Loading ...Defensive stats are now on the cutting edge. I particpated in a public AOL online discussion with baseball historian and statistical guru Bill James over 15 years ago about a new defensive metric he was proposing. Apparently that system didn’t work, for I didn’t see it ever published. Mr. James didn’t really [...]
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To ex-Red, Edwin Encarnacion…Redleg Nation wishes him a speedy recovery. Redleg Nation would like to congratulate our Player of the Month for July: Joey Votto. Votto is the first two-time winner of the award in 2009, and his July was outstanding. Votto played in 27 games, hitting .324/.352/.598, with 5 doubles, 1 triple, 7 HR, and 13 RBI. Although he has slowed down a bit lately, [...] OPSBAOBPSLGHRRBIOPS+ Player A — 2007/08800.270.348.45242144104 Player B — 2007/08755.264.340.4151910898 Let’s round up the analysis of Walt Jocketty’s big deadline trade…. –Baseball Prospectus, in a post they titled “The Worst Deadline Deal”: [T]his was not good business for the Cincinnati ballclub. Rolen’s having a good year, but … a) Rolen has averaged just 106 games the past 4 seasons. I drew the short straw, and get to evaluate the Reds deadline deals. After the trades, and last night’s game, I barely have the strength. I’m also leaving on vacation in a few hours, so I’m going to rely on you guys to flesh this debate out in the comments. I’ll start with the positives: The [...] Okay, I admit it, I got a little worked up yesterday trying to defend Edwin Encarnacion. (I know, I shouldn’t use “defend” and “Edwin Encarnacion” in the same sentence.) I’m just continually amazed at how Reds fans want to toss this guy under the bus, even after the last three years, when Edwin has been [...] |
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