Notice: Trying to get property 'display_name' of non-object in /var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo/src/generators/schema/article.php on line 52
keyboard_arrow_uptop
searchcloseSEARCH

TINO (There Is No Offseason): Ep. 8: Maybe He’s Not So Bad

, , , and
March 1, 2014

The second of the deluge of new podcasts here at Baseball Prospectus Fantasy, There is No Off-Season is quite different than its sister podcast, Flags Fly Forever. In this space, we will discuss all things dynasty and long-term keeper related, and nothing but. We will focus on both the major and minor league sides of things, but all within the spectrum of long-term value. You'll learn a lot, at least when we're not spouting off inside jokes and berating Craig–and even maybe then too. Oh, and remember to rate and review us on iTunes.

This week's topics:

Hello! (0:00-2:10)
Listener E-mails! Prospects, Pitchers And Lefties: (2:11-32:53)
Starting Pitchers, Rankings list sans Bret (32:54-1:02:49)
Injuries make the heart grow colder (1:02:50-1:11:26)
There Is No Ending! (1:11:27-1:14:25)

And everything you need to listen and enjoy is below this line that I'm typing right now:

Download Here (1:14:25)
RSS Feed
iTunes Feed
Email Us TINOpodcast@gmail.com
Sponsor Us

Thank you for reading

This is a free article. If you enjoyed it, consider subscribing to Baseball Prospectus. Subscriptions support ongoing public baseball research and analysis in an increasingly proprietary environment.

Subscribe now

Ben Carsley

 

Bret Sayre

 

Craig Goldstein

 

Mauricio Rubio

 

Latest Articles

You need to be logged in to comment. Login or Subscribe
oloughla
3/03
Craig mentioned that Sabathia's rates last year were the same as they were in 2010. That's not entirely true if you look at K%, which is a better statistic than K/9 (per batter metric > per inning metric). His K% last year was the worst of his career by a decent margin. He also outperformed his FIP and his xFIP by a significant margin in 2010, which isn't something he's done consistently over his career, so I'm not sure you can count on it happening again.

I'd expect ~ a 3.90 ERA, but that velocity drop is fairly alarming, and I'd prefer to let someone else take the plunge if I can help it.
Reply to oloughla
TheArtfulDodger
3/03
Yes, K% is better, but I thought it was an interesting discussion point using those stats, which is why I brought it up. I wanted to get the response that I did from Mau and Ben, which is "even though the stats say that, it doesn't tell the whole story". I'm not expecting anything big from Sabathia either, but I think I said something in the 3.75 range while you're saying the 3.90 range, which really isn't all that different.

Agreed that K% is more useful though.
Reply to TheArtfulDodger
oloughla
3/03
I think Roy Halladay offers a cautionary tale on CC. The same warning signs starting to crop up (extremely high usage for years coupled with age and steep velocity loss/K% drop).
Reply to oloughla