21 July 2008: Upgrades

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The Hardball Times found this 7/22/2008 on www.battersbox.ca [flag]
They're something all baseball teams spend the off-season trying to accomplish. Who's been succeeding? Where, and how can we tell? With great huge Data Tables, most likely. Anyway, the most improved offense in the major leagues this season works the south side of Chicago (the baddest part of town.) The White Sox scored 4.28 runs per game in 2007, the worst figure in the American League. So ... [link]

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THT Live:Upgrades and collapses
Published 7/22/2008 by Dave Studeman at The Hardball Times
Magpie reviews the biggest upgrades and collapses of the year, for teams and specific positions. The biggest team upgrade has been the White Sox offense. At individual positions, it's the catcher for the Cubs; in the AL, the Orioles' left fielder. ...

The Morning Tailgate
Published 7/22/2008 by Josh Bacott at STLSportsMag
... In the ranking the biggest upgrades and downgrades from ‘07 at each position in baseball, the Cardinals have a few notable entries.  [Batters Box] ...

Two for Tuesday
Published 7/22/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Stoeten) at Drunk Jays Fans
... , and steal their pictures, and we probably don't link to them nearly as much as we should-- but today I can't possibly ignore the amazing work they've done, putting together a positional analysis of how teams in the majors have either improved or regressed from last year to this. Some Jays-related highlights: ...

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