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Rob Neyer is proposing Frank Thomas (RHH) and Barry Bonds (LHH) be signed on some team as the DH. That would be fantastic!
Editor’s Note: I’ve changed the name of this thread to better capture the exciting research that is appearing, starting at post 14. MGL’s original blog post appears after the jump, and the URL remains as it was in its original form.
Nate discusses platoon splits.
Secondly, these platoon splits will allow us to adjust for changes to player context. What I mean by that is, if a left-handed hitter moves from a division (like the NL Central) without very much left-handed pitching, and to a division (like the AL Central) with plenty of good left-handed pitching, we’ll able able to account for that in his projection.
Sounds both reasonable and unreasonable. So, let’s go to the data and see how many PA LHH faced:
There is a thread going on at Baseball Fever that discusses Ted Williams. In the very first post, there is some fascinating data. Below is my analysis of that data, and I encourage others to take on a more exhaustive study, especially focusing in on lefty hitters at Fenway.
I recently learned that Google lets you easily publish spreadsheets online. It’s very cool and nice. Check out this handedness data, historically. This is how to read the first line:
Righties throw faster than lefties, in MLB. In The Book, I discussed the spread in platoon advantage for RHH and LHH is likely simply an artifact of the selection bias of the pitching talent in MLB. Dewan’s data is great data to have.
Hat tip: studes
This article discusses an old aging ballplayer whining about not being paid out his lottery ticket next year.
A 10 million$ contact against a 3 million$ buyout. So, do you pay him the extra 7 million$? He just has to be about 3 wins above replacement, meaning 1 win above average in full-time play. Seems like a lock, unless the injury has changed his talent level. Or…
As readers of The Book know, this has little meaning. Even so, lots of fun:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/bvp.cgi?n1=raineti01&n2=hershor01
Andy penned an article on pinch hitting at Baseball Prospectus:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5404
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