According to this piece by Joe Posnanski, Brian Bannister is looking to THT’s stats for a little insight and help. “Look at my xFIP,” he is saying as he pulls out a few pages he printed off the Internet site, “The Hardball Times.” He points out his xFIP — an advanced pitching statistic that stands […]

Beyond the Box Score examines Xavier Nady’s 2008 campaign to date to try and find the source of his improvement.

Amazin Avenue charts out the positions of need for the Mets at the trade deadline.

MGL has analyzed the correlation between minor league and major league performances in consecutive years and draws comparisons to the same results for major leaguers only. The minor league stats are converted to major league equivalents for the analysis. The bottom line is that minor league stats aren’t as strongly correlated with the next year […]

David Pinto notes that the Rockies have allowed three runs or less in 14 of their last 22 games and are now just six games out of the lead. Given their rough start, it’s crazy to think that the Rox have a shot at the division lead, but that’s the NL West for you.

Ben K from River Ave. Blues provides his take on the Yanks/Pirates deal, while Charlie from Bucs Dugout is disappointed after hearing the deal was restructured.

Over at Bronx Banter, Cliff Corcoran reviews the good and the bad of the Pirate/Yankee trade, from the Yankees’ point of view, including the opinion that the Yankees just don’t need Marte. From the Pirate fans’ perspective, Pat Lackey of What have you gone, Andy Van Slyke hates it, and so do his readers.

Hall of Fame ceremonies will be held this weekend, when Goose Gossage, Bowie Kuhn, Walter O’Malley, Barney Dreyfuss, Billy Southworth and Dick Williams are inducted into the Hall. With such a diverse group of individuals entering the Hall, it’s a good time to once again ask why Marvin Miller isn’t there, too.

Our own Josh Kalk is interviewed by NoMaas. Lots of good detail regarding the PITCHf/x system here. Apparently, Josh is a “guru” of PITCHf/x. Cool!

I updated our Win Shares stats through yesterday’s games. Over the past two weeks, six players racked up three Win Shares: Melvin Mora, Carlos Delgado, Troy Glaus, Adam Dunn, Jhonny Peralta, Jim Thome and Ryan Braun. Looks like some sluggers are starting to heat up.