ […]

Ichiro Suzuki recently gained his 2000th hit. According to this story, (hat tip, BTF he achieved that distinction in the second fastest time ever, 1,402 games – whereas Al Simmons did it in 1,390 games. That’s nice to know, but it leaves me with a question. As I’m sure everyone out there in reader-land knows, […]

Cleveland’s Michael Brantley was called up September first and has quickly made a name for himself filling in for the injured Grady Sizemore. The son of former major leaguer Mickey Brantley, Michael is a well rounded player and makes good, solid contact. Brantley was acquired, along with the organization’s top prospect Matt LaPorta, in the […]

When Baseball America released their mid-season prospect rankings in July, 5 players of the top 50 were in the Rays organization. With the year winding down, and September call-ups commenced, they recently extorted from their bevy of minor league talent and called up the 16th ranked Wade Davis. He was pitching pretty well in AAA […]

Yesterday, Jim Leyland won his 1,400 game as manager. He is only the 24th manager to ever do that. That same win also pushed him one past Wilbert Robinson, as the (undeserving) Hall of Fame skipper won 1,399 games in his career. By the end of the year, Leyland should pass up three more managers […]

Eliot Asinof’s notes for his signature baseball book, Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series, were released to the public recently, and some folks have gone through them. Some Chicago lawyers, actually. And a subsequent article in the Chicago Lawyer Magazine (now, there’s one magazine I never thought to read) raises […]

The fifth overall pick in 2008 San Francisco’s Buster Posey has already earned a September call up. Posey has received less hype than rookie catcher Matt Wieters but his arrival likely means the beginning of a new era in San Francisco. His offensive prowess should easily replace Bengie Molina’s career .307 on-base percentage. In parts […]