Zach Sanders
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Fantasy Impact of the Zack Greinke Deal
Over at SBN's RotoHardball, we have the fantasy impact of the Zack Greinke deal. Any of you excited about Escobar or Cain?
Sometimes the eighth inning is more important than the ninth.
--Scott Downs, talking to the L.A. Times
Royals Outfield: Any Fantasy Value?
Over at RotoHardball, SBN's new fantasy baseball blog, I wonder if any of KC's outfielders are worthy of a draft pick. Would love your input, since you all would know best.
BoaB (Zack Greinke) Leaderboard
- Perfectstrat (23.3 WAR)
- Grantjg1 (19.9)
- Daniel B (18.4)
- RedRobot8 (18)
- Steven E (16.9)
BoaB -- Zack Greinke League April Update
by Zach Sanders on May 4, 2010 12:50 PM EDT
on Beyond the Box Score
After a month of baseball, here is an update on how the Zack Greinke league is stacking up.
| Team | WAR |
| perfectstrat | 12.8 |
| RedRobot8 | 10.9 |
| Steven E | 10.2 |
| Grantjg1 | 8.7 |
| Tommy Bennett | 8.1 |
| Zach S | 7.8 |
| Daniel B | 7.3 |
| Steve Slow | 6.0 |
| Dan Turk | 5.9 |
| DempseysArmy | 5.8 |
| PWHjort | 5.2 |
| oldjacket | 3.6 |
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BoaB Zack Greinke Draft Rounds 16-25
by Zach Sanders on Feb 28, 2010 1:18 PM EST
on Beyond the Box Score
Draft order in these rounds is:
1. Steve Slowinski
2. DempseysArmy
3. Steven Ellingson
4. Daniel Berlyn
5. Tommy Bennett
6. Grantjg1
7. perfectstrat
8. PWHjort
9. Zach Sanders
10. oldjacket
11. Dan Turkenkopf
12. RedRobot8
Don't forget: No Snake!
Team by Team Salary/Position Sheet
Reminder on guidelines:
- Picks are to be made in the subject line. Here is an example pick...Subject: 1.01 Ichiro Suzuki, OF Message: $17mm. Pretty simple, right?
- Once a pick is made, enter it into our draft board on GoogleDocs. Also enter it into your team page for easy reference.
- Play nice. If you want to taunt someone for their pick, don't start a new comment thread just reply to their pick.
Also, rec this post so it stays visible at the top.
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BoaB Zack Greinke Draft Rounds 6-15
by Zach Sanders on Feb 20, 2010 6:03 PM EST
on Beyond the Box Score
Draft order in these rounds is:
1. Steve Slowinski
2. DempseysArmy
3. Steven Ellingson
4. Daniel Berlyn
5. Tommy Bennett
6. Grantjg1
7. perfectstrat
8. PWHjort
9. Zach Sanders
10. oldjacket
11. Dan Turkenkopf
12. RedRobot8
Don't forget: No Snake!
Team by Team Salary/Position Sheet
Reminder on guidelines:
- Picks are to be made in the subject line. Here is an example pick...Subject: 1.01 Ichiro Suzuki, OF Message: $17mm. Pretty simple, right?
- Once a pick is made, enter it into our draft board on GoogleDocs. Also enter it into your team page for easy reference.
- Play nice. If you want to taunt someone for their pick, don't start a new comment thread just reply to their pick.
Also, rec this post so it stays visible at the top.
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BoaB Zack Greinke Division - Draft Rounds 1-5
by Zach Sanders on Feb 17, 2010 12:45 AM EST
on Beyond the Box Score
ROUND 6-15 POST IS LIVE HERE.
Let's get this thing started, shall we? While our draft does not officially begin until Thursday at 9am EST, some picks may be made before hand (time limit does not apply). Some reminders on rules:
- $60MM budget using actual MLB salaries
- 25-man roster, no subs, no transactions
- The only scoring category is WAR, as determined by Fangraphs.
- Draft runs 9am - 9pm EST, 2 hours per pick. Once time has elapsed, others may pick at will behind them and the owner who missed their pick can slide in at any time and make it up.
Now, some simple guidelines for this thread:
- Picks are to be made in the subject line. Here is an example pick...Subject: 1.01 Ichiro Suzuki, OF Message: $17mm. Pretty simple, right?
- Once a pick is made, enter it into our draft board on GoogleDocs. Also enter it into your team page for easy reference.
- Play nice. If you want to taunt someone for their pick, don't start a new comment thread just reply to their pick.
Now, here is the draft order and links to the key spreadsheets for the league. Since this post will handle draft rounds 1-5, standard snake is in play at this point. Happy drafting, everyone!
1.RedRobot8
2.Dan Turkenkopf
3.oldjacket
4. Zach Sanders
5. PWHjort
6. perfectstrat
7. Grantjg1
8. Tommy Bennett
9. Daniel Berlyn
10. Steven Ellingson
11. DempseysArmy
12. Steve Slowinski
Team by Team Salary/Position Sheet
EDIT: To make it clear to everyone...once the draft has started, you can make picks outside of the 9-9 draft time, but they will not be subject to the 2 hour time limit. In fact, I would encourage you to make your pick outside of the 9-9 period if at all possible when it's your turn to get this done ASAP.
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BoaB Zack Greinke Division - Pre Draft Discussion
by Zach Sanders on Feb 15, 2010 8:48 PM EST
on Beyond the Box Score
It's that time of year. Time to get ready to start out Ball on a Budget draft.
After the jump is the draft order for our division. This was done by random.org, so don't blame me if you don't get the pick you wanted. To clarify for everyone rounds 1-5 will be done in traditional snake fashion, then it will revert back to a normal draft, with the team picking last in the first round (#12) picking first in every round thereafter.
The other big thing is our Google Spreadsheet. The link to the spreadsheet is also after the jump, and it will be used to help clarify picks in the draft, and to help you manage your roster and payroll. The first tab is the main draft board, where you will enter you pick once it is made. Each team also has it's own tab so you can see what your current roster is and how much money you have left to spend on players.
If you have any questions or just want to run your mouth and talk smack, do it in the comments below. Make sure to REC this post so it stays visible.
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Edgar Martinez > Don Mattingly
Daniel Moroz examines the HOF chances of Edgar Martinez and Don Mattingly
Pitch f/x: Roy Halladay's Fastballs
A Dave Allen-esque look at Roy Halladay's fastball and cutter locations.
The player isn't really important, just the graph type. Flight paths now w/ plate and strike zone! Thanks to Harry for answering questions regarding it's creation, and creating the original template in the first place.
A look at the differences in changeups for 3 young guns in the majors.
If you want fastball and breaking ball comparison's on these three starters, as well, then go here
A Change of Scenery
Over at BDD, I took at look at the changes of defenses behind some traded pitchers.
A Look at Plate Discipline and Walk Rates
A look at swing rates and Pi/PA, broken into groups and compared with wOBA
Pitch F/x: Clayton Mortensen
A look at Clayton Mortensen (part of the Holliday trade) in Pitch F/x. He only has 3 big league innings, but it's nice to take a look at the break of his pitches.
On the average, the run value of a high inside fastball is -.001 where minus is good for the pitcher. The run value of a low outside fastball is +.001. In other words, the run value of the former is better than the run value of the latter.
Now, put all pitch sequence and game theory stuff aside.
In an average situation against an average batter, where those run values above absolutely apply, which pitch should a pitcher attempt to throw, and why?
The answer I gave, which MGL later said to be correct is: Low and away.
Your phrasing: "which pitch should a pitcher attempt to throw, and why?" The key word is attempt. If you make a mistake down and away, you probably won’t get burned as much as if you make a mistake going up.
If he has perfect control, then by all means take the one which the better value, but there is human error involved.
Cubs Sign B.J. Ryan
Good luck w/ that one, guys. Ryan has a 7.57 FIP this year, and a .76 K/BB. Yuck.
Can he even be a good LOOGY at this point?
Pitch F/x: David Price's Slider
The Rays party gives some detail into David Price's slider this year.
Pimentel at Mariners Academy
Baseball America reports that the M's are looking at Guillermo Pimentel, and that he is working out at the M's academy in the DR
Pitch F/x - Mazzaro Debuts
Over at Baseball Daily Digest, I look at Vin Mazzaro's movement from his debut with the A's. This is my first attempt at classifying my own pitches, using Harry's tips and my own thoughts.
Thanks to Erik for giving me a quick scouting report on twitter, so I could make sure my pitches looked right.
John Lackey threw two pitches in his '09 debut. One behind the back of Kinsler, and one in his ribs.
Pitch F/x: Dontrelle's Debut
A look at Dontrelle Willis's season debut agianst the Twins
Weather Effects on the Knuckleball
I broke down how temperature, wind and speed can affect the movement of Wakefield's knuckler.
Weather Effects on the Knuckleball (UPDATED)
by Zach Sanders on May 6, 2009 7:30 PM EDT
on Beyond the Box Score
Outside Effects on the Knuckleball
The knuckleball has always been an interesting pitch to watch and study. It has the most interesting physics of any pitch in baseball, with the possible exception of the mysterious gyroball.
With the inception of Pitch F/x data, we have been able to study the knuckleball in ways never even imagined. It allows us to answer many questions about the effects of outside elements, such as the weather, on the knuckleball.
Before I answer any questions, I feel I should quickly explain my methods. I obtained all of Tim Wakefield's 2008 data, and broke down all of his knuckleballs. Because it would be difficult to measure horizontal and vertical movement together with all of the different factors, I used the Pythagorean formula (a^2 + b^2 = c^2) to compute how much the pitch moved from the zero mark. I called this "movement", and it appears on all graphs but the first one.
First, let's look at Wakefield's knuckleball movement throughout the year.
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