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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

MGL in ESPN Mag

By Tangotiger, 10:02 PM

Looks like MGL is making the rounds, this time with Eric Neel:

Stat guys like Lichtman and Dewan keep running tallies for every player at every position and compare each fielder against the mean. “The information has been collected for years, but the databases have become more granular, and they’re much more widely available than before,” Lichtman says. “It’s a pretty big leap. We’re in a period where the curve, in terms of the difference that advanced analysis can make, is getting steeper.”

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As Dave Studenmund, co-owner of The Hardball Times, puts it, “Unlike the argument for OBP, which really challenged conventional wisdom, these defensive ratings are often reinforcing what we thought was true.”

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