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John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
Manny Being Manny… in the Playoffs
Chicago White Sox General Manager Kenny Williams was thrilled to acquire veteran slugger Manny Ramirez from the Dodgers this week, but he’s hoping the addition will provide its biggest benefits beyond Game 162.
“Our thought behind it was very simple,” said Williams on MLB.com. “We not only want to get [...]
September 3, 2010
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, John Dewan, Kenny Williams, Manny Ramirez Posted in: John Dewan, Stat of the Week, playoffs, stats 
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Derrek Lee will be missed, but it was time
The Cubs having traded fan favorite  Derrek Lee to the Atlanta Braves, it was strange to see him playing first base and batting cleanup for the visiting team on Friday at Wrigley Field. In his first at bat, Lee stepped to the plate to a rousing standing ovation, tipped his helmet to the crowd and [...]
August 21, 2010
Tags: Aramis Ramirez, Atlanta Braves, Derrek Lee, Jeffrey Lorick, photo, prospects, Robinson Lopez, salary, trade, Tyrelle Harris, Wrigley Field Posted in: Jim Hendry, biz of baseball, fielding, photo of the day, players, roster, stats 2 Comments
John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
Losing the Golden Touch
A lot has been made recently about Torii Hunter – a nine-time Gold Glove centerfielder – moving to a corner spot to make room for the speedy rookie Peter Bourjos. A look at our data supports this move. Hunter was the best center fielder in baseball in 2003 and 2004, the [...]
August 13, 2010
Tags: defense, Gold Glove, Marlon Byrd Posted in: John Dewan, Stat of the Week, awards, fielding, stats No Comments
John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
Cahill, Latos and Floyd, Oh My
A hot start can make a big difference in how players are perceived for the rest of the season. However, many times these same stretches occur in the middle of the season and may go unnoticed. A miniscule season ERA or a batting average above .400 for a couple [...]
August 5, 2010
Tags: pitchers Posted in: Fantasy Baseball, John Dewan, Stat of the Week, stats No Comments
John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
Good Marmol, Bad Marmol
A Cub-fan friend of mine recently said to me that Carlos Marmol is two entirely different pitchers. One day, he comes out of the bullpen and is unhittable, but the next day he is wild and ineffective. He assured me he could predict how well Carlos Marmol would fare in the game [...]
July 28, 2010
Tags: bullpen, Carlos Marmol Posted in: John Dewan, Stat of the Week, players, stats No Comments
John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
2010 Defensive All-Stars
With the All-Star Game being played tonight, it’s time to take a look at who the Defensive All-Stars are. While there isn’t a Home Run Derby for defense, these fielders’ contributions have had a tremendous impact on their team’s performance. Here are our current Defensive Runs Saved leaders:
2010 Runs Saved Leaders
Position
Name
Team
Runs Saved
P
Ricky [...]
July 13, 2010
Tags: defense, Fielding Bible, Marlon Byrd, runs saved Posted in: All Star Game, John Dewan, Stat of the Week, fielding, stats 2 Comments
John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
Rare and Near Perfection – What are the Odds?
Prior to this season, in 134 seasons of Major League Baseball dating back to 1876, only 18 perfect games had been thrown. That’s one every seven or eight seasons. This year, we’ve had three in less than a month (though only two count).
Dallas Braden was on top [...]
June 4, 2010
Tags: Baseball Info Solutions, No-hitter, Prefect Game Posted in: John Dewan, Stat of the Week, stats One Comment
John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
A Couple of Alternatives to ERA
For years and years and years, and to this day, the standard stats to quote when talking about a player are home runs, RBI and batting average for hitters, and wins, losses and ERA for pitchers. Here are a couple of examples. From MLB.com’s Player of the Month section [...]
April 30, 2010
Tags: Baseball Info Solutions, Carlos Lee, ERA, Hardball Times, pitchers Posted in: John Dewan, Stat of the Week, stats One Comment
John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
The $91-Million Set-up Man
Chicago Cubs manager, Lou Piniella, has asked his $91-million pitcher, Carlos Zambrano, to become an eighth-inning set-up man. How do the Cubs get to the point where they are sending their Opening Day starter to the bullpen three weeks into the season? Here are the key facts:
Ted Lilly, the Cubs best pitcher [...]
April 22, 2010
Tags: Carlos Silva, Carlos Zambrano, Mark Buerhle, Randy Wells, Rodney Dangerfield, Ryan Dempster, Ted Lilly, Tom Gorzelanny Posted in: John Dewan, Stat of the Week, observations, stats No Comments
Why Byrd over Reed?
Jim Hendry went to the free agent market to get his center fielder for 2010. Marlon Byrd was signed this week to a 3-year contract worth $15 million. I took a look at his stats and was astonished by how close his numbers are to that of now former Cub Reed Johnson.
Nearly every category is [...]
January 2, 2010
Tags: contract, Gary Matthews Jr, Mark DeRosa, Marlon Byrd, Reed Johnson, Rudy Jaramillo Posted in: Hot Stove, Jim Hendry, biz of baseball, players, roster, stats 6 Comments
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