Pitchers Stuff
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 6:57 pm
John Lackey may have been one of the few people that actually likes the 'Los Angeles Angels at Anaheim' name.
In the two full years before the name change, Lackey had E.R.A.'S of over 4.00.
When the name changed, so did Lackey. Lackey never had an E.R.A. over 4.00 after that...until Boston.
With Boston, again, it has never been under 4.00
.286/119/46/111/9...A wonderful hitting year, right?
Too bad it's a pitching line.
Bronson Arroyo gave those numbers up last year.
Despite those rotten numbers for a pitcher, Arroyo had as many wins as new teammate, Mat Latos.
86 pitchers had more wins than Arroyo and Latos.
That won't stop fantasy players from putting Latos in their top 30 starters.
Latos was 9-14 last year. Something that is easily forgotten by fantasy players .
Wins confound us all. Here is a comparison of two pitchers:
Max Scherzer- 1.35 WHIP, 4.43 E.R.A.,15 Wins
Mat Latos- 1.18 WHIP, 3.47 E.R.A., 9 Wins
We could say that Detroit was a playoff team with more victories and better hitting. But then this:
Dillon Gee- 1.38 WHIP, 4.43 E.R.A., 13 Wins.
The extraordinary item in Gee's 13 wins for a poor team is Gee only had 12 quality starts.
For a better hitting team, John Lackey only had nine quality starts and 12 wins.
Quality starts evens the playing field for agents. A pitcher doesn't have to rely on such trivial things as strike outs or WHIP when his agent is armed with the quality starts stat.
How else can they lump Mark Buehrle and RA Dickey with CC Sabathia and Felix Hernandez. While Buehrle and Dickey could not compete in the peripherals, both managed to have 22 quality starts, just like Sabathia and King Felix.
Rickey Nolasco had 18 quality starts.
Of course, his agent will not bring up the fact that Nolasco gave up 40 earned runs over his last 44 innings of 2011.
One more comparison concerning quality starts.
In this case, both pitchers even had similar won-loss records although they'll be separated by 20 rounds in most drafts:
Rick Porcello- 14-9, 1.41 WHIP, 4.75 E.R.A., 104 k'S, 31 gs, 19 Quality Starts
John Lester- 15-9, 1.26 WHIP, 3.47 E.R.A., 182 K's, 31 gs, 19 Quality Starts
Ted Lilly almost had a 30/30 year. He gave up 28 home runs and 35 stolen bases.
Base Stealers were successful 35 of 37 times vs. Lilly.
18 of 19 vs. Randy Wolf.
Takes the 'crafty' right out of lefties, doesn't it?
David Robertson was a pitching 'judy'. He gave up one home run and 16 stolen bases.
Only three runners even attempted a steal vs. Kyle Lohse last year. Two of the three were thrown out.
Cory Luebke won three games and had an E.R.A. over four at PetCo.
Colby Lewis was eighth in road strike outs last year with 107.
He only had 62 at home and finished with an E.R.A. two runs higher at home than on the road.
Justin Verlander was 14-2 on the road.
Verlander never threw less than 105 pitches in any start during the regular season.
Although Verlander threw so many pitches and won so many games, Cliff Lee had three times the shut outs. 6-2.
What is the definition of 'late bloomer'?
Ryan Vogelsong.
Before last year, Vogelsong had an E.R.A. OF 6.50
Last year, 2.71
Charlie Morton had a breakout year last year.
He did so despite having given up a .365 on base percentage to batters.
Second highest in the Major Leagues.
Who was first?
Our friend, John Lackey. A whopping .375 obp for his hitters.
It was a pitchers year last year, without Lackey, next year could be worse for hitters.
In the two full years before the name change, Lackey had E.R.A.'S of over 4.00.
When the name changed, so did Lackey. Lackey never had an E.R.A. over 4.00 after that...until Boston.
With Boston, again, it has never been under 4.00
.286/119/46/111/9...A wonderful hitting year, right?
Too bad it's a pitching line.
Bronson Arroyo gave those numbers up last year.
Despite those rotten numbers for a pitcher, Arroyo had as many wins as new teammate, Mat Latos.
86 pitchers had more wins than Arroyo and Latos.
That won't stop fantasy players from putting Latos in their top 30 starters.
Latos was 9-14 last year. Something that is easily forgotten by fantasy players .
Wins confound us all. Here is a comparison of two pitchers:
Max Scherzer- 1.35 WHIP, 4.43 E.R.A.,15 Wins
Mat Latos- 1.18 WHIP, 3.47 E.R.A., 9 Wins
We could say that Detroit was a playoff team with more victories and better hitting. But then this:
Dillon Gee- 1.38 WHIP, 4.43 E.R.A., 13 Wins.
The extraordinary item in Gee's 13 wins for a poor team is Gee only had 12 quality starts.
For a better hitting team, John Lackey only had nine quality starts and 12 wins.
Quality starts evens the playing field for agents. A pitcher doesn't have to rely on such trivial things as strike outs or WHIP when his agent is armed with the quality starts stat.
How else can they lump Mark Buehrle and RA Dickey with CC Sabathia and Felix Hernandez. While Buehrle and Dickey could not compete in the peripherals, both managed to have 22 quality starts, just like Sabathia and King Felix.
Rickey Nolasco had 18 quality starts.
Of course, his agent will not bring up the fact that Nolasco gave up 40 earned runs over his last 44 innings of 2011.
One more comparison concerning quality starts.
In this case, both pitchers even had similar won-loss records although they'll be separated by 20 rounds in most drafts:
Rick Porcello- 14-9, 1.41 WHIP, 4.75 E.R.A., 104 k'S, 31 gs, 19 Quality Starts
John Lester- 15-9, 1.26 WHIP, 3.47 E.R.A., 182 K's, 31 gs, 19 Quality Starts
Ted Lilly almost had a 30/30 year. He gave up 28 home runs and 35 stolen bases.
Base Stealers were successful 35 of 37 times vs. Lilly.
18 of 19 vs. Randy Wolf.
Takes the 'crafty' right out of lefties, doesn't it?
David Robertson was a pitching 'judy'. He gave up one home run and 16 stolen bases.
Only three runners even attempted a steal vs. Kyle Lohse last year. Two of the three were thrown out.
Cory Luebke won three games and had an E.R.A. over four at PetCo.
Colby Lewis was eighth in road strike outs last year with 107.
He only had 62 at home and finished with an E.R.A. two runs higher at home than on the road.
Justin Verlander was 14-2 on the road.
Verlander never threw less than 105 pitches in any start during the regular season.
Although Verlander threw so many pitches and won so many games, Cliff Lee had three times the shut outs. 6-2.
What is the definition of 'late bloomer'?
Ryan Vogelsong.
Before last year, Vogelsong had an E.R.A. OF 6.50
Last year, 2.71
Charlie Morton had a breakout year last year.
He did so despite having given up a .365 on base percentage to batters.
Second highest in the Major Leagues.
Who was first?
Our friend, John Lackey. A whopping .375 obp for his hitters.
It was a pitchers year last year, without Lackey, next year could be worse for hitters.