http://www.sbnation.com/users/Jeffrey%20R Posts made by Jeffrey R on SB Nation http://www.letsgotribe.com/2006/9/21/164923/241 Jeffrey R Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:49:23 -0000 <p>By way of Joe Sheehan in today's BP, I noticed this story on Mota and the Mets:</p><p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/09122006/sports/cheap_thrills_sports_joel_sherman.htm">http://www.nypost.com/seven/09122006/sports/cheap_thrills_sports_joel_sherman.htm</a></p><p>"The stat department divined that Mota's percentage of changeups thrown was way down from when he was an elite set-up man with the Dodgers in 2003-04.... It is a small sample, but in his first nine appearances Mota has a 0.93 ERA, 12 strikeouts and just two walks in 92/3 innings."</p><p>I have the impression that the Indians have a strong statistical approach to player evaluation. I guess it surprises me that the Mets saw something that the Tribe didn't.</p>