Nathaniel Stoltz

joined Mar 25, 2009
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Contributor to Beyond the Box Score and Big Leagues Magazine. Former FanSided MLB Editor. Wake Forest University graduate student. James Madison University alum. Baseball fan first; A's fan second. Minor league/Pitch F/X enthusiast.

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	Reddick's an interesting case. Commented on Contextualizing Renato Nunez on Jun 15 2013, 1:06a
	Sure thing. Commented on Contextualizing Renato Nunez on Jun 15 2013, 12:51a
	Sub-.900 fielding percentages from Low-A 3Bs are hardly unusual, though. Commented on Contextualizing Renato Nunez on Jun 15 2013, 12:47a
	Russell is so unique. Commented on Contextualizing Renato Nunez on Jun 14 2013, 2:37p - 3 replies
	I considered this, but didn't bother messing with it. Commented on Contextualizing Renato Nunez on Jun 14 2013, 2:36p
	Contextualizing Renato Nunez Posted on Jun 14 2013, 11:00a
	For the record, Jaso has 2 good years. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 10 2013, 2:16a
	I'd think Montz would make more sense to come up for Norris. (shielding Jaso from LHPs) Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 10 2013, 2:15a - 1 reply
	Yep. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 8 2013, 3:29a
	Smith had over 500 PA in 2011. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 8 2013, 3:23a - 2 replies
	I summed it up here: Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 8 2013, 2:38a - 1 reply
	Of course. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 8 2013, 2:31a - 1 reply
	Well, yes and no. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 11:08p - 2 replies
	I love WAR, but I don't think it's fair to cite it over two months. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 11:00p - 1 reply
	I think he's comparable to them. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 10:49p - 1 reply
	As I said in the article... Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 5:15p - 2 replies
	It's not all Lowrie though. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 5:01p - 2 replies
	Seems like Vogt would be the obvious choice to replace Jaso/Moss and Montz for Norris/Freiman. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 5:00p - 1 reply
	Yeah. He's somewhat tough to get a great read on... Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 4:59p - 1 reply
	I'd prefer Scribner to Otero. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 4:57p
	Only thing that would make any sense would be a Moss DFA. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 4:56p - 1 reply
	But the bottom line is that it worked last year. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 4:54p - 2 replies
	I guess what I meant is Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 4:52p - 1 reply
	Sure they can. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 4:49p - 2 replies
	But his wRC+--which accounts for PCL inflation--is just barely above avg, at 108. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 4:47p - 2 replies
	But is it always going to stay that way? Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 4:45p - 1 reply
	He may not have a classic 3B arm. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 4:41p
	When you have such a low number of MLB PAs... Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 3:16p - 1 reply
	I get that, and it's a fair point. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 3:15p - 1 reply
	Because you're overreacting to a small sample of MLB plate appearances? Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 3:10p - 1 reply
	Oh, he'll improve. There's no doubt he's better than his stats. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 3:09p - 3 replies
	I don't think he has options, does he? Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 3:07p - 1 reply
	It's a bit thin. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 3:06p
	The point is that if the $480K backup is as good as the $10.5MM backup... Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 3:04p - 1 reply
	What makes you so confident that those four are better than the Sogard/Rosales platoon? Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 2:20p - 3 replies
	I couldn't tell you about Taylor's defense, since he wasn't in Sacramento when I saw them. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 2:18p
	Yeah, I'd say that's fair. Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 2:17p - 2 replies
	Rosales and Sogard can do that in the near-term... Commented on Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? on Jun 7 2013, 12:10p
	Are There Upgrades In Sacramento? Posted on Jun 7 2013, 11:00a
	Maybe I'm the last person on the Taylor bandwagon... Commented on Choice, Barfield, and Peterson: Deconstructing Sacramento's Outfielders on May 31 2013, 2:36p - 1 reply
	Career 22.9% it looks like. Commented on Choice, Barfield, and Peterson: Deconstructing Sacramento's Outfielders on May 31 2013, 2:13p
	Barfield won't strike out 150 times. He's never even struck out 100 times in a season. Commented on Choice, Barfield, and Peterson: Deconstructing Sacramento's Outfielders on May 31 2013, 2:07p - 1 reply
	Edited to reflect my total clam on Peterson's throwing hand. Ugh. That's embarrassing. Commented on Choice, Barfield, and Peterson: Deconstructing Sacramento's Outfielders on May 31 2013, 2:04p
	Holy crap I totally missed that. I COULD'VE SWORN he throws righty. Commented on Choice, Barfield, and Peterson: Deconstructing Sacramento's Outfielders on May 31 2013, 2:00p
	Choice, Barfield, and Peterson: Deconstructing Sacramento's Outfielders Posted on May 31 2013, 11:00a
	It's not so much that the command of the change isn't there (though I can't say because he didn't throw many) Commented on What Can We Expect From Sonny Gray? on May 29 2013, 2:42a
	Less than that this year, too. Commented on What Can We Expect From Sonny Gray? on May 24 2013, 11:32p
	These are fair. Commented on What Can We Expect From Sonny Gray? on May 24 2013, 5:58p
	I think it was almost universally called a curve when we drafted him. Commented on What Can We Expect From Sonny Gray? on May 24 2013, 5:50p - 1 reply
	Fangraphs data disagrees re: Santana. Commented on What Can We Expect From Sonny Gray? on May 24 2013, 5:49p - 1 reply
	It's the breaking ball, he just left it up and it had less bite. Commented on What Can We Expect From Sonny Gray? on May 24 2013, 4:15p - 1 reply
	I'm probably going to look at Choice next week, actually. Commented on What Can We Expect From Sonny Gray? on May 24 2013, 1:18p
	Yep, good point. Just adds to that idea. Commented on What Can We Expect From Sonny Gray? on May 24 2013, 1:15p
	Thanks! Commented on What Can We Expect From Sonny Gray? on May 24 2013, 1:14p
	I guess you could call it that. Commented on What Can We Expect From Sonny Gray? on May 24 2013, 1:14p - 1 reply
	Thanks, and believe me... Commented on What Can We Expect From Sonny Gray? on May 24 2013, 1:13p - 2 replies
	What Can We Expect From Sonny Gray? Posted on May 24 2013, 10:00a
	Herrera was an above replacement level guy. Commented on Minor League Ball Gameday, May 20 on May 21 2013, 1:00a - 1 reply
	He's been mostly 84-86, some 82-83s. Commented on Minor League Ball Gameday, May 20 on May 21 2013, 12:28a - 1 reply
	Is that the one he allowed four homers in? Commented on Minor League Ball Gameday, May 20 on May 21 2013, 12:27a

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