IGD: Padres @ Pirates (25 Jul 08)
Friday, July 25, 2008by Geoff Young
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IGD: Padres @ Pirates (24 Jul 08)
Thursday, July 24, 2008by Geoff Young
Padres @ Pirates
4:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD, DIRECTV 727
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 185
MLB, B-R
Clay Hensley makes his first big-league start since August 25, 2007... Freddy Sanchez is Pittsburgh's answer to Khalil Greene:
Sanchez '07: 103 OPS+
Sanchez '08: 59 OPS+
Greene '07: 100 OPS+
Greene '08: 62 OPS+
Stuff happens...
Padres Farm Report: Spotlight on Fort Wayne
Thursday, July 24, 2008by Geoff Young
Let's take a quick look at what's going on down at the Padres' lowest full-season affiliate, shall we?
Fort Wayne Wizards in a Box:
Record: 52-50
Runs Scored: 472
Runs Allowed: 449
BA/OBP/SLG: .258/.347/.373 (Midwest League: .251/.323/.373)
ERA: 3.90 (MWL: 3.69)
DER: .630 (MWL: .650)
Source: Baseball-Reference.
This is a team that does a good job of putting runs on the board in an unfavorable environment (4.63 R/G is third in a 14-team league). The pitching is below average (the range in the Midwest League is 2.98 - 4.15, with only four teams sporting a higher ERA than that of the Wizards), as is the defense (only Beloit has a lower DER).
The big prospects at Fort Wayne are right-hander Mat Latos (whom I ranked ...
IGD: Padres @ Reds (23 Jul 08)
Wednesday, July 23, 2008by Geoff Young
Padres @ Reds
9:35 a.m. PT
no television
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 183
MLB, B-R
Wake up and play ball.
In case you missed it, the Padres traded left-hander Randy Wolf to Houston for right-hander Chad "I'm Not Going to Pay a Lot for This Pitcher" Reineke. Pretty exciting stuff, eh? Paul DePodesta gives us the scoop...
IGD: Padres @ Reds (22 Jul 08)
Tuesday, July 22, 2008by Geoff Young
IGD: Padres @ Reds (21 Jul 08)
Monday, July 21, 2008by Geoff Young
Whatever Happened to Controlling the Strike Zone?
Monday, July 21, 2008by Geoff Young
Baseball revolves around control of the strike zone.
-- Bill James, Baseball Abstract 1988, p. 72
On pages 179-181 of the Ducksnorts 2007 Baseball Annual, we examined how the Oakland A's and Minnesota Twins parlayed their dominance of the strike zone into wins. The A's excelled at getting on base, while Minnesota specialized in keeping runners off base. Both achieved a fair measure of success with this approach -- perhaps not directly because of it, but certainly during the same time frame.
Acknowledging that many other factors dictate a team's fate, it's worth noting that the Padres have done an excellent job of controlling the strike zone since moving to Petco Park. This ...
