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hardballtimes.com - 10/23/2009
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Last time , I took a breif look at one of the bigger enigmas in baseball, John Lannan of the Nationals. To rehash, since 2007, he has thrown nearly 400 innings with a 3.90 ERA; however, based on his peripheral statistics, you would expect his ERA to be in the mid to high fours. The main reason ...
fangraphs.com - 10/16/2009
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The Washington Nationals finished 2009 with 103 losses.
Suffice to say, they were not a good team....
Much of the blame can be placed upon the shoulders of the pitching staff. According to StatCorner ’s version of tRA, the starting rotation alone ...
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What to Make of John Lannan
hardballtimes.com - 10/16/2009
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Jack Moore recently wrote an article at FanGraphs
about John Lannan's ability to defy fielding independent pitching...
metrics over the past couple of years. Over the past 2 season, Lannan has thrown 388.1 innings, with a 3.90 ERA, making him one of the more productive starters in baseball. ...
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What’s John Lannan’s secret? Part 1
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... Last week I mentioned the continuing debate on John Lannan, who has posted effective ERAs for two seasons without many of the peripheral stats one would expect from a successful pitcher. Nick Steiner of The Hardball Times has Part 2 of his look at Lannan, looking primarily at pitch sequencing. Steiner concludes that luck is the most likely option. ...
