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The Yankees Win the East?
Published 1/2/2007 by Tim Daloisio at The Red Sox Times
... CHONE predictions are created by Sean Smith at the Anaheim Angels all the way blog. His predictions for hitters statistics correlate at a very strong 66% over a 500 AB season. I plan on taking a look at each of the projection systems and their forecasting of the 2007 Red Sox roster a little later in the offseason once all of them are available. But since SG at the RLYW already did the Diamond Mind projections using the CHONE data, I figured I would present that here. For the full Yankees projections, visit

Washington Organizational Minor League Equivalencies: Introduction
Published 1/14/2007 by Basil at Federal Baseball: Front Page Posts
... Minor League Equivalencies (MLEs) are derived by taking a player's stats and applying a multiplier (or multipliers) based on the difficulty of their league. [Note: Jeff uses multipliers provided by Sean Smith, whose projection system, "CHONE," I

Five Questions For The Angels
Published 3/13/2007 by Rob at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
... , and this time the tab-ee is Sean Smith, of Anaheim Angels All The Way, a blog I have somehow neglected to add to my sidebar (to be rectified presently).

Fun With Numbers
Published 3/21/2007 by Knox at Crooked Pitch
... Also, if you’d like to check out more of Chone Smith’s projections, visit his blog Anaheim Angels all the way.

What is Zone Rating?
Published 4/2/2007 by Sean Smith at The Hardball Times
... ed him to get the ball to the second baseman in that situation. The most plays I could credit Cabrera with here is 322 with the two weird plays. BIS has 317, I wonder what they are missing. Could they be excluding the three ground balls where the out was made at home? I don’t think its right, but its not many plays and I could live with that. How does STATS come up with 347? This I don’t understand. I got that number from the CNNSI site, which has ‘CH’, total chances, and ZR. I multiplied CH by ZR to come up with plays made. Perhaps the numbers there do not mean what I think they mean. I’ve been a big fan of Zone Rating since I first bought a STATS Baseball Scoreboard in 1989. After looking into the numbers though, I have more confidence in the new Zone Rating. I’ll look forward to checking these numbers daily on The Hardball Times this summer. Sean Smith is a lifelong Angels fan despite never visiting the west coast until April 2006. His work can also be found at

The Next Jack Cust?
Published 7/16/2007 by Jacob Jackson at The Hardball Times
... (coming soon!) Sean Smith of Anaheim Angels All the Way Rich Lederer of ...

Why the Angels will beat the Red Sox
Published 10/3/2007 by Sean Smith at The Hardball Times
... did when these teams met in 2004. Why are the Angels going to win? It comes down to front line pitching, running wild on Varitek and Coco Crisp, and surprising everyone with the power this lineup has when everyone is healthy, just like they did in 2002. For a prediction, I’ll take the Angels in four, though I won’t be upset if they finish it in three. John Lackey wins the opener and the closer to make himself a household name, and Vladimir Guerrero gets on one of his hot streaks that lasts the whole series. Sean Smith is a lifelong Angels fan despite never visiting the west coast until April 2006. His work can also be found at Anaheim Angels All the Way and he ...

Let’s go Yankees
Published 10/4/2007 at Replacement Level Yankees Weblog
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Why the Angels lost to the Red Sox
Published 10/9/2007 by Sean Smith at The Hardball Times
... can’t refuse. This is not a weak Angels team by any stretch of the imagination, not matter how bad they looked in this series, but hopefully by next spring they will be a little stronger. Sean Smith is a lifelong Angels fan despite never visiting the west coast until April 2006. His work can also be found at Anaheim Angels All the Way and he ...

Stream of consciousness Fantasy Baseball
Published 11/14/2007 by Baseball Lab at Sweet Lou's Baseball Lab
... It's never too early for a mock draft. And for the stat freaks out there, Chone 2008 is out. I haven't had a chance to peruse ye though.

CHONE’s 2008 Cubs hitter projections
Published 11/16/2007 by MadbecauseIalwayslosedog at Another Cubs Blog
... Chone Smith writes for the excellent Los Angeles Angels blog, Anaheim Angels all the way. Chone releases a projection for next season each year and he’s been very successful ...

The greatest (Simulation) game ever played
Published 12/12/2007 by Sean Smith at The Hardball Times
... wall for a grand slammer! whoa, baby, that ball just kept on carrying ... Favre hangs his head he just missed making a spectacular catch ... Thomas will circle the bases and he's sure taking his time ... Shapiro is giving himself a lecture and Shapiro is a lonely man out there” Greatest simulation game ever played, even though I am the owner of the Miami Stars. Sean Smith is a lifelong Angels fan despite never visiting the west coast until April 2006. His work can also be found at Anaheim Angels All the Way and he ...

Measuring defense for players back to 1956
Published 1/10/2008 by Sean Smith at The Hardball Times
... Sean Smith is a lifelong Angels fan despite never visiting the west coast until April 2006. His work can also be found at Anaheim Angels All the Way and he ...

Now Up: CHONE & Marcel Projections
Published 1/14/2008 by David Appelman at FanGraphs Baseball
The 2008 CHONE and Marcel projections are now available in the stats pages and the projections board. Big thanks to Chone Smith for his 2008 CHONE projections and Tangotiger for this year’s Marcels. If you are looking for downloadable versions you can find them here: CHONE download ; Marcel download.

Prospect Stew
Published 1/27/2008 by azruavatar at Future Redbirds
... from his SFR system. It’s (what I call) a psuedo-play-by-play defensive metric built from Retrosheet style data similar to the TotalZone system over at Chone Smith’s site. The only thing that concerns me initially about the SFR numbers for the minors is that the defense is relative to the league. So until some kind of translations are available between leagues, comparisons will be difficult to make with accuracy. Still it’s a huge step forward for defensive metrics for the minors and I’m really excited to see what comes out. SFR profiles well with UZR ...

Sweet Memories!
Published 2/14/2008 by Rev Halofan <info@halosheaven.com> at Halos Heaven: Front Page Posts
Wow - the Game Six replay really pumped me up for baseball Pitchers and Catchers are reporting... Halos Heaven is getting a major makeover in the next ten days (with our archives and all of your posts intact)... Chone Smith has us at 91 wins... ...and L.A. Seitz has a strong pre-season preview.

Two on Two: 2008 AL West Preview
Published 3/4/2008 by Rich Lederer and Patrick Sullivan at Baseball Analysts
... , joins us. So too does Sean Smith of "Anaheim Angels all the way". David and Sean are two of the brightest baseball analysts writing regularly on the web. ...

30 In 30: Los Angeles Angels
Published 3/5/2008 by Sky at skyking162
... Vlad for MVP is the obvious pick. I think the Mariners can stay close enough to the Angels to make his contribution critical, and maybe he can combine last year’s walk-rate with one more big power season. The stolen bases are a thing of the past, though — Sorry fantasy leaguers. (Question for future reference — does the Rolaids Relief Award come with anything metallic or solid?) Angels Round Table Nick and I are joined today by Sean Smith from Anaheim Angels All The Way and Rev HaloFan from Halos Heaven. Sky: ...

Pre-Season Gabfest
Published 3/5/2008 by Rev Halofan <info@halosheaven.com> at Halos Heaven: Front Page Posts
A blog called Home Run Derby interviewed me and Angels blogger Chone Smith from the ALL THE WAY Angels blog about the upcoming season: ...

Five Questions: Los Angeles Angels
Published 3/13/2008 by Sean Smith at The Hardball Times
... player. Turns out the Angels didn’t let sunk costs deter them, to their credit. I have no such apprehension about the signing of Hunter, there just isn’t going to be anyone at his position who is better for several years. I’m glad to have him on the team, though he’s hitting a little too well in spring training so far save some for when the games count, Torii. Sean Smith is a lifelong Angels fan despite never visiting the west coast until April 2006. His work can also be found at Anaheim Angels All the Way and he ...

[BARRY BONDS] Exploring Exactly What Barry Bonds Would Mean To Rays
Published 3/13/2008 by The Professor at Rays Index
... To answer this question, we contacted Chone Smith of Anaheim Angels all the way. Smith is the creator of the CHONE projection system. Smith uses ...

Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Barry Bonds
Published 3/14/2008 by Cork Gaines at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... The most recent rumored destinations for the all-time home run champ have been the Rays, Mets and even Japan. The Rays say there was never any serious consideration and the Mets say they are not interested. The biggest question mark concerning Bonds is whether his production at age 43 is worth the circus that follows, both in the clubhouse and in the media. Yesterday at my home base, Rays Index, I contacted Chone Smith of Anaheim Angels All The Way, and creator of the CHONE projection system.  Smith had used his ...

Measuring defense for players back to 1956 (Part 2)
Published 3/25/2008 by Sean Smith at The Hardball Times
... . References and Resources The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Road, Newark, Del. 19711. Sean Smith is a lifelong Angels fan despite never visiting the west coast until April 2006. His work can also be found at Anaheim Angels All the Way and he ...

2008 NL Central win projections
Published 3/28/2008 by Maddog (maddog@anothercubsblog.net) at Another Cubs Blog
... Team CAIRO CHONE DMB THT PECOTA ...

Fastballs n’ Stuff
Published 4/14/2008 by David Appelman at FanGraphs Baseball
... And Chone Smith over at Anaheim Angels all the way wrote about 2002 Baseball America prospects and how their fastballs have fared over time. He’ll be working on aging curves next. Hat tip to ...

StatSpeak World Famous Roundtable: May 5
Published 5/5/2008 by Pizza Cutter at Statistically Speaking
... (which is not Mexican independence day) edition of the round table features the multi-talented Sean Smith, who actually once upon a time wrote here on StatSpeak.  Now, Sean splits his time between his blog dedicated to all things related to the Angels, the CHONE projection system, and his latest project… fatherhood.  (Congrats Sean!)  Sean joins Eric and Pizza to discuss around whom we’d want to build a pitching staff, Cliff Lee, and a certain left fielder who shall remain nameless… Question #1: Has Cliff Lee established a new level of performance?  If so, how much better ...

Yankees (27-27) @ Twins (28-26), 7:10pm **Game Chatter**
Published 6/1/2008 at Replacement Level Yankees Weblog
... · The Yankees' Republic · True Yankee Blog · [image] · Weblog that Derek Built · Yankee GM Blog · Yankee Mania · Yankeeblography · [image] · Yankees for Justice · Yankees: Minors to Majors · [image] · [image] [image] · Bernie Williams Fan Tribute · [image] · NoMaas.org · NYYFans.com · Shelley Duncan is the Messiah [image] · Aaron Gleeman · Anaheim Angels All the Way · [image] · Baseball Musings · Baseball Savant · ...

Do the Yankees Suck?
Published 6/3/2008 at Replacement Level Yankees Weblog
... · The Yankees' Republic · True Yankee Blog · [image] · Weblog that Derek Built · Yankee GM Blog · Yankee Mania · Yankeeblography · [image] · Yankees for Justice · Yankees: Minors to Majors · [image] · [image] [image] · Bernie Williams Fan Tribute · [image] · NoMaas.org · NYYFans.com · Shelley Duncan is the Messiah [image] · Aaron Gleeman · Anaheim Angels All the Way · [image] · Baseball Musings · Baseball Savant · ...

Projecting an Injured Offense
Published 6/29/2008 by Brian (noreply@blogger.com) at Ontario Street
... I made a few key assumptions in compiling and analyzing the stats below. First, I created a baseline using the 2008 CHONE projections for each player (courtesy of Sean Smith’s blog). I debated whether the more useful data here would be career stats or projected stats for 2008. I decided that career numbers for veteran players (Hafner, Dellucci) would be skewed by far removed seasons (like a career year or rookie season) as much as a projection system might make some poor assumptions for a rookie (like Francisco). ...

The Hardball Times:How good are the 2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?
Published 7/3/2008 by Sean Smith at The Hardball Times
... with my projections you might wonder why I have Bonds so low compared to his preseason projections. It's because I'm not using 2004 in the updated projections; the CHONE system uses four years of data, 2005-2008 in the case of everything written above. For most hitters it won't make a big difference, but removing 2004 has a little bit of an effect on Bonds. Sean Smith is a lifelong Angels fan despite never visiting the west coast until April 2006. His work can also be found at Anaheim Angels All the Way and he ...

Mrs. Angels (63-53) @ Angels (72-43), 3:35pm **Game Chatter**
Published 8/9/2008 at Replacement Level Yankees Weblog
... · The Yankees' Republic · True Yankee Blog · [image] · Weblog that Derek Built · Yankee GM Blog · Yankee Mania · Yankeeblography · [image] · Yankees for Justice · Yankees: Minors to Majors · [image] · [image] [image] · Bernie Williams Fan Tribute · [image] · NoMaas.org · NYYFans.com · Shelley Duncan is the Messiah [image] · Aaron Gleeman · Anaheim Angels All the Way · [image] · Baseball Intellect · Baseball Musings · ...

Angel fans... enjoy the Scioscia era
Published 8/21/2008 by Sully (noreply@blogger.com) at SULLY BASEBALL
... And finally, Anaheim Angels All The Way… do you call them the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim or do you just call them the California Angels. ...

MLB’s Biggest Over and Under Performers for 2008
Published 8/21/2008 at Replacement Level Yankees Weblog
Thursday, August 21, 2008 MLB’s Biggest Over and Under Performers for 2008 As requested, here's a look at the players who have deviated furthest from their projections so far this season. I cut off PAs at a minimum of 200, and am only listing players who are at least 10% better or 10% worse than their originally projected wOBA. The pre-season projections I am using for comparision are a composite of the following CHONE by Sean Smith . Marcel by Tango Tiger. PECOTA by Nate Silver ZiPS by Dan Szymborski. CAIRO ...

Angel Injuries Cooling Off Hot Summer
Published 8/28/2008 by Rev Halofan at Halos Heaven: Front Page Posts
... Wednesday's terrible loss to the Athletics was made almost tolerable by the unimaginably first and certainly LAST time that Angel stadium announcer David Courtney will ever utter the sentence “2nd Baseman Juan Rivera.” Chone Smith and I marveled as it echoed throughout the stadium. ...

The Big NL MVP Post
Published 23 days ago by Sky Kalkman at Beyond the Box Score: Front Page Posts
... Comparing players to average isn't ideal, however.  It's the classic Bill James argument -- you'd rather have an average player over 500 at-bats than a slightly above-average player for 100 at-bats.  The best baseline to use is replacement-level.  In order to convert from WPA-above-average to WPA-above-replacement, I'm crediting NL hitters with two wins per 700 plate appearances -- thanks to Sean Smith for this little shortcut.  (I'll be using two and half wins per 700 plate appearances for AL hitters to account for league differences, but it doesn't matter ...

Why the Angels will beat the Red Sox
Published 11 days ago by Sean Smith at The Hardball Times
... a beer, sit down and enjoy this tribute to the 2008 Angels team. Unless you are a Red Sox fan reading this, in which case you can drown your sorrows in despair. Look for the Angels to start this series the right way. John Lackey will pitch the opener, and the last time he faced the Red Sox he took a no-hitter into the ninth inning. Prediction: Angels in five. Sean Smith is a lifelong Angels fan despite never visiting the west coast until April 2006. His work can also be found at Anaheim Angels All the Way and he ...

Around the Halosphere
Published 10 days ago by Rev Halofan at Halos Heaven: Front Page Posts
... pumped abut the postseason, and I know that YOU are pumped about the postseason, but is the Halosphere pumped about the postseason? On John Lackey's Blog, he is pumped! With his John McCain book now available in paperback, MATT WELCH has his playoff predictions and they will warm your heart. He is pumped. Rob McMillin is so pumped about the playoffs at his 6-4-2 BLOG that he is liveblogging White Sox elimination games. Is Chone Smith at ALL THE WAY pumped? Nah, he is crunching numbers about the relative strength of the AL over ...

Why the Angels lost to the Red Sox
Published 3 days ago by Sean Smith at The Hardball Times
... , playoff god” mythology. If they play again next year, they’ll just have to do the same to Lester, assuming Tampa Bay doesn’t do it first. I’m not happy about the outcome, but I’m happy the Angels at least made it a series, instead of a first round bye, and ended the stupid 23 year streak. Sean Smith is a lifelong Angels fan despite never visiting the west coast until April 2006. His work can also be found at Anaheim Angels All the Way and he ...