Saturday, May 17, 2014

MLB Gold Glove Awards at the Quarter Pole

American League

C: Alex Avila, DET
1B: Miguel Cabrera, DET
2B: Eric Sogard, OAK
SS: J.J. Hardy, BAL
3B: Josh Donaldson, OAK
OF: Alex Gordon, KCR
OF: Mike Trout, LAA
OF: Lorenzo Cain, KCR
P: Mark Buehrle, TOR

National League

C: Yadier Molina, STL
1B: Yonder Alonso, SDP
2B: Brandon Hicks, SFG
SS: Troy Tulowitzki, COL
3B: Nolan Arenado, COL
OF: Jason Heyward, ATL
OF: Giancarlo Stanton, MIA
OF: Will Venable, SDP
P: Jordan Lyles, COL

MLB Silver Slugger Awards at the Quarter Pole

American League

C: Derek Norris, OAK
1B: Jose Abreu, CHW
2B: Brian Dozier, MIN
SS: Jed Lowrie, OAK
3B: Josh Donaldson, OAK
OF: Jose Bautista, TOR
OF: Mike Trout, LAA
OF: Melky Cabrera, TOR
DH: David Ortiz, BOS

National League

C: Devin Mesoraco, CIN
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, ARI
2B: Chase Utley, PHI
SS: Troy Tulowitzki, COL
3B: Todd Frazier, CIN
OF: Yasiel Puig, LAD
OF: Giancarlo Stanton, MIA
OF: Andrew McCutchen, PIT
P: Adam Wainwright, STL

2014 NL WAR-Stars at the Quarter Pole

C: Devin Mesoraco, CIN; Jonathan Lucroy, MIL; Yadier Molina, STL
1B: Joey Votto, CIN; Paul Goldschmidt, ARI
2B: Chase Utley, PHI; Brandon Hicks, SFG
SS: Troy Tulowitzki, COL; Jhonny Peralta, STL
3B: Todd Frazier, CIN; Nolan Arenado, COL
OF: Giancarlo Stanton, MIA; Charlie Blackmon, COL; Andrew McCutchen, PIT;
       Yasiel Puig, LAD; Seth Smith, SDP; A.J. Pollock, ARI;
       Jason Heyward, ATL; Juan Lagares, NYM; Carlos Gomez, MIL;
       Angel Pagan SFG
SP: Johnny Cueto, CIN; Jeff Samardzija, CHC; Zack Greinke, LAD;
      Adam Wainwright, STL; Tim Hudson, SFG; Tanner Roark, WSN;
      Tom Koehler, MIA; Jason Hammel, CHC; Wily Peralta, MIL;
      Julio Teheran, ATL
RP: Francisco Rodriguez, MIL; Jean Machi, SFG; Will Smith, MIL

2014 AL WAR-Stars at the Quarter Pole

C: Derek Norris, OAK; Salvador Perez, KCR
1B: Miguel Cabrera, DET; Mike Napoli, BOS
2B: Howie Kendrick, LAA; Brian Dozier, MIN; Ben Zobrist, TBR;
      Ian Kinsler, DET
SS: Alexei Ramirez, CHW; Erick Aybar, LAA; Asdrubal Cabrera, CLE
3B: Josh Donaldson, OAK; Yangervis Solarte, NYY
OF: Mike Trout, LAA; Joe Bautista, TOR; Collin Cowgill, LAA;
       Brett Gardner, NYY; Alex Gordon, KCR; Desmond Jennings, TBR
DH: David Ortiz, BOS
SP: Max Scherzer, DET; Yu Darvish, TEX; Mark Buehrle, TOR;
      Masahiro Tanaka, NYY; Dallas Keuchel, HOU; Hisashi Iwakuma, SEA;
      Sonny Gray, OAK; Scott Feldman, HOU; Garrett Richards, LAA;
      Scott Kazmir, OAK; Jason Vargas, KCR
RP: Darren O'Day, BAL; Adam Warren, NYY; Zach Britton, BAL

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Sabes vs. Sandy

This post can be considered an addendum to this and this.

Just an observation regarding the careers of Sandy Koufax and Bret Saberhagen:

This table shows Koufax's WAR for each of his twelve seasons (through his final, age 30 season) and Saberhagen's WAR for his first twelve seasons (through his age 31 season):

KoufaxSaberhagen
10.79.7
10.38.0
8.17.3
7.45.5
5.75.1
4.43.8
2.13.6
1.52.7
1.32.2
1.12.0
0.91.5
-0.31.5

As you can see, Koufax wins out for each of the top six seasons. However, Saberhagen is best for each of the bottom six. Overall, thus, Koufax totals 53.2 WAR and 30.7 WAA in 2324 1/3 IP; Saberhagen totals 52.6 WAR and 33.6 WAA in 2227 2/3 IP.

For their careers, Koufax went 165-87 with 53.2 WAR in 2324 1/3 IP, while Saberhagen went 167-117 with 59.1 WAR in 2562 2/3 IP. These totals are not terribly different. Nonetheless, Koufax received 86.9% of the Hall of Fame vote in 1972 and was inducted on the first ballot; Saberhagen received just 1.3% (7 votes) in 2007.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Final 2014 MLB Standings Projections

American League East
American League Central
American League West
Boston Red Sox 96-66
Detroit Tigers 94-68
Oakland Athletics 86-76
Baltimore Orioles 87-75 9
Cleveland Indians 84-78 10
Texas Rangers 82-80 4
Tampa Bay Rays 86-76 10
Kansas City Royals 83-79 11
Los Angeles Angels 82-80 4
New York Yankees 81-81 15
Minnesota Twins 72-90 22
Seattle Mariners 75-87 11
Toronto Blue Jays 80-82 16
Chicago White Sox 66-96 28
Houston Astros 67-95 19











National League East
National League Central
National League West
Washington Nationals 88-74
St. Louis Cardinals 94-68
Los Angeles Dodgers 88-74
Atlanta Braves 82-80 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 87-75 7
Colorado Rockies 85-77 3
Philadelphia Phillies 74-88 14
Milwaukee Brewers 81-81 13
Arizona Diamondbacks 84-78 4
Miami Marlins 72-90 16
Cincinnati Reds 81-81 13
San Diego Padres 79-83 9
New York Mets 70-92 18
Chicago Cubs 66-96 28
San Francisco Giants 78-84 10

Sunday, March 23, 2014

2014 MLB Standings Projections

American League East
American League Central
American League West
Boston Red Sox 95-67
Detroit Tigers 94-68
Texas Rangers 89-73
Baltimore Orioles 87-75 8
Cleveland Indians 86-76 8
Oakland Athletics 86-76 3
Tampa Bay Rays 86-76 9
Kansas City Royals 82-80 12
Los Angeles Angels 77-85 12
Toronto Blue Jays 81-81 14
Minnesota Twins 71-91 23
Seattle Mariners 73-89 16
New York Yankees 78-84 17
Chicago White Sox 63-99 31
Houston Astros 66-96 23











National League East
National League Central
National League West
Washington Nationals 89-73
St. Louis Cardinals 97-65
Los Angeles Dodgers 94-68
Atlanta Braves 83-79 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 87-75 10
Colorado Rockies 84-78 10
Philadelphia Phillies 72-90 17
Cincinnati Reds 80-82 17
Arizona Diamondbacks 84-78 10
Miami Marlins 71-91 18
Milwaukee Brewers 80-82 17
San Diego Padres 80-82 14
New York Mets 69-93 20
Chicago Cubs 69-93 28
San Francisco Giants 77-85 17