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The Mets Killers Team: Catcher
For a full explanation of this little project, see my introductory post here. The Reader's Digest version: I'm working on a piece for the upcoming Amazin Avenue Annual about an imaginary team made up solely of Mets Killers, to see how such a team would fare when forced to play a full schedule...
Talking Contracts: Miguel Olivo
Though the same won't be true later today, we currently do not know whether or not the Rockies will pick up their club option for Miguel Olivo's services in 2011. The multi-talented Olivo hit .269/.315/.449 in 427 PA's and, according to Total Zone, played acceptable defense for the Rockies in 2010,...
The Alex Avila Era Now Begins
The Detroit Tigers' 8-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles quickly became the second story of the night, as the team announced several roster moves following the game. Hello and goodbye, Wilkin Ramirez. He was sent back down to Toledo, along with catcher Dusty Ryan. Pitcher Chris Lambert takes the...
Historical WAR Review: Catchers
Preamble Rally just completed the Herculean task of estimating WAR season totals for every player in major league baseball, 1871 onward. I don't think it can be understated what an accomplishment this is--yes, we've had other measures on these same players before--win shares, WSAB, WARP, etc. But...
WAR Lords of the Diamond (Catchers)
In this relatively short session of Purple Row Academy, we're hitting the history books. Now that I've explained the components and calculation of the statistic Wins Above Replacement (WAR) for position players and for pitchers, I'm going to use historical WAR calculations to determine the best...
Dusty Ryan Getting the Call
Lee at Tiger Tales has heard from a source close to the Detroit Tigers that catcher Dusty Ryan has been called up from Triple-A Toledo. No word yet on whether or not Dane Sardinha has been sent down to Toledo, but you would think that's the logical move. However, with Dontrelle Willis placed on...
Lunchtime Prowl: Hart Rumors, Grandy Salutes Scott, Oswalt's No-Trade, and Porcello's Workload
Could the Tigers be interested in Brewers outfielder Corey Hart? According to the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo, Detroit is one of three teams that have either scouted or inquired about him. So far this season, Hart is batting .256/.330/.415 with five homers and 19 RBIs. Milwaukee might be...
Morning Prowl: Verlander's Stretch, D-Train's Progress, Anderson in a Pinch, and Lil' MLB Helmets
Could some of Justin Verlander's issues be related to pitching out of the stretch? The Detroit Tigers Weblog gets out the Pitch F/X machine to investigate further. Mack Avenue Tigers passes along a quote from Dontrelle Willis, the first line of which might make you think there was something...
Treanor Out for Two Months [Updated]
UPDATE (12:45 p.m.): Lynn Henning reports that Treanor will be out for two months, as he'll have to once again undergo surgery to correct his sports hernia. (Two months is a minimum estimate, by the way.) The Toledo Blade is reporting that the Detroit Tigers have called up catcher Dane...
Graph of the Day: Piazza vs. Pudge
Two catchers, two very different ways of providing value. Piazza stakes claim to the best hitting catcher ever, but he was generally below average behind the plate. In the early part of his career, Pudge saw most of his value come from his glove (and more importantly, his arm) while his offense...
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