WAR?

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Bill James and his Sabermetric crew developed so many different stats starting in the 1980’s, and a lot of them are looked at and evaluated, but one advanced stat that stands out in discussions, is wins above replacement (WAR). The true definition is: the number of additional wins their team has amassed relative to the number of expected team wins if that player was substituted by a replacement level player; according to Sabermetrics. WAR is an attempt to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. Besides WAR, there is runs created, BtRuns, OWn%, etc., that also help contribute Continue reading WAR?→

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What Evan Gattis Brings to Minute Maid Park

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A couple days ago the Atlanta Braves finally answer the offseason trade rumors on their slugger Evan Gattis, when they traded him to the Astros in exchange for three prospects. This trade makes it more confusing of the path that the Atlanta Braves are headed down, but for the Astros, the path is very clear; to compete in the very near future. Acquiring Gattis is the 5th big offseason move made by the men at Minute Maid Park so far, and it is a powerful one. Evan Gattis will be the 3rd head of the power hitting monster in Houston Continue reading What Evan Gattis Brings to Minute Maid Park→

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A’s and Rays, Two Different Paths?

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About a week after the Rays signed Asdrubal Cabrera to play 2B and complete the solid framework of the 2015 Rays team that had great potential to win 85 games, Mathew Silverman (Tampa’s GM), trades away two starters.  A deal in which Yunel Escobar and Ben Zobrist were swapped for A’s catcher Jon Jaso along with two prospects, tears down the possible playoff script for the 2015 Tampa Bay Rays. Oakland, however, gains the depth they were looking for in the starting lineup, and GM, Billy Beane’s trade of Josh Donaldson earlier in the offseason, no longer looks so bad. According Continue reading A’s and Rays, Two Different Paths?→

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Week of 12-5-15

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Legend of the Week: Thurman Munson sadly died in a plane crash at the age of 32 on August 2, 1979, which cut his brilliant career as the Yankee captain and catcher, short. Before his sudden death, he had won the AL MVP in 1976 for his tremendous hitting (.302 batting average with 105 RBI’s) and great arm behind the plate (35% caught-steeling percentage, while the league average was 34%). The plane crash ended Munson’s career with a total of 1558 hits, 701 RBI’s, and 2190 total bases all while batting .292 in just 1423 games played in. Thurman was Continue reading Week of 12-5-15→

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