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Success of Players Taken in the Top 150 Over a Ten Year Sample; Can Huntington Evaluate Talent?
With the 2012 draft behind us, I thought it would be fun to look at some drafts of recent vintage. All of this data came from baseball-reference.com. I pulled in… Read more
High Strikeout Rate from Alvarez is Historically Alarming
As someone noted on a board that I frequent, after going 0-5 with a pair of whiffs against Milwaukee last night, Pedro Alvarez’ batting average has dropped below the Mendoza… Read more
Update on the Performance of the Starters Pittsburgh has Faced
Back in mid-May I examined the thought that the Pirates had faced a slew of former, future or current top flight starters. That was one theory as to why the… Read more
A Quick Look at 2012 Attendance Numbers Through May
Toward the end of April I took a peak at attendance numbers through April. They were up versus 2011. I felt a large part of that rise was the high… Read more
Measurements of How Bad the Offense is, Part 5: Getting Runners Home
Paul Simon wrote there must be 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover. I’m probably going to run out of ways to measure offensive ineptitude. Today’s topic is the 2012 Pirate… Read more
When Should We Expect Pedro to Hit 30 HR?
More on the development of Pedro Alvarez relative to history. The subject for today is when do players hit 30 dingers in a season for the first time. Pedro hit… Read more
Measurements of How Bad the Offense is, Part 4: Innings with More than Two Hits
I read this stat this afternoon on a board I read. I couldn’t believe. So, I did the research and verified it. The Pirates have two or fewer hits in… Read more
Measurements of How Bad the Offense is, Part 3: Slugging Percentage
Going into Saturday action against the Wriglies, the Pirates have the 15th ranked slugging percentage in the National League (thank you San Diego). That’s just the raw data. They actually… Read more