We'd like to go to the Playoffs, that would be cool.
By Adam Wieser on May 10, 2013
Earlier this week, the folks at the LA Times put together a pretty sweet, interactive tool that can compare where each MLB team has spent its payroll for the 2013 season. I highly, highly recommend that you check it out. I find the disparity of… [More]
By Nicholas Zettel on February 26, 2013
“The Reds have a two-tiered best case scenario, just like almost everyone else in the NL Central. Although they can expect to be one of the frontrunners for that wide-open 2012 division crown, a successful 2012 season for the organization also will feature some resolution… [More]
By Nicholas Zettel on November 1, 2012
In 2012, the National League was a robust replacement league, which made mid-level performances (and mid-IP performances) more valuable throughout the season. Overall, National League clubs employed 73 regular starters to work 100+ innings in 2012. Those regular starters averaged between 28 and 29 G… [More]
By Nicholas Zettel on October 18, 2012
One of the problems with ranking baseball players is that any stat you choose as the basis for those rankings is going to have some blind spots, biases, or shortcomings that influence the rankings. We saw this problem in the recent arguments about the AL… [More]
By Nicholas Zettel on October 9, 2012
The 2012 Divisional series between the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds seems a fitting, if ironic, match-up. After gaining the reputation of a hitting heavy club without much pitching in the unwelcoming confines of Great American Ballpark, the Reds won 97 games while scoring… [More]
By Nicholas Zettel on February 23, 2012
Back at Bernie’s Crew, I picked the Cincinnati Reds to win the 2011 NL Central. The club retained a sizable portion of their 2010 division championship roster, added some impressive depth around the field, and featured a strong basis of fielding and batting. In a… [More]
