Loading ...Derek Lowe and Future Value
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009This piece was inspired by an article entitled “Derek Lowe and Red Flags” by Jack Moore. Jack Moore: Derek Lowe and Red Flags | Fangraphs To summarize, Jack Moore of Fangraphs (and Beyond the Box Score, though not in this case), does a good job of picking up on and explaining a few of Derek [...]
Regression Candidates
Saturday, November 14th, 2009Candidates to regress towards the mean in 2010: The ’09 Overachievers Jair Jurrjens – This one’s as much of a sure thing as there is. Jurrjens posted a 4.44 xFIP and a 2.60 ERA. Jurrjens benefited from an unsustainable 79.4% LOB% and a most likely unsustainable .274 BABIP. Expect regression from Jurrjens in 2010 to [...]
Friday Links and AFL Report
Friday, October 30th, 2009Your Friday links. John Sickels of Minor League Ball has his preliminary list of Atlanta Braves top-20 prospects. Comparing the list to mine, we’ve got 15 of the same in the top 20. He includes Cody Gearrin, Robinson Lopez, Luis Valdez, Scott Diamond, and Mycal Jones. I have Gearrin ranked 33, Jones ranked 21, Diamond [...]
Thoughts on Tim Hudson
Saturday, October 24th, 2009Apparently the Braves began negotiations with Tim Hudson’s agent about a contract extension that would keep him in Atlanta. Mark Bowman has all the details. The money quotes: Braves general manager Frank Wren and Hudson’s agent, Paul Cohen, began negotiations on Thursday and they are expected to continue talking over the course of the next [...]
The Dream Off-Season
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Everyone has their dream off-season. After a month or so of speculating and playing around with salaries, I have come up with mine. It’s relatively simple in theory. It involves one trade, and bringing in only 3 players from outside the organization. Let me state that the operative word here is “dream” and this scenario [...]
The Five Biggest Mistakes the Braves Made in 2009
Sunday, October 18th, 2009Late last night I was sitting around wondering what I should write about today. This post came to me. The five biggest mistakes the Braves made in 2009. Number 5 – The way Arbitration was handled. I am a big fan of the way Frank Wren does business, but if there’s one thing I would [...]
Friday Links & NFL Picks
Friday, October 9th, 2009With the Braves’ season done, the hot-stove season has begun. Some links and insights for Friday. Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated says the Braves may make a run at Matt Holliday. Personally, I think Matt Holliday is a perfect fit for the Braves. He plays good defense and fixes the biggest systematic weakness of the [...]