Skills
Skills not roles. The question is--who has the skills?
May 22 2012 11:03pm
May 22 2012 11:03pm
At BaseballHQ.com, we often remind readers that young players frequently don't develop at a linear rate. Bud Norris (RHP, HOU) may be the exception.
May 21 2012 11:04pm
May 21 2012 11:04pm
The core skill of any successful batter is to make hard contact, and we look at batters who appear to be demonstrating that skill.
May 21 2012 11:03pm
May 21 2012 11:03pm
After Boston's incumbent closer left in free agency, it was all but assumed dominant set-up man Daniel Bard (RHP, BOS) would inherit the role in 2012. The Red Sox threw everyone a curve ball, however, converting Bard into a starter in hopes of addressing a rotation with questionable depth. The transition has not gone smoothly...
May 20 2012 11:04pm
May 20 2012 11:04pm
Stressed out? Market Pulse is a massage for your mind, with no mention of Brett Lawrie's helmet toss.
May 19 2012 11:03pm
May 19 2012 11:03pm
One of the newer frontiers in baseball analysis is PITCHf/x, the system installed in every major league ballpark that collects data on every pitched ball. Much like more traditional skill measurements such as walk and strikeout rates and home run-to-fly-ball ratio, the data on a pitcher's velocity and movement can help validate or invalidate his ERA and WHIP.
May 19 2012 11:01pm
May 19 2012 11:01pm
Carlos Beltran leads the NL in fantasy value produced per healthy knee. Is he back among the NL elite? If so, will he stay there?
May 16 2012 11:04pm
May 16 2012 11:04pm
2011 was quite a season for Justin Verlander (RHP, DET) - Cy Young award, Most Valuable Player, found the cure for cancer. OK, the last part didn’t happen, but after a year like that, what could he possibly do for an encore?
May 15 2012 11:04pm
May 15 2012 11:04pm
(and another one gone and another one gone...) Current upheaval, potential upheaval or future upheaval in many pens.
May 15 2012 11:03pm
May 15 2012 11:03pm
When Tim Lincecum (RHP, SF) started the 2012 season by surrendering 16 ER in his first 13.2 IP, everyone chalked it up to small sample size. And since then, he has had some better outings. But after seven GS, the numbers have not yet recovered.
May 14 2012 11:04pm
May 14 2012 11:04pm
At mid-May, it's time to start looking at batters to target for the balance of the year (and batters to avoid).
May 14 2012 11:03pm
May 14 2012 11:03pm
Skills not roles. The question is--who has the skills?
May 22 2012 11:03pm
May 22 2012 11:03pm
At BaseballHQ.com, we often remind readers that young players frequently don't develop at a linear rate. Bud Norris (RHP, HOU) may be the exception.
May 21 2012 11:04pm
May 21 2012 11:04pm
The core skill of any successful batter is to make hard contact, and we look at batters who appear to be demonstrating that skill.
May 21 2012 11:03pm
May 21 2012 11:03pm
After Boston's incumbent closer left in free agency, it was all but assumed dominant set-up man Daniel Bard (RHP, BOS) would inherit the role in 2012. The Red Sox threw everyone a curve ball, however, converting Bard into a starter in hopes of addressing a rotation with questionable depth. The transition has not gone smoothly...
May 20 2012 11:04pm
May 20 2012 11:04pm
Stressed out? Market Pulse is a massage for your mind, with no mention of Brett Lawrie's helmet toss.
May 19 2012 11:03pm
May 19 2012 11:03pm
One of the newer frontiers in baseball analysis is PITCHf/x, the system installed in every major league ballpark that collects data on every pitched ball. Much like more traditional skill measurements such as walk and strikeout rates and home run-to-fly-ball ratio, the data on a pitcher's velocity and movement can help validate or invalidate his ERA and WHIP.
May 19 2012 11:01pm
May 19 2012 11:01pm
Carlos Beltran leads the NL in fantasy value produced per healthy knee. Is he back among the NL elite? If so, will he stay there?
May 16 2012 11:04pm
May 16 2012 11:04pm
2011 was quite a season for Justin Verlander (RHP, DET) - Cy Young award, Most Valuable Player, found the cure for cancer. OK, the last part didn’t happen, but after a year like that, what could he possibly do for an encore?
May 15 2012 11:04pm
May 15 2012 11:04pm
(and another one gone and another one gone...) Current upheaval, potential upheaval or future upheaval in many pens.
May 15 2012 11:03pm
May 15 2012 11:03pm
When Tim Lincecum (RHP, SF) started the 2012 season by surrendering 16 ER in his first 13.2 IP, everyone chalked it up to small sample size. And since then, he has had some better outings. But after seven GS, the numbers have not yet recovered.
May 14 2012 11:04pm
May 14 2012 11:04pm
At mid-May, it's time to start looking at batters to target for the balance of the year (and batters to avoid).
May 14 2012 11:03pm
May 14 2012 11:03pm
