Skills
One of the newer frontiers in baseball analysis is PITCHf/x, the system installed in every major league ballpark that collects data on every pitched ball. Much like more traditional skill measurements such as walk and strikeout rates and home run-to-fly-ball ratio, the data on a pitcher's velocity and movement can help validate or invalidate his ERA and WHIP.
May 19 2012 11:01pm
May 19 2012 11:01pm
Carlos Beltran leads the NL in fantasy value produced per healthy knee. Is he back among the NL elite? If so, will he stay there?
May 16 2012 11:04pm
May 16 2012 11:04pm
2011 was quite a season for Justin Verlander (RHP, DET) - Cy Young award, Most Valuable Player, found the cure for cancer. OK, the last part didn’t happen, but after a year like that, what could he possibly do for an encore?
May 15 2012 11:04pm
May 15 2012 11:04pm
(and another one gone and another one gone...) Current upheaval, potential upheaval or future upheaval in many pens.
May 15 2012 11:03pm
May 15 2012 11:03pm
When Tim Lincecum (RHP, SF) started the 2012 season by surrendering 16 ER in his first 13.2 IP, everyone chalked it up to small sample size. And since then, he has had some better outings. But after seven GS, the numbers have not yet recovered.
May 14 2012 11:04pm
May 14 2012 11:04pm
At mid-May, it's time to start looking at batters to target for the balance of the year (and batters to avoid).
May 14 2012 11:03pm
May 14 2012 11:03pm
For the past three seasons, Robinson Cano (2B, NYY) has been one of the steadiest producers in baseball. His owners pay a premium for this consistency so Cano's slow start in 2012 has led to some understandable frustration. Is there something more happening here than just an early season slump?
May 13 2012 11:04pm
May 13 2012 11:04pm
Rick Porcello (RHP, DET) added more velocity to his fastball from April 2011 to April 2012 than any other starting pitcher. Some other velocity changes might surprise you too.
May 13 2012 11:03pm
May 13 2012 11:03pm
A lot of players seeing movement up and down in ownership levels. But not much there worth going crazy for.
May 12 2012 11:04pm
May 12 2012 11:04pm
In his prime, Juan Pierre (OF, PHI) used exceptional contact skills and blazing speed to wreck havoc on opposing pitchers. Now in his mid-30s and with his fifth team in eight years, Pierre is still deploying exceptional contact skills and good speed to disrupt opposing pitchers.
May 9 2012 11:04pm
May 9 2012 11:04pm
Jose Bautista’s (OF, TOR) “black swan” moment began in September, 2009. From the beginning of that month to the end of last year, he hit 107 home runs. Fast forward to 2012, and it looks like Bautista’s plumage is beginning to fade.
May 8 2012 11:04pm
May 8 2012 11:04pm
One of the newer frontiers in baseball analysis is PITCHf/x, the system installed in every major league ballpark that collects data on every pitched ball. Much like more traditional skill measurements such as walk and strikeout rates and home run-to-fly-ball ratio, the data on a pitcher's velocity and movement can help validate or invalidate his ERA and WHIP.
May 19 2012 11:01pm
May 19 2012 11:01pm
Carlos Beltran leads the NL in fantasy value produced per healthy knee. Is he back among the NL elite? If so, will he stay there?
May 16 2012 11:04pm
May 16 2012 11:04pm
2011 was quite a season for Justin Verlander (RHP, DET) - Cy Young award, Most Valuable Player, found the cure for cancer. OK, the last part didn’t happen, but after a year like that, what could he possibly do for an encore?
May 15 2012 11:04pm
May 15 2012 11:04pm
(and another one gone and another one gone...) Current upheaval, potential upheaval or future upheaval in many pens.
May 15 2012 11:03pm
May 15 2012 11:03pm
When Tim Lincecum (RHP, SF) started the 2012 season by surrendering 16 ER in his first 13.2 IP, everyone chalked it up to small sample size. And since then, he has had some better outings. But after seven GS, the numbers have not yet recovered.
May 14 2012 11:04pm
May 14 2012 11:04pm
At mid-May, it's time to start looking at batters to target for the balance of the year (and batters to avoid).
May 14 2012 11:03pm
May 14 2012 11:03pm
For the past three seasons, Robinson Cano (2B, NYY) has been one of the steadiest producers in baseball. His owners pay a premium for this consistency so Cano's slow start in 2012 has led to some understandable frustration. Is there something more happening here than just an early season slump?
May 13 2012 11:04pm
May 13 2012 11:04pm
Rick Porcello (RHP, DET) added more velocity to his fastball from April 2011 to April 2012 than any other starting pitcher. Some other velocity changes might surprise you too.
May 13 2012 11:03pm
May 13 2012 11:03pm
A lot of players seeing movement up and down in ownership levels. But not much there worth going crazy for.
May 12 2012 11:04pm
May 12 2012 11:04pm
In his prime, Juan Pierre (OF, PHI) used exceptional contact skills and blazing speed to wreck havoc on opposing pitchers. Now in his mid-30s and with his fifth team in eight years, Pierre is still deploying exceptional contact skills and good speed to disrupt opposing pitchers.
May 9 2012 11:04pm
May 9 2012 11:04pm
Jose Bautista’s (OF, TOR) “black swan” moment began in September, 2009. From the beginning of that month to the end of last year, he hit 107 home runs. Fast forward to 2012, and it looks like Bautista’s plumage is beginning to fade.
May 8 2012 11:04pm
May 8 2012 11:04pm
