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M's use stats to reveal ... Franklin Gutierrez

scripteye — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:16:13 -0000

M's use stats to reveal ... Franklin Gutierrez

The Mariners were figuring out who to pinpoint as potential trade targets and Blengino ... had his eye on an outfielder he'd been monitoring since the prospect was in the Dodgers' system several years back. So, he researched some defensive numbers on Franklin Gutierrez, then a struggling young right fielder for the Indians, using traditional statistics like outfield chances, as well as some more advanced modern ones like Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) and Revised Zone Rating (RZR).

"We knew who the kid was," Zduriencik said. "But the numbers Tony showed us really opened our eyes."

These days, Gutierrez is regarded as possibly the best defensive outfielder in baseball.

Gutierrez is a prime example of the type of hidden gems the Mariners are hoping to uncover with their fledgling department of statistical analysis. The department is overseen by Blengino, and it has one full-time employee, four seasonal interns and two outside consultants.

DeRosa to Have Tests on Wrist

scripteye — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:02:44 -0000

DeRosa to Have Tests on Wrist

Wonder what effect this could have on the PTBNL.

Mark Shapiro sure gets a lot of credit for a guy whose teams consistently underperform.

scripteye — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:52:03 -0000

Mark Shapiro sure gets a lot of credit for a guy whose teams consistently underperform.

Discussion at baseball think factory.

Neyer high on Indians, sort of

scripteye — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:10:31 -0000

Neyer high on Indians, sort of

Rob discusses the scott lewis selection and ends with this:

"I like the Indians. I think they're going win their division. But their No. 1 starter isn't going to go 22-3 again, their No. 2 starter went 8-7 last season and Nos. 3 through 5 are question marks wrapped in enigmas surrounded by conundrums. So at the very least, it should be an interesting spring and summer in Cleveland."

Keith Law: "it's a great return for Blake"

scripteye — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:13:07 -0000

Keith Law: "it's a great return for Blake"

"When you consider that Cleveland signed Blake as a minor-league free agent on a one-year deal in 2003, received almost five years of big-league production and flipped him for two prospects, the ROI on the original deal must be off the charts."

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