Haren trade gives D-backs the bigs' best 1-2 punch

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1-2 Punch
Published 12/19/2007 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
... December 19, 2007 1-2 Punch My latest column at SportingNews.com looks at the best 1-2 starters for 2008 and finds the Diamondbacks made a very good trade. Posted by David Pinto at ...

TSN: Pinto: Haren trade gives D-backs the bigs’ best 1-2 punch
Published 12/20/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
TSN: Pinto: Haren trade gives D-backs the bigs’ best 1-2 punch Another better idea...from Pinto. Just how good a 1-2 punch to does Arizona have? Earned runs prevented (ERP) measures how many fewer earned runs a pitcher allows than an average pitcher in the league. The lower the ERA and the more innings pitched, the more runs the pitcher prevents. Ranking teams’ No. 1 and No. 2 starters by ERP shows how well the Diamondbacks are positioned after this trade. ...Webb and Haren, as you see, blow away the competition. I will offer one caveat, however. Haren’s projection of 79 ...

Thursday Morning Rockpile:
Published 12/20/2007 by Rox Girl <info@purplerow.com> at Purple Row: Front Page Posts
... David Pinto, who usually writes for the Baseball Musings website, has another gig at The Sporting News wherein he notes that the Diamondbacks now have the majors best starting tandem when looking at a basic and somewhat flawed stat called Earned Runs Prevented. He goes into the details of its limitations -mainly by unfairly favoring pitchers in hitters parks- but it does provide a quick and dirty gauge of a rotation's effectiveness. ...

Thursday Morning Mets Newsstand
Published 12/20/2007 by Eric Simon <amazinavenue@gmail.com> at Amazin' Avenue: Front Page Posts
... David Pinto looks at the Diamondbacks in the light of their recent acquisition of Dan Haren. Pairing Haren with Brandon Webb gives Arizona two of the five best starters in the National League. ...

Rounding The Bases: Red Sox Nation Breathes A Collective Sigh Of Relief
Published 12/20/2007 by Andy Smith at Bugs & Cranks
... ] The Diamondbacks staff now has the best 1-2 punch in the game. [ Sporting News ] Got a story we should see? Send electronic mail to tips@bugsandcranks.com.

Wild Wild (NL) West
Published 12/21/2007 by Tommy at Breaking Balls
... Haren cannot be overstated. Josh Byrnes and Co. get four years of salary controlled seasons out of one of the best pitchers in the game. Even better, they got him by trading primarily from their greatest organizational strength: young outfielders. After flipping Carlos Quentin for Chris Carter, they bundled Carter in a package with five other prospects (including another outfielder, Carlos Gonzalez, the real prize for Billy Beane). They now sport the best 1-2 punch in the majors in Brandon Webb and Haren. The Diamondbacks are ...

Pena an Unlucky Hitter, Who Knew...
Published 1/6/2008 by David Bloom <info@draysbay.com> at DRaysBay: Front Page Posts
... Crawford, B.J. Upton, Aki, Delmon Young show up on the list of performers. However, what is interesting to me is seeing that Carlos Pena shows up on the under performing list. Meaning, even with his monster year, he was a little unlucky. Same thing applies to Gomes, Navarro and Baldelli. So, keep these guys on the radar as possible breakouts for 2008. Though, Baldelli had a small sample size. If you are interested in projections, some of them already out. Marcel (the monkey) the most basic forecasting system you can have, that uses as little intelligence as ...

I Want The Truth (PROJECTION SYSTEMS 2008)
Published 3/12/2008 by davidbloom at BaseballHappenings.com
... Marcel (the monkey): the most basic forecasting system you can have, that uses as little intelligence as possible. 2008 Marcel Batting 2008 Marcel (FanGraphs) 2008 Marcel Pitching Chone Smith : Chone 2008 2008 Chone (FanGraphs) Jeff Sackman: Miner Projections ZIPS 2008 ...