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odds catch up on any pitcher that does not throw the ball well

Is it then the hitting coach not doing a good job? As other threads want to blsme the coaching staff, how much of the poor performance is on the coaching?

Gibson will get Pelfrey's spot

I am pretty sure that some would rip Ryan regardless of what he does. Couldn't resist. Elite talent is hard to come by. Mediocre is easy to find..

I did not claim to say anything about hitting or judging hitting, or even that it defines power, talent or anything other than an RBI is a measure of what that person contributed towards the goal of...

If the point of the game on offense is to score runs then a rbi has value. It measures the batter's contribution to the goal.
Others will tell you that you are incorrect on the correlation to runs...

I guess you will have to become an ESPN insider to get the rest of the article

There is no need to add someone to the 40 man roster unless they are being called up. Feel free to start a thread about which player needs to be sent down and which non 40 man player needs to be...

Not a darn thing to do with Correia as I never mentioned Correia. l.

a .39 correlation means that if you want to believe the theory you believe it. It also means if you don't want to believe the theory you can do that, too.

Using any of the metrics is fine if you understand the limitations of them. You sign a player to play in your baseball park 81 games a year. What that player does should suit your park. All of the...

You may be correct on K/9 vs K% in terms of a better strikeout pitcher but not necessarily who is the better overall pitcher. If one pitcher has a better K/9 while the other has a better K% by a...

How a pitcher grips a ball would be an indication of what pitch is coming. Disguising and varying the speed and movement of the ball then becomes a key component in preventing the ball from meeting...

If the numbers are still in your spreadsheet you could run a correlation of k/9 and hits. Might only be the same .54.
The k/9 people are correct in that a strikeout is the best way to prevent a...

Baker and Garza made it up through the system rather quickly. Slowey progressed not as quickly, but made multiple mid year promotions. Blackburn had a long time in the minors. Note that the higher...

While there is no doubt the Twins can afford a top flight pitcher I have no recollection of a number1/2 type starter in their prime signing with a cellar dwelling team. Ryan has miscalculated the...

Was there a top free agent willing to sign here? There were plenty of mediocre pitchers available. 4-5 starter types abound but the rant is about the better free agents. The smoke blowing comes from...

Again, the original post was about spending in free agency. If spending 28 million dollars on an outfielder that OPS .700 when off drugs and a backup infielder a big splash in the free agency...

2012 Grienke, Upton, Hamilton
2011 Darvish, Fielder , Puhols, Reyes
2010 Cliff Lee, V Mart, Crawford, Beltre
2009 Holiday, Lackey
2008 Tiexera, Sabathia.

There is pretty elite talent every...

So you would have one less bullpen pitcher and 6 starters that do not go deep into games? Every third day after their start they are the long man if a starter fails?

In 2010 Carl Pavano went 17-11. WHIP 1.19,ERA 3.75 with a paltry k/9 of 4.3. That year for qualified starters was the third worst K/9. The problem in not so much pitch to contact as it is the poor...

The upgrades by numbers would still leave them as 4-5 starters. You would have at best a minimal improvement over what was signed or traded for this past off season. Marquis was a head scratcher....

The original post was about signing free agents not trading for talent. Not that I really cared about your inaccuracies, I just wanted to get in a shot about the guy and his PEDS.

Toronto signed only two players, one of them clearly misses his PEDS.

Mourneau is batting about as well as an average player would. That is not good. Compared to other first base/DH types he is batting poorly. He would need to return to form to get a 100-200 prospect...