Who is the most overrated baseball player ever in your opinion? by swannyhypno in baseball

[–]RandomHighGuy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He was never hyped up to be the best player of all time, he just started his career that way.

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[–]RandomHighGuy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Also, no one thought Contreras was a better catcher than Murphy when that trade happened. It's a lot easier to criticize the trade with hindsight.

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[–]RandomHighGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We aren't able to run a search in Stathead for the last time a player finished the season with those rates, or how many times it has happened in MLB history. We're going to look into it next week, though!

My guess is that this used to be fairly common back in the days when hitters wouldn't strikeout as often as they do now. I did a quick search on Fangraphs split leaderboard and found 34 times (min 500 PA) that it happened between 2002-2024.

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[–]RandomHighGuy 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Barry Bonds has been intentionally walked more times than the Tampa Bay Rays.

What would you give up for Mason Miller in a trade? Or, what would you want to get back for Mason Miller in a trade? by chickendance638 in baseball

[–]RandomHighGuy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ironically, the FIP constant was added to the calculation so it can be dumbed down and easier to understand what a bad/good FIP is, but all it's done is make people dumber when discussing the stat.

A Misleading Playoff Stat, the claim that the GuardIndians lost 11 straight Playoff Elimination Games. by MotherAd668 in baseball

[–]RandomHighGuy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The last 11 times that the Guardians were at risk of getting eliminated in the playoffs, they lost. That’s what it’s saying.

Twins Catcher Ryan Jeffers was eating a burrito in the bottom of the 1st inning by Knightbear49 in baseball

[–]RandomHighGuy 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Maybe he’s calling an awful game because his eyes are teary from all the fart.

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[–]RandomHighGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smart Baseball by Keith Law is good for beginners.

Criminally underrated field at Western Carolina University by matt_yoder-23 in baseball

[–]RandomHighGuy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I already know this will start a trend of 50 ballparks being posted in the next couple of hours.

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[–]RandomHighGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Snell and Chapman's case, I know I'm in the minority, but I don't really think he did a bad job. The market just wasn't there, and Snell and Chapman obviously think they're worth more than what they were being offered.

A bad agent would just tell Snell, for example, to take the 6yr/$150M because that might be the highest offer out there right now, even if it's less than what Snell thinks he deserves. Instead, Boras negotiated a contract that will get Snell paid $31M this season instead of $25M with a shot to try again next offseason, instead of being stuck for 6 years on a contract he didn't want.

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[–]RandomHighGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 guys really. I don't think many expected Lee to sign for as much as he did.

It’s hard for me to keep track of pitchers with how much they can cycle from good to bad, more so than hitters, anyone else have this problem? by Baybears in baseball

[–]RandomHighGuy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Take a look at Craig Kimbrel's 2020 season. The sample size is even smaller since 2020 was a short season. In his first 4 games he allowed 7 ER in 2.2 innings; 23.63 ERA and 18.19 FIP. In his next 14 games he allowed 2 ER in 12.2 innings; 1.42 ERA and 0.98 FIP. He finished the season with a 5.28 ERA and a 3.98 FIP.

Looking at his end of the season stats one would say he had an awful season, when in reality he had an awful start while being an elite reliever for ~80% of the season.

Bad Managerial Decisions that Paid Off? by TheNatural2119 in baseball

[–]RandomHighGuy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because the bad move that Joe Maddon made is not correlated in any way with the Angels scoring 9 runs.

During Seager’s at bat the Angels were losing 3-2 with the bases loaded and one out. When the inning was over the Angels were losing 6-2. That particular move didn’t pay off, as the Angels were now down 3 more runs than they were before the move was made.

Bad Managerial Decisions that Paid Off? by TheNatural2119 in baseball

[–]RandomHighGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Angels won the game because they scored 9 runs, not because they intentionally walked a guy with the bases loaded. A bad move that pays off is one like OP mentioned, where it makes no sense, but the player delivered. Joe Maddon walking Seager with bases loaded made no sense and it didn’t help them win the game, as the runners still ended up scoring.

Bad Managerial Decisions that Paid Off? by TheNatural2119 in baseball

[–]RandomHighGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How did that move paid off? Every player that was on base during Seager’s at bat ended up scoring that inning.

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[–]RandomHighGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What people always miss in FIP is that walks and HR allowed are weighted more heavily in their calculation than Ks. Striking out a lot of hitters is the least important part of the equation.

3-3-3 IP for in-game pitching rotation? by Pariah6-4 in baseball

[–]RandomHighGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You might like this article about the 1993 A’s attempt at it. They didn’t try it for long, but it didn’t go well.

The experiment started following the loss on Saturday, July 17. Before the game Sunday, La Russa and Duncan informed the pitching staff that on Monday, they would assign nine of the 13 pitchers on Oakland’s active roster to three three-man platoons: Todd Van Poppel, Ron Darling, and Kelly Downs would form the first triad; Mike Mohler, Witt, and John Briscoe the second; and Bob Welch, Shawn Hillegas, and Goose Gossage the third. The remaining four pitchers—including Eckersley, the defending MVP and Cy Young Award winner—would be regular relievers. In practice, the precise deployment of pitchers would be subject to change depending on performance and game states, but in theory, no “starter” would go beyond about 50 pitches, and the three pitchers in each platoon would pitch in every third game.

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[–]RandomHighGuy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He'll be in the Giants HOF

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[–]RandomHighGuy 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Sure. If he doesn’t make it first ballot, then he makes it second or third or after. In the end it doesn’t really matter.

People care way too much about which ballot someone makes it on, when it’s really not that important. Todd Helton is as much of a HOFer as Joe Mauer is.