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Bunt Singles: April 13 edition
Published 4/13/2007 by Kurt at Mack Avenue Tigers
... I go to Baseball Prospectus for defensive efficiency. It’s a bit early, so the numbers haven’t settled in and you see some really efficient teams like the Mets (.783) and infficient teams such as Tampa (.665), KC (.674) and Philly (.677).

Random Friday Musings
Published 4/20/2007 by Jake Berlin at The Bard's Room
... *** The Sox are now first in the AL and second in the Majors in Defensive Efficiency, having turned more than 75% of batted balls into outs. Not surprisingly, that number jumped way up after

Game 44: Padres 2 - Cubs 1
Published 5/24/2007 at thecubsfan.com » chicago national league ball club
... recap points out the runners in scoring position average looks good - 40 points better than the better than the Brewers. The much questioned defense is actually the second best at turning balls in play into outs according to Baseball Prospectus' metrics. There seems a lot of shards of information indicating good things about this team in pieces, but for some reason, the sum of the team is actually less than it's parts.

Game 53 Open Thread- Orioles (24-27) at Royals (19-33)
Published 5/29/2007 by royalsreview <info@royalsreview.com> at Royals Review: Front Page Posts
... Fun Fact of the Day: According to BP's Defensive Efficiency Report, the Royals rank 27th in baseball in terms of turning balls-in-play into outs. 68.5% of non-homers end up becoming outs. By way of comparision, the worst team in baseball is Florida (67.9%), while the New York Mets are tops at 74.3%.  

BASEBALL: The Gloves of Flushing
Published 6/26/2007 by Baseball Crank at Baseball Crank
... Baseball Prospectus rates the top 3 in team defensive efficiency as Mets .732, Cubs and A's .722, so they are obviously using a slightly different measurement but reaching the same conclusion. ...

At the Halfway Point
Published 7/2/2007 by Charlie <info@buccosdugout.com> at Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts
... : .685, 26th

Second Half Preview: AL
Published 7/10/2007 by Jacob Wheatley-Schaller at Vegas Watch
... ), but the Devil Rays’ defense is pathetic. It’s the worse in baseball, and it’s not particularly close. As spectacularly bad as Fossum, Jackson and Seo were by themselves (combined VORP: -55.5), the defense really killed them also, as they had BABIPs of .375, .376 and .390, respectively. ...

The Hangover: Which Came First, The Crappy Pitching Or The Inept Defense?
Published 7/11/2007 by The Professor at Rays Index
... From Yesterday's comments, the Devil Rays rank last in Defensive Efficiency according to Baseball Prospectus. Defensive Efficiency is based on BABIP (DE=1-BABIP) which we have referred to a few times on this site, and is the rate at which a team converts batted balls into outs. The Rays only convert 66.1% of batted balls into outs. The New York Mets lead the majors with 72.7%. In other words, opposing hitters are hitting .339 when they hit the ball fair, while Mets opposing hitters are only hitting .273. The league average is approximately .300. In other words, when teams face the Devil Rays they are transformed from an average offensive team into a lineup full of all-stars. ...

Second Half Preview: NL
Published 7/12/2007 by Jacob Wheatley-Schaller at Vegas Watch
... (38.1 IP, 9 HR, 20 BB, 8.69 ERA) is not the answer. Compounding these problems (and making Gorzelanny and Snell’s performances that much more impressive) is the fact that, as always, the Pirates can’t catch the ball (28th in Defensive Efficency). ...

BTB Awards Week 20
Published 8/21/2007 by JM Barten <info@beyondtheboxscore.com> at Beyond the Box Score: Front Page Posts
... The defense behind the pitchers has been a weakness as well. According to Baseball Prospectus's Defensive Efficiency rates, they rank 29th in turning batted balls into outs. This might be seen as 1A since much of their difficulty with pitching is exacerbated by their porous defense. Ramirez and Cabrera here are partially culpable here as they're among the worst defenders at their positions this season, as are secondbaseman Dan Uggla and left fielder Josh Willingham. By and large, this team isn't going to make the kind of mistakes that lead to embarrassing SportsCenter highlights, but rather they are loaded with defenders who just don't cover a lot of ground relative to league norms. ...

How the Hell Are They Still in This?
Published 8/23/2007 by jscape2000 <info@pinstripealley.com> at Pinstripe Alley: Front Page Posts
... Baseball Prospectus says that the Mariners are among the worst defensive teams in the major leagues, turning only 68.5% of ball in play into outs. ...

Brewer @ Cubs series preview
Published 8/28/2007 by dixieflatline <info@brewcrewball.com> at Brew Crew Ball: Front Page Posts

Steve Phillips: Not Smart!
Published 9/18/2007 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... The Seattle Mariners are third to last in the majors in Defensive Efficiency. ...

Turning ARod into Aubrey Huff
Published 9/26/2007 by Sky at skyking162

A Guide to the AL Cy Young Race
Published 9/30/2007 by Ryan <info@letsgotribe.com> at Let's Go Tribe!: Front Page Posts

ALCS Preview: Starting Rotations
Published 10/10/2007 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... So, yeah, these guys are decent. This is almost a dead heat, but I'm going to give the advantage to Beckett for a few reasons. First, Boston's defense is better. The stats shows this, and I've anecdotally noticed it as well (especially when ...

Oliver Perez and Unearned Runs: An Investigation
Published 10/18/2007 by Jessica Bader at Take the 7 Train
... while Perez was on the mound was greater than their overall Defensive Efficiency, something that is not all that surprising given Perez’s extreme flyball tendencies, as fly balls that do not leave the yard are more likely to be converted into outs than ground balls are). ...

Pirates’ 2007 in review - team defense
Published 10/18/2007 by Matt Bandi at Pittsburgh Lumber Co.
... However, it did not work out in 2007. The team finished with a Defensive Efficiency of .676, the same as 2006. LaRoche (FRAR of 15, FRAA of 6 in 2007) was better at first base, as expected. Sanchez (7, -15) was only slightly better than Castillo was at second, with the position switch and injuries hindering him early in the season. Wilson (37, 19) rebounded for a strong season, anchoring the team’s defense. Bautista (9, -2) was a downgrade at third in place of Sanchez, who was one of the league’s best third baseman in 2006. Paulino (23, -1) was about average, just as he was in 2006. ...

Things to watch for during the World Series
Published 10/23/2007 by Josh Kalk at The Hardball Times

2007 Review: Zach Duke
Published 11/5/2007 by Pat at Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke?

Player Profile: James Shields by Marc Normandin and Dan Fox
Published 1/30/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
Recently the Rays locked up James Shields to an extension, one that serves both parties very well. Shields gets paid well with a guaranteed contract for a few seasons before he would have been arbitration-eligible, and the Rays win out even if Shields is only a league-average pitcher for the duration of the guaranteed years of the deal. The questions we are interested in today have to do with just what can be expected from Shields in the near future, and how he came to be in his current position. Shields was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in round sixteen of the 2000 amateur entry draft. He did not sign until August, so his professional ...

Crazy Computer Hates Mariners
Published 2/16/2008 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... Seattle was 27th in the majors last year with a defensive efficiency of .678. This also goes back to their age- it is likely that they will be just as bad, if not worse, this year, as everybody is a year older, and they traded away a very strong defender in Jones. ...

Baseball Mastermind’s 2008 World Series Champion: New York Mets - National League Preview
Published 3/6/2008 by Alan Hull at Baseball Mastermind
In my 2008 MLB Predictions post, I picked the New York Mets to beat the Boston Red Sox in the World Series in 2008.  There are a number of reasons for this prediction, the most significant being the acquisition of Johan Santana, which had little or no effect upon their 2008 outlook.  The Mets faded in the last month of the 2007 season season and even if it was a historically pathetic meltdown, it was a fluke.  The Mets look poised in 2008 to win the National League East and possibly the National League. New York Mets Strengths 1. Upper-Echelon ...

Somebody's Gonna Be Wrong
Published 3/31/2008 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... This is a little over the top, but I think that's the mainstream consensus. Personally, I have no idea how many games this team is going to win (although I'd certainly take the over on 72). There's no big Pythag gap here- last year their expected record was 67-95, and their actual record was 66-96. Three things are causing the huge expected jump- a vastly improved defense, additions to the bullpen, and the development of young players. They were a horrible fielding team last year, but PECOTA expects them to be a little above average this season. The biggest ...

Not Yelling For The Angels, But At Them: Mariners 2, Angels 0 (In Progress)
Published 4/13/2008 by Rob at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
Bottom 1st: I came into this one just as Howie Kendrick booted a routine grounder, and then watched with horror as the M's slapped Jon Garland silly. At some point yesterday, somebody in the TV broadcast booth was blabbing on about how the Angels have great defense, and when I went to check at Baseball Prospectus, the Angels have the seventh worst team defensive efficiency in baseball. Granted, small sample size and all, but they have looked pretty sloppy out there to me. ...

Futures Watch: Week 3
Published 4/17/2008 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... Tampa's quest to improve their run prevention is off to an excellent start-they've allowed 62 runs in 14 games, putting them on pace to allow 717 over the course of the season. This is actually one less than PECOTA's extremely optimistic prediction, although it's obviously still quite early. Their preliminary defensive numbers are very good, as BP's Defensive Efficiency has them 9th in the majors. Edwin Jackson, who has been a prospect for approximately 17 years, has been a pleasant surprise, with a 2.84 ERA in three starts. He hasn't exactly turned a corner though, as he's ...

Futures Watch: Week 5
Published 4/30/2008 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... The Rays are now on pace to allow 654 runs, which is somewhat absurd. They are third in the majors in Defensive Efficiency. And Kazmir ...

4 May 2008: Offense Explosion!
Published 5/4/2008 by Alex Obal at Batter's Box Interactive Magazine
Five runs? Break up the Jays! 1. Jays 5, White Sox 2. Good news all over. Jesse Litsch goes 7.1 efficient innings. The offense explodes for five runs. This is the second time since April 20 the bats have reached that lofty threshold. Marco Scutaro hits his first homer of the year. John Danks' record against the Jays in the post-Overbay incident era falls to 0-1. B.J. Ryan pitches a scoreless ninth for the Cheap Save, running his scoreless streak to 7.0 innings with 10 strikeouts, 3 walks and 6 hits. In that scoreless ninth, Alex Rios makes a pretty freakin' sensational catch to rob Jermaine Dye of a triple. 2. In Boston, the Red Sox are two-thirds ...

Can Of Corn: The 2008 Cardinals by Dayn Perry
Published 5/10/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
Not even the most wildly optimistic partisans expected this kind of start out of the St. Louis Cardinals , and I say this as a wildly optimistic partisan. By a healthy consensus, they were predicted to finish comfortably behind the Cubs and Brewers in the NL Central, and, in a few instances, were tabbed for the very bottom. Yet the Cards have charged to first-place status, and in the process have compiled one of the best records in all of baseball. Certainly, that's been a minor shock, and it raises a couple of questions: one, is there anything illusory about the Cardinals' hot start, and two, is their performance to date sustainable? The ...

Pickoff Moves, Bedtime Edition
Published 5/21/2008 by Rob (noreply@blogger.com) at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
... Power Bills: Dodgers 4, Reds 1 A tremendous performance by Chad Billingsley, no doubt helped by the Reds' hacktastic tendencies, and his offense by their porous defense (their .677 DER is worst in the majors). Bills struck out seven, and as much as I like the whiffs, the win is better still; recall he ...

Jack Wilson's Return: How Much will it Help?
Published 5/25/2008 by Charlie at Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts
A lot, obviously, but how much? I'm going to do some back-of-the-envelope calculations. I'm no mathematician, and I'm making a fair number of assumptions here, so what follows shouldn't be taken to be a serious projection of what will happen for the rest of the year. It's just an attempt to put into perspective what Wilson's return actually means. Wilson ...

Amid Umpiring Controversy, Mathis, Rangers Rebound With 2-1 Extra-Inning Victory
Published 5/26/2008 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
... ) and second-worst defense (according to team defensive efficiency), could awake one morning in the very near future to find his own job security yanked from beneath him. ...

BP Fantasy Beat: Rooked by Rookie Pitchers? by Marc Normandin
Published 5/28/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
In a week where both Clayton Kershaw and Jay Bruce made their debuts, it only makes sense to take a look at a few young players this time around. Let's cover some rookie starting pitchers who may or may not be worthwhile additions to your club; though none of them have the talent or standing of someone like Kershaw, it's important to fill out your roster with useful pieces as complements. The term “rookie” implies that a player is young, but that is not always the case. Take Braves rookie starter Jorge Campillo , for instance. The 29-year-old has major league experience, in the sense that he had thrown 17 2/3 innings in the ...

BP Fantasy Beat: More on QuikERA by Marc Normandin
Published 6/12/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
It's time for another look at one of the more useful pitching statistics out there, QuikERA . For those who are just joining us, QuikERA (or QERA ), is made up of strikeout, walk, and ground-ball rates. These three components all stabilize relatively quickly, which makes QERA useful for analyzing even small sample sizes. QERA is a better future predictor of ERA than ERA itself, which lends it plenty of utility for the fantasy owner searching for a way to evaluate pitchers. Today, we'll look at a few starters that QERA thinks aren't reaching their true performance level, for better or worse. ...

Doubleheader Open Thread: New York Mets vs. Texas Rangers
Published 6/15/2008 by Jessica Bader at Take the 7 Train
Last night’s thunderstorms provided a special treat for those of us who were crazy enough to go out to Shea in the rain (tarp slides! Seriously, how can you watch that and not be entertained?), and the postponement of last night’s game means that families celebrating Fathers’ Day at the ballpark this afternoon will get two games for the price of one (and for those of us celebrating with barbecues at home, we get something to watch on TV all day). The pitching matchup for the first game is John Maine versus Kevin Millwood. The key for Maine is to be more efficient with his pitches than he has been recently - he needed ...

Prospectus Preview: Tuesday`s Games to Watch by Marc Normandin
Published 6/17/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Red Sox (44-29) at Phillies (42-30), 7:05 p.m. ET Probable Starters : Jon Lester (89 1/3 IP , 3.73 RA , 1.35 WHIP , 57 K) vs. Jamie Moyer (83, 4.45, 1.37, 43) Pythagorean Record : Boston, 43-30 (373 RS , 309 RA ); Philadelphia, 45-27 (389 RS , 293 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Boston, #2; Philadelphia, #3 Prospectus : There's a reason Moyer remains a productive major league starter during his age-45 season, and that's because he's been able to adapt to the game around him. He's always been susceptible to the long ball, with a ...

Reevaluating The Tribe: Pitching
Published 6/24/2008 by Vegas Watch (noreply@blogger.com) at Vegas Watch
... That puts the pitching staff's RA at 4.74. In making the conversion from ERA to RA, I've tried to make an adjustment for what looks like a slightly below average defense, multiplying ERA by 1.095 rather than the AL average of 1.077. ...

Prospectus Preview: Sunday`s Games to Watch by Marc Normandin
Published 6/29/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Rockies (32-49) at Tigers (40-40), 1:05 p.m. ET Probable Starters : Greg Reynolds (50 2/3 IP , 6.04 RA , 1.42 WHIP , 15 K) vs. Kenny Rogers (94, 5.17, 1.54, 38) Pythagorean Record : Colorado, 33-48 (338 RS , 413 RA ); Detroit, 40-40 (389 RS , 386 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Colorado, #25; Detroit, #15 Prospectus : We're nearing the end of June, and the Rockies still look like they haven't shaken off their drubbing in the World Series at the hands of the Red Sox . The team on the field this year doesn't resemble last ...

Prospectus Preview: Sunday`s Games to Watch by Marc Normandin
Published 7/6/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Mets (43-44) at Phillies (48-40), 1:35 p.m. ET Probable Starters : Oliver Perez (90 1/3 IP , 5.58 RA , 1.47 WHIP , 76 K) vs. Kyle Kendrick (92 1/3, 5.36, 1.44, 41) Pythagorean Record : New York, 44-43 (415 RS , 406 RA ); Philadelphia, 52-36 (446 RS , 366 RA ) Hit List Rankings : New York, #15; Philadelphia, #6 Prospectus : The Mets' collection of top talent and poor producers has caused them to stick around the middle of everything, with a near-.500 record, a decisively mediocre 15 th -place ranking on the Hit List, and a ...

Prospectus Preview: Thursday`s Games to Watch by Marc Normandin
Published 7/17/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Tigers (47-47) at Orioles (45-48), 7:05 p.m. ET Probable Starters : Kenny Rogers (114 2/3 IP , 5.02 RA , 1.52 WHIP , 44 K) vs. Garrett Olson (73 1/3, 5.77, 1.57, 47) Pythagorean Record : Detroit, 47-47 (449 RS , 444 RA ); Baltimore, 46-47 (439 RS , 449 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Detroit, #14; Baltimore, #19 Prospectus : It seems like we've been waiting forever for the Tigers to get themselves over .500 to stay this season, but it hasn't happened for the Motor City Kitties thanks to the team failing to shine in any one area. As hard as ...

Feldman’s Strong Effort Punctuates Rangers’ 6-1 Victory In Chicago
Published 29 days ago by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
... A trio of flawlessly executed double plays turned by baseball’s second-worst defense immeasurably aided Feldman in his quest for excellence, with one in particular - the nifty rally-stifling Blalock-to-Kinsler-to-Davis turn with nobody out in the bottom of the sixth inning - really standing out. ...

Prospectus Preview: Thursday`s Games to Watch by Marc Normandin
Published 28 days ago at Baseball Prospectus
Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Phillies (54-47) at Mets (54-47), 12:10 p.m. ET Probable Starters : Jamie Moyer (120 IP , 4.13 RA , 1.36 WHIP , 73 K) vs. Oliver Perez (109 1/3, 4.94, 1.43, 95) Pythagorean Record : Philadelphia, 58-43 (503 RS , 429 RA ); New York, 54-47 (493 RS , 457 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Philadelphia, #6; New York, #7 Prospectus : It's essentially Day One again for the Mets and Phillies, as they are now tied for first place in the NL East. The Phillies have scuffled a bit in July, posting a 9-8 record, while the Mets have streaked ...

Small stat of the day: the defensive improvement
Published 22 days ago by DMZ at U.S.S. Mariner
... While earlier in the year they were in the basement, one of the worst teams in baseball, before tonight’s game they were 21st in defensive efficiency which is just balls put into play (except HRs) turned into outs. ...

Prospectus Preview: Thursday`s Games to Watch by Marc Normandin
Published 21 days ago at Baseball Prospectus
Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Tigers (55-52) at Indians (46-60), 12:05 p.m. ET Probable Starters : Justin Verlander (140 2/3 IP , 4.67 RA , 1.27 WHIP , 104 K) vs. Fausto Carmona (60 1/3, 4.63, 1.69, 24) Pythagorean Record : Detroit, 57-50 (546 RS , 513 RA ); Cleveland, 53-53 (494 RS , 494 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Detroit, #12; Cleveland, #21 Prospectus : Losing Carmona for a significant portion of the season wasn't a positive for the Indians—though, as has been discussed in this space before, they have issues far greater than their rotation to ...

Prospectus Preview: Sunday`s Games to Watch by Marc Normandin
Published 18 days ago at Baseball Prospectus
Today's Full Slate of Games Matchup : Athletics (53-56) at Red Sox (63-48), 1:35 p.m. EDT Probable Starters : Dallas Braden 26 2/3 IP , 4.39 RA , 1.50 WHIP , 20 K) vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka (100 2/3, 3.31, 1.38, 86) Pythagorean Record : Oakland, 58-51 (452 RS , 422 RA ); Boston, 65-46 (522 RS , 459 RA ) Hit List Rankings : Oakland, #12; Boston, #2 Prospectus : Dice-K continues to post impressive surface numbers, with a low line-against on the year (.214/.327/.329) and a 3.04 ERA and 7.7 K/9. There are some issues with his performance that make his current ...

The Sunday Morning Post: Stand to the Side
Published 10 days ago by Lloyd The Barber at Walkoff Walk
... Twins 7, Royals 3: Ladies and gentleman, your first place Minnesota Twins. Their run differential isn't great, they're not a good defensive team, they don't hit home runs and they don't really pitch that well. But fuck it, they're in first place. The White Sox fell to the Red Sox, and sadly lost Jose Contreras to a blown Achilles tendon. I would be shocked to see a man of questionable age like Jose come back from such a tough injury. Ozzie shouted at a reliever and they still lost. YELL LOUDER OZZIE, THEY'LL HEAR YOU. ...

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