Paul Swydan FanGraphs Chat – 8/16/11
Paul Swydan used to be the managing editor of The Hardball Times, a writer and editor for FanGraphs and a writer for Boston.com and The Boston Globe. Now, he owns The Silver Unicorn Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Acton, Mass. Follow him on Twitter @Swydan. Follow the store @SilUnicornActon.
Can we ask signing stuff?
I’m not a full-on prospects guy, but ask away and I will do my best to give an educated opinion.
In a dynasty league, is there a particular stat (or stats) you’d use to pick between pitchers besides the WL/ERA criteria? Would you us FIP, xFIP (not really sure the difference), WAR, or other stats?
age, team situation (current and expected), k/bb rate, swinging strikes and fip/xfip IMO.