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Objective Analysis Hits the NL Central
Published 11/7/2007 by Chris at Redleg Nation
... (equivalent slugging percentage), BIP% (balls put into play percentage), wOBA (weighted on base average), Range Factor, PMR (probabilistic model of range) and Zone Rating. That said, we will continue to stress the importance of our subjective evaluations. Succinctly stated, we believe that a combination of quality objective and subjective analysis will allow us to maximize our probability of success and to make the best possible decisions. Very modern. FireJoeMorgan.com (where I found the link) states the same thought in more colorful terms. ...

I Love Neal Huntington
Published 11/7/2007 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
... EqSLG (equivalent slugging percentage), BIP% (balls put into play percentage), wOBA (weighted on base average), Range Factor, PMR (probabilistic model of range) and Zone Rating. That said, we will continue to stress the importance of our subjective evaluations. Succinctly stated, we believe that a combination of quality objective and subjective analysis will allow us to maximize our probability of success and to make the best possible decisions. My reaction is the same as Fire Joe Morgan .

More on Gold Gloves
Published 11/7/2007 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
... for both 2007 and their career (McDonald, Inge, Feliz, Crisp, Molina). And if you're still not convinced that these awards ignore hitting, Nick Punto (.210/.291/.271, 52 OPS+) came in second in the AL.Among Fielding Bible Award winners, the average winner is comparable offensively to Casey Blake. For the Gold Glove winners, the comparison becomes Carlos Lee or Miguel Tejada. So yeah, I'd say there's a slight bias toward good hitters.As more people start thinking like this, and the BBWAA keeps doing things like this, these awards are going to continue to ...

A GM openly talking about sabermetrics?
Published 11/8/2007 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... Even Billy Beane and Paul DePodesta didn’t really openly talk about sabermetrics, they just acknowledged they used them. MLB.com had a Q&A with new Pittsburgh GM Neal Huntington (hat-tip to Fire Joe Morgan), and here’s what Huntington had to say: We are going to utilize several objective measures of player performance to evaluate and develop players. We’ll rely on the more traditional objective evaluations: OPS (on base percentage plus slugging percentage) , WHIP (walks and hits per inning ...

Late Week Link Patties
Published 11/8/2007 by Brinson at Mister Mittens
... people are cranky! [Kissing Suzy Kolber] Scapegoats for the Eagles sweet, sweet season. We thought it was obviously Reid’s kids. [Epic Carnival] Worst. Announcer. Ever. The Tournament. [Awful Announcing] Josh McNeil is a lying liar. And a fantastic photo. [With Leather] Best NFL Stadium as sorted by…mmmmmmmm… [Mr. Irrelevant] Not NFL related but shocking words from the Pirates GM. Good shocking. [Fire Joe Morgan] P-Cats getting shut out of the Pro Bowl? [Inside the Panthers ...

On Stats and the Scouting Director
Published 11/8/2007 by Charlie <info@buccosdugout.com> at Bucs Dugout
Yesterday Ian sent me this link to a blog entry at Fire Joe Morgan, which is basically FJM expressing orgasmic joy about the litany of sabermetric statistics Neil Huntington named in ...

Published 11/9/2007 by Aaron at AaronGleeman.com
... It sounds like the Pirates have hired themselves a stat-head general manager in Neal Huntington, which makes the fact that longtime Twins assistant Larry Corrigan resigned from his post of 20 years to join him in Pittsburgh ...

Sunday night linkaliciousness
Published 11/12/2007 by Adam J. Morris <info@lonestarball.com> at Lone Star Ball
... The next time some anti-stat-type asks if anyone in baseball actually pays attention to new-fangled stats like VORP, point them here. ...