Apparently the Padres still have games to play. What a relief…
Adrian Hits the Skids
I was thinking about whether Adrian Gonzalez’s recent slide might be a result of his being tired and whether he should take a day or two off. Then I realized that I don’t care how he performs this year as long as [...]
The good folks at MadFriars.com have published my list of top 20 Padres prospects. As always, this list represents a snapshot in time. I’m expecting a few of these names to shift places by the time I send the book off to the printer in February.
That said, I feel pretty good about the list. The [...]
I’ve got a few things on my mind this morning. First off, I’m reorganizing the categories of this here blog, trying to put some of those information architecture skills I learned at my last job to use. Among other things, I’m discovering that it’s a lot harder to organize your own stuff than someone else’s.
Anyway, [...]
Warning: This post is a mess; proceed at your own risk…
I was thinking about the bullpen a while back and got to wondering a few things:
How have Padres relievers performed this year as compared to the starters?
How does this compare with league average?
How does this compare with recent Padres teams?
How does this compare with all [...]
In the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual I noted that Adrian Gonzalez didn’t ground into many double plays in 2007. Given how slow he is and how many he’d hit into the year before, this surprised me. Well, now he’s back to his old tricks:
Adrian Gonzalez, Grounders and Double Plays
Year
PA
GIDP
GB%
Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and Hardball [...]
While playing with the PI tool at Baseball-Reference over the weekend I stumbled onto something kind of interesting. Have you ever noticed how similar the first three seasons of Kevin Kouzmanoff’s career (through Sunday, at least) are to those of Jeff Kent?
Jeff Kent and Kevin Kouzmanoff, Ages 24 – 26
Player
Years
PA
BA
OBP
SLG
BB/K
BB/PA
ISO
XB/H
OPS+
Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference and [...]
My latest article at Hardball Times deals with Khalil Greene’s disappointing season. Here’s something I uncovered in my research that didn’t make the final cut. These are Greene’s home/road splits in seasonal notation (i.e., per 162 games — thank you, Baseball-Reference, for making it so easy):
Khalil Greene at Petco Park, 2004-2008
Year
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
BA
OBP
SLG
Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference [...]
One aspect of the Padres we examined in the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual was their run differential by inning in 2007. Among other things, we learned that the Padres completely dominated the ninth inning of games last year, outscoring their opponents, 81-44. Not including extra frames, the Pads had negative run differentials in just two [...]
Padres (8-7) vs Rockies (6-8)
Jake Peavy vs Jeff Francis
7:05 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 189
MLB, B-R
The evolution of teams running wild against the Padres:
Year
Inn
SBA/9
CS%
Statistics are courtesy of Baseball-Reference.
2004
1441
0.59
.266
2005
1455
0.74
.210
2006
1463
1.08
.148
2007
1484
1.27
.096
2008
135
1.20
.167
Of course, if you don’t put guys on base, they can’t run on you. Go get ‘em, Jake!
Padres (4-3) @ Giants (1-5)
Greg Maddux vs Matt Cain
1:35 p.m. PT
Channel 4SD
AM 1090, FM 105.7, XM 184
MLB, B-R
The Padres were outscored, 23-22, over their opening homestand despite outhitting the opposition by a wide margin:
Offense at Petco Park, Early 2008
BA
OBP
SLG
Statistics are courtesy of ESPN and are through games of April 6, 2008.
Padres
.284
.331
.401
Opponents
.193
.275
.320
Maybe on the road they [...]
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