Earlier today we took a look at the hitters and luck. Now let’s take a gander at the pitchers. For pitchers we will use Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) and expected FIP (xFIP). In very basic terms, think ERA but better. FIP looks at the statistics for which pitchers are most [...]
Earlier today we took a look at which Rays are hitting well and who isn’t. Now let’s look at who has been lucky and who could use an adjustment to their superstitious routines. To do this, we are going to compare BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) to each [...]
We are one-third of the way through the season. Let’s take a look at how some of the Rays hitters are performing in terms of wOBA. If you are not familiar with wOBA, just think OPS, but better (check this link for a quick explanation). Notes on the table are [...]
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The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. Today we have several stories planned that will include a lot of numbers. We will also be using stats like wOBA and FIP. Please don’t panic. [...]
