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Was the Original System so Bad?
Published 15 hours ago by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
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2008 Gold Gloves: Designated Hitter
Published 22 hours ago by devil_fingers at Driveline Mechanics
... offensive linear weights above average, Fangraphs took the next logical step and added a total value stat in terms of Wins Above Replacement. I'll come back to this.] So, it can be done, but not in a simple one-shot for the amateur baseball "fanalyst" such as myself. However, through a post on RBI for Fielders by Sky Kalkman at Beyond the Box Score (subsequently linked in my award-winning 'RBI for Fielders and the 2008 Royals'), I discovered Justin Inaz's utterly cool Total Value Spreadsheet (this was months before ...

Ranking the first basemen - 2008
Published 6 days ago by Lee Panas (tiger337@comcast.net) at Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog
... , Justin Inaz and others involved in developing these algorithms. I simply applied their work to this year's data. There are a few purposes I can see for these data: I don't claim that the method described in the third bullet is the best way to aggregate the data. I admit there is possible bias in the averaging of four ...

Statistics
Published 11/20/2008 by kensai (noreply@blogger.com) at Fire Ned Colletti Now
... is park adjusted. It is not league adjusted. This is a very useful statistic for figuring out a player's total contribution as a baserunner. Besides the stolen base factor, it also helps determine things like which players take the extra base. Wins Above Replacement I wanted to add this statistic because no site had a satisfactory metric that effectively measured all-around value. The calculations are mainly inspired by the work of Justin Inaz. 10 runs are worth approximately 1 win. Field Players ...

Previewing The NL MVP
Published 11/17/2008 by Sky Kalkman at Beyond the Box Score
... using WPA and Justin's defensive stats.  Surprisingly, Berkman's clutchiness puts him ahead of Albert Pujols.  If we limit the winner to guys from playoff teams, Carlos Beltran is your man.  You'll have to click through to see where Ryan Howard ranks, because, well, he's not in the top 25. ...

And the award goes to…
Published 10/7/2008 by Pizza Cutter at Statistically Speaking
... independent places.  Plus, ummm, the guys here at StatSpeak.  (note: if I didn’t contact you, I sincerely didn’t mean it as a sleight.)  I asked them to submit their ballots for the six major awards.  (MVP, Cy Young, ROY; one for each league.)  I specifically left the question of how to determine “value” blank, but I did point out that the reason I contacted them was because they were a bit past using “clutch” as a determining factor.  I also left aside the Manny Ramirez and C.C. Sabathia issues of how to handle guys who ...

Ouch!
Published 8/17/2008 by Shawn (noreply@blogger.com) at Cincinnati Reds Blog
... baseball stat package anywhere, get the Sabermetric Baseball Encyclopedia on CD-ROM at Sabermetric Baseball Encyclopedia (Lee Sinins) Also blogging the Reds is J.D. Arney at Red Reporter Reds and Blues, check it out: Reds and Blues The Cutting Edge is Blade Stevens' Reds blog: The Cutting Edge The Reds' team blog is a must-read: Redleg Nation For the women's perspective on the Reds, try Red Hot Mama! Red Hot Mama Check out JinAZ's blog, On Baseball and the Reds Here's the MVN entry Redlegs Rundown The Reds' entry at ...

Baseball’s Under-appreciated
Published 8/8/2008 by Sky Kalkman at Dugout Central
... I’m a huge fan of what Justin has going over at On The Reds (http://jinaz-reds.blogspot.com/). Every team-specific blog could learn from the mix of intelligent analysis and quality discussion of prospects, trades and day-to-day Reds information. For non-Reds fans, he does a great job explaining and presenting the best ways to actually value baseball players. ...

As of today, we're winning The Big Trade: Why the Reds are better off with Volquez than with Hamilton
Published 6/26/2008 by Rick House at Red Reporter
... But I wanted to use more substantial (and comparable) statistics. I decided on TV (total value) for the position players and RAR (runs above replacement) for pitchers, as calculated by Justin Inaz (JinAZ of On Baseball and the Reds). Justin also helped me out with some commentary. TV takes into account fielding and hitting and is park-adjusted. RAR is also park-adjusted. I chose not use FIPRAR, which factors in defense behind a pitcher and luck. I figure we're already discounting luck with the first assumption, and the Reds' defense is only hurting Volquez. ...

Damon Gaff Costs Yanks The Game
Published 6/21/2008 by Brian at Depressed Fan
... on the bases, plus my favorite defensive play happened. Molina picked a guy off second. It's rare that it happens, extremely rare, but when a catcher can pull that off it's just huge for a team. Erasing a guy from scoring position on a play like that, especially to end an inning, is a huge momentum builder. Moose should buy Molina a beer tonight. And, of course, we got to see another throw from Jason Giambi to Johnny Damon. Those are always humorous. Make sure you check out On Baseball and The Reds for your Reds fix. Justin does a great job over there. Player ...

Erardi Article
Published 5/11/2008 by Bill at Redleg Nation
... on first, Phillips has hit into 24 more double plays? Boy, there is a lot of good information in this section. Punches a big whole in several “theories” holes in Adam Dunn’s offensive game, explains why OBA is more important than being a contact hitter, and even shows a little why Brandon Phillips isn’t a big favorite of the “stats guys”. Wanted to list the last line in the article also… Joel Luckhaupt, Justin Inaz and Greg Gajus contributed.

Krivsky-for-Jocketty reaction
Published 4/25/2008 by jclay@herald-leader.com at Sidelines
... gave good buddy Walt Jocketty the big office. Here are some reactionary links: Fired Krivsky blind to reality. [Tracy Ringolsby] Move to ax Krivsky should have come as no surprise. [Jon Heyman] Is Bob Castellini impatient or imprudent? [Paul Daugherty] Old-school Jocketty values positivity. [MLB.com] The Big Red Turnover Machine. [cbs.sportsline] "I don't know this team anymore." [On Baseball and the Reds] Krivsky: A clarification. [Hal McCoy] ...

Dusty Baker's Lineups Are Actually ... Good?
Published 4/13/2008 by Eamonn Brennan at FanHouse
... 's lineups are especially fun to talk about. And guess what: Dusty's lineups actually aren't all that bad. ...

[Quote] They like me, the really really like me..
Published 4/2/2008 by TD at Rain Delay
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We’ll Miss You, Joe
Published 11/17/2007 by Red Hot Mama at Red Hot Mama
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The Real MVPs Revisited
Published 10/1/2007 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... Since I don't entirely disagree with the complaints about WPA, I thought I'd go through the same exercise, replacing WPA with VORP. With the understanding that the excellent "On Baseball and the Reds" blog ...

Griffey’s Iffy
Published 8/26/2007 by Sky at skyking162
... My favorite Reds blog (ok, so I only read one Reds blog) posted a ...

First half in review: The Milwaukee Brewers
Published 7/18/2007 by Justin Inaz at The Hardball Times
... . My player ZR plus/minus conversion methods can be found here , though expected rates for plays in zone and plays out of zone are based on 2007 data only. Park Factors were provided ...

Part 2 of Reds Bloggers Roundtable
Published 5/3/2007 by Daedalus at Church of Baseball
... JinAZ from On Baseball and the Reds, Part 7 ...

Off to Arizona.
Published 4/9/2007 by Doc Scott at Reds (and Blues)
... Hey, JinAZ!  (and remember: just because it’s ...