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Can Pitcher Volatility Add to the Cy Young Discussion? Pitcher Volatility Part II
Pitcher Volatility Part I | Part II Hitter Volatility Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Volatility Calculator We've just hit September, but already baseball pundits are fiercely debating who should win the 2011 Cy Young award. As the run environment has...
Consistency as a Career Attribute: Hitter Volatility Part VII
Hitter Volatility Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Volatility Calculator When we last left Hitter Volatility I was declaring the metric unreliable as an indicator of skill. That conclusion was based on the fact that Volatility correlated weakly year-over-year....
Hitter Volatility Part VI: Getting it Right is More Important than Being Right
Hitter Volatility Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Volatility Calculator When we last left the topic of hitter volatility, I provided folks with a leader board based on the estimated Volatility of batters in 2011. This was on the heels of providing some initial...
Is Cliff Lee a Volatile Pitcher?
I must admit that I have a weakness for sports talk radio. I typically listen to podcasts while driving, but they can be finite and in order to get my sports fix I end up with no choice but to tune it. I live and work in the Philadelphia area, so I generally listen to ESPN Radio (97.5). The other...
Is Volatility an Attribute? Player Volatility Part IV
Player Volatility Part I | Part II | Part III click to enlarge When I began writing for Beyond the Box Score I started off by exploring the idea of hitter volatility. The idea was inspired by David Wright and the talk over the past few years that he was a streaky hitter. To test this idea I...
Should Reds Fans Worry About Jay Bruce Regressing?
Jay Bruce had a career year in 2010, and as a result the Reds extended their young outfielder's contract for 6 years at a cost of $51M. The question arises whether Bruce's 2010 was the result of a maturing hitter or simply an outlier year. There is evidence on both sides. Bruce's .366 wOBA in...
Half Way Home Horrid
41 games in and I want a do over. 41 games in and I half (pun intended) to wonder just where the Lightning would be if Rick Tocchet had been in charge of the club, starting last summer? Where would the Lightning be with a training camp that was more than a few scrimmages and a European vacation? ...
Home Cookin'
Here's a post about balance, scoring volatility and a little home cookin. Recent posts by Ben and trevor got me thinking about scoring balance, diversification and volatility. Ben was lauding the balanced attack in the Detroit game after Shaq's early exit. trevor was concerned about the...
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