SB Nation User Blog: gogomets

Pitch Type Linear Weights now available at FanGraphs

gogomets — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:37:47 -0000

Pitch Type Linear Weights now available at FanGraphs

For those that don't know what PTLW are: they essentially tell you the quality of a particular pitcher's pitch in terms of runs, i.e. Zack Greinke's slider has been +5.9 runs better than the average slider and his fastball has been +14.5(!). For comparison, Livan Hernandez's fastball has been 8.3 runs worse than the average fastball.

For more on PTLW, check out this THT article.

I can't believe this site is still free to use. Amazing.

MLB. TV Premium subscribers can now choose home/away feeds

gogomets — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:55:38 -0000

MLB. TV Premium subscribers can now choose home/away feeds

Was just checking mlb.com and saw this. I know most of you guys get SNY on cable but for us out-of-marketers this is long overdue. The agony of listening to the Marlins' announcers 9 times a year was becoming too much.

Mets sign RHP Al Reyes (NY Post)

gogomets — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:01:34 -0000

Mets sign RHP Al Reyes (NY Post)

Reyes closed for the Rays last year. He had a 4.9 ERA but had a 1.15 WHIP. Gave up a lot of HR (1.93 HR/9) but also struck out 10 per 9 innings.

UPDATE [by Eric @ 4:18pm]: Reyes is 38, but has had very strong strikeout rates and so-so walk rates throughout his career. The longball problem he had last season with the Rays seemed to be a new development, as he had mostly kept the ball in the park throughout his career. Injuries have been a big problem for him, but this is a fine low-risk pickup.

It was a big setback for Wagner, and one that could end his season. Instead of forearm stiffness,...

gogomets — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:22:52 -0000

It was a big setback for Wagner, and one that could end his season. Instead of forearm stiffness, he has an elbow issue, and is headed for more tests on Tuesday. It's a little odd that none of this occurred until his simulated game, but one front-office source I spoke with said that Wagner probably didn't really let the ball go until the simulated game. Forearm problems are sometimes just referred pain from the elbow, and this certainly has some signs of having been that, though the Mets do have images that show a strain on the underside of his arm. I'm still not convinced that's the only problem, especially since Wagner actually expressed relief that it wasn't bone chips. (How would he know how they felt?) If there's any positive sign, it's that Wagner didn't have a sudden loss of control. We'll have to wait and see what the verdict is on Tuesday, but Mets fans have to be concerned that any extension of Wagner's time off will expose a weak bullpen.

http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7958

Bavasi fired

gogomets — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:47:56 -0000

Bavasi fired

Well, it looks like someone in the Mariners organization wised up and realized that Bill Bavasi was...inept, to say the least.