With the signing of reclamation project John Buck – who has a chance to be good – I am reminded of another reclamation project who turned out to be good: Gregg Zaun.  A quick search in our search bar at the top right of the screen will lead you to many posts fetishizing the “heart” and “grit” and “bleached blond …

Harkening back to the last incarnation of the WBC in 2006, there was one player who really caught my attention.  This was Cuban catcher Ariel Pestano, mostly for his antics rather than his actual playing skill (though that is not to say he is not a highly skilled player).  When I learned that at the age of 34, he will …

Roy Halladay is Baseball’s Most Efficient Pitcher

I’ll be honest with you. Due to my disappointment with the Blue Jays lack of off-season activity I was originally going to write a “save Doc for 2010″, with my supporting proof namely being Roy Halladay’s high number of innings pitched over the past three seasons (220, 225, 246).

I then looked into his …

Line Drive % Possible Error : Minnesota Twins 2006

 

 

 

I was throwing around different sabermetric stats and their validity, I came to the next entry on my list, Line Drive Percentage (LD%). When a batted ball is hit, it falls into one of three categories, groundball, line drive or fly ball. Seems fairly reasonable.

 

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