eastwindupchronicle.com - 3/17/2008
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Of course I’m joking, but we’re talking about a guy who most thought would be looking at a 4-year $40MM deal, recently signed with the Cardinals for 1-year $4 million. What the heck happened?
There’s a great piece posted at USS Mariner called MLB Embraces Replacement Level that posits the theory that some teams are beginning to use replacement player values (WARP) in ...
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Digging into the Mysterious Case of Kyle Lohse
umpbump.com —
... and East Windup Chronicle have supported the theory that this offseason baseball front offices have suddenly discovered the sabermetric idea of “replacement level” players, who can deliver almost the same performance as the lower tier of major leaguers at a vastly reduced cost, but I have a really hard time buying that argument. While certainly there are a *few* GMs around the game that have embraced some sabermetric ideas, there are plenty of counter examples of GMs who seem just as enamored of big names and veteran experience as ever. ...
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yourenotagolfer.mlblogs.com 3/17/2008 — Just a few final notes before I head home for the evening... * Kyle Lohse will throw to hitters tomorrow. Dave Duncan estimated that Lohse will throw about 70 pitches. Since Mike Parisi wasn't used today, Parisi will probably alternate innings with ...
Lohse breezes through sim game
stltoday.com 3/18/2008 — JUPITER, Fla. — The location was an actual stadium, the hitters weren’t swinging aluminum bats this time, and the competition was a little more intense than, say, facing the Anteaters again, but Kyle Lohse still showed he’s been ...
ISLES TURN OVER NEW LEAF, STILL LOSE —
NY Post: Sports 3/19/2008
The ceremonial curtain on Kyle Okposo's NHL career was raised last night, just as the door moved another inch closer to shut on the Islanders' season. Okposo, the heralded 19-year-old right wing, wore No. 21 and saw significant minutes against...
