SPORTS WITHOUT CHARM
As previously covered on BSR, Jim Johnson threw an expected three up, three down inning in last night’s All-Star Game for the American League. The location of each pitch Johnson threw to left-handed (L) and right-handed batters. Positive horizontal location are away from right-handed batters while negative horizontal locations are in on right-handed batters. Johnson’s…
Entering 2012 the jury still seemed to be out on Adam Jones. He had showed very good power throughout his major league career but had poor plate discipline. His defense seemed enigmatic with different advanced metrics placing him anywhere from awesome to awful in center field. However, he was only 26 and it seemed possible…
On Saturday night, Jason Hammel one-hit the Atlanta Braves. This week in By The Numbers we break down Hammel’s performance to see exactly why he was so dominant. This season Hammel has been a five-pitch pitcher using a four-seam fastball (FF), two-seam fastball (FT), slider (SL), curveball (CU) and changeup (CH). The graphic below shows…
Now that the dust has settled on the MLB 2012 draft let’s take a quantitative gander back at the Orioles choices in the first 200 picks. The idea here is to apply research of several known variables to evaluate how well the Orioles did in drafting, given the talent available. I encourage the By the…
On Sunday, Adam Jones signed a six-year contract extension paying him $85.5 million. For the Orioles the decision to lock up Jones at this price through 2018 was a no-brainer for two reasons: The price tag for Adam Jones was only going to go up the longer the Orioles waited to sign him. The contract…
What’s up with Jake Arrieta? He began the year with improved velocity and through May 2nd he had two outings where he gave up 0 runs and only one disastrous outing (a 4 inning, 5 run outing in LA against the Angels). However, since May 2nd Arrieta appears to have turned into a pumpkin. On…
Today former Texans wide receiver, perennial fantasy football sleeper and major contributor to the Ravens playoff win last year Jacoby Jones, became the newest Baltimore Raven. For those who don’t remember Jones inexplicably tried to field a punt with Cary Williams bearing down on him in the second round of the playoffs last year. When…
Yesterday, Chris Davis became the first position player to record a win in the last 40 years. Here we’ll look at Davis’ win By The Numbers. First we’ll look at how clutch Davis’ performance was in the 16th and 17th innings and then we’ll look at the “stuff” Davis brought with him to the mound….
It finally happened. An informed baseball mind said something negative about Dylan Bundy. On Episode 91 on the Baseball Prospectus: Up and In Podcast, Kevin Goldstein offered one of the first slightly negative insights into the Orioles 2011 first round draft pick. Dylan Bundy, is the flavor of the month … the only nitpick I’ve…
Jason Hammel is one of the largest reasons for the Orioles hot start to the 2012 Season. The 6’6 right hander who was acquired in the offseason for former opening day starter and perennial fan favorite Jeremy Guthrie, has posted a 1.73 ERA in 26 innings while accumulating 3 wins. As the attentive reader knows,…
