Factor 12 Leaders: Week 18
The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers on 60ft6in.com. (1) Justin Verlander retains the number one position following a brilliant 14-strikeout game against the vaunted New York Yankees. The 2011 AL Cy Young award winner leads MLB with a 31.294 […]
Factor 12 Leaders: Week 17
The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers on 60ft6in.com. (1) Justin Verlander retains the number one position following a rain-shortened performance against the Boston Red Sox. The 2011 AL Cy Young award winner leads MLB with a 30.872 F12 Rating. […]
Factor 12 Leaders: Week 16
The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers on 60ft6in.com. (1) Justin Verlander retains the number one position despite allowing 5ER on Thursday night against the Cleveland Indians. The 2011 AL Cy Young award winner leads MLB with a 31.105 F12 Rating. […]
SABR 42: Right on Target
This article was written by Jeff Polman and was originally posted here on Huff Post Sports. The conventioneer was in his 60s, wearing a ball cap, glasses and trim little white beard. Like me, he was at the Marriott City Center in Minneapolis last week to attend the yearly gathering of SABR, the Society for American Baseball […]
Factor 12 Leaders: Week 15
The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers on 60ft6in.com. (1) Justin Verlander remains in the number one spot after tossing eight shutout innings against the Baltimore Orioles. The 2011 AL Cy Young award winner leads MLB with a 31.400 F12 Rating. […]
Factor 12 Leaders: Week 14
The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers on 60ft6in.com. The 83rd All-Star game in Kansas City took place on Tuesday night limiting the schedule of regular season games played for the past week. There were no changes to the F12 Top […]
Factor 12 Leaders: Week 13
The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers on 60ft6in.com. (1) Justin Verlander retains the number one spot after tossing his MLB-best fifth complete game against the Minnesota Twins. The 2011 AL Cy Young award winner leads MLB with a 31.274 F12 […]
Dear Mr. Fantasy: BABIP: An Indicator of Regression in Starting Pitchers?
Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP) can be used to determine how ‘lucky’ or ‘unlucky’ a pitcher has been when compared to the league average. The average BABIP for pitchers in 2011 was .295. The average so far in 2012 is .296. It is often said that baseball stats are subject to a ‘regression […]
R.A. Dickey and the Knuckleball: How Long Before the Rollercoaster Skids off the Tracks?
There were a lot of story lines heading into this weekend’s Subway Series, and by the time the Yankees pulled out a 5-1 victory on the season series, the plot had quickly thickened. Let’s forget that the Yankees’ home run-centric offense managed to long ball their way to two victories, completely avoiding the mortality of […]
Factor 12 Leaders: Week 11
The Factor12 Rating (F12) is an analytic measurement utilizing league average performance to compare the value of all MLB pitchers on 60ft6in.com. (1) R.A. Dickey flutters into the number one spot this week after twirling his second consecutive one-hitter. The knuckleball specialist has not allowed an earned run over his last 42 innings pitched. […]
Mets’ Pitching Looks Bright
Many have said that the immediate future of the Mets appears bleak. While the team has many critical decisions to make this summer, the future is not as dark as it seems to be. The reason for such optimism? The starting pitching, the most critical part of any any major league team, has given Mets […]
State of the Mets: After the First 40
The Subway Series is coming up over the weekend, and believe it or not, the Yankees appear to be in more disarray than the Mets. The Mets just had a solid week, winning road series against the Rockies and the Astros and moving over .500 on the road for the season – no small feat. […]
The NY Mets 2010/2011 Offseason Under New GM Sandy Alderson
The Phillies made waves this offseason by signing much-sought free agent pitcher, Cliff Lee. Braves stole Dan Uggla from the Marlins in a trade. The Mets’ biggest enemies in the NL East both made major moves to bolster themselves. So what have the Mets done? Well, not as much. Image via Wikipedia New GM Sandy […]
