In an amusing article at the Wall Street Journal, David Biderman takes a peak at how many words per minute different baseball broadcasters speak during a game (look for FanGraphs to start tracking WPM in the near future). The study is by no means scientific, so all you people who love to scream “small sample […]

I’ve always been an avid reader of baseball analysis and sabermetrics. Pitch f/x in both research studies and on Gameday has been a specific point of interest, although I’ve never gotten around to doing any research (of consequence) of my own. But the main thing on Gameday that always bothered me was the column in […]

The White Sox promoted 22-year old Dan Hudson to the major leagues Thursday, capping off what has been a whirlwind season for the right-hander. Hudson reaches his fifth level in two years — fourth this year alone — with the move after absolutely dominating the competition since being drafted in the fifth round of the […]

Here’s the situation: you’re the GM of a well-balanced team heading into the 2008 baseball season. You have adequate pitching, defense, and hitting, and all you are now looking to do is round out your team by acquiring a right fielder. Two are available for you, and we’ll assume that both are the same age, […]

Want to literally “see” how jinxed the Mets were this season? Sean Englehardt has created a detailed graphic of how often each Met was hurt. There’s a lot of red ink there. In fact, it’s kind of overwhelming, but you can also download it as a PDF graphic, gaze at it in dread, and cry […]

Perhaps one of the least-known pitchers in all of baseball is actually one of the most talented. This season, Ubaldo Jimenez has taken his immense talent and fully harnessed to have a season that few saw coming. Jimenez has always been a flamethrower, averaging around 95 mph on his fastball as a starter. This year […]

How would you like to learn some random tidbits about a player not worth learning about? Goodie. Here it is. Dave Weathers is in some ways the consummate journeyman reliever. He recently finished a four-plus year stint with the Reds, which is the longest he spent in one town in his 19-year career. Random facts […]

With the number one pick in the 2008 draft the Tampa Bay Rays selected the toolsy prep shortstop Timothy Beckham. Beckham has solid speed, great range and hands, and above-average arm strength which will allow him to stay at shortstop in the future. His premier athleticism has scouts drooling, but there is growing concern about […]

Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti has been a busy man these past couple of days. He brought in three brand new Dodgers: infielder Ronnie Belliard, “first baseman” Jim Thome and starting pitcher Jon Garland. Coletti has proven to have a master stroke at getting quality players at discount prices. Colletti did this at next to […]

I have to agree with the Baseball Crank. Being a Mets’ fan this year has been a travail of almost biblical proportions.