beyondtheboxscore.com - 6/12/2009
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It's been a while since I've posted something like this. Everything is relative to average, except for Total RAR which uses zero as replacement level. Replacement runs (blue) are flipped underneath the zero line to separate the lines and because they represent where a ...
Placido’s Quiet Lumber
fangraphs.com 7/20/2009 — The sight of Detroit Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco whiffing at a pitch occurs about as often as a Halley’s Comet spotting. Since 2002, Polanco has put the bat on the ball 91.9% of the time, while the major league average has hovered ...
Placido Polanco Drives In Four In Tigers Win
tigerblog.net 7/8/2009 — The Tigers snapped their three game winning streak last night in a game that saw Justin Verlander struggle at times but still, he struck out eleven guys. He loaded up the bases in the second and David DeJesus cleared them with a double and while that lead was shortlived, it wasn’t until ...
Polanco Striking Out More
spotstarters.com 7/23/2009 — I don’t mean to pile on top of a guy while he’s down, but has anyone noticed that Placido Polanco seems to be striking out more than he used to?
Polanco’s numbers have been down across the board this season and he’s even ...