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Sheehan: Pitcher Workloads (June 19, 2003)
Discussion ThreadPosted 1:52 p.m.,
June 19, 2003
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Vardibidian(e-mail)
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I was also interested in his point that power-hitting middle infielders used to be shifted to outfield spots, but now are encouraged to remain middle infielders. Is there some quantitative backup for this (I suppose by comparing minor league fielding position to major league)? And is the DIPS thing likely to increase the perceived value of slick-fielding, light-hitting shortstops and second basemen?
I recently read Hidden Game of Baseball for the first time, and was struck by the point that there are no really bad fielders anymore (compared to early in the game), and so the value of a good fielder is less, compared to the average. But if that difference was hidden in BABIP, and was attributed to the pitcher, will we now see more emphasis on good fielding?
I haven't done any analysis (and am not capable of doing much), but it seems to me that even in a high-scoring era with a lot of homeruns, it may be efficient to have good fielding up the middle even if it leaves a hole in the lineup, in part because of getting starting pitchers deeper into the game (and, in the longer term, boosting the perceived value of the pitcher for trade purposes).
Thank you,
-Vardibidian.
Redefining Replacement Level (June 26, 2003)
Posted 4:23 p.m.,
June 26, 2003
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Vardibidian(e-mail)
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Just trying to understand here ... comparing career values, we'd want to adjust for Raffy, because if you replaced his 2400 games, you'd wind up doing it with a string of guys, some playing 5 games, some 50 games, some 500, etc., and the guys who play 5 would really stink. Is that it? And the more games you play, the more likely the string of guys would might otherwise have played would include stinkeroos?
I got thrown by the transition between the narrative part and the "Here, let's look at the data" part. I followed that the value of Posada has a lot to do with how much you'd lose by replacing him at little or no cost, and that that value is different at different times. I missed where Posada and his potential replacements were on the graph.
Thank you,
-Vardibidian.