The Best of FanGraphs: March 9-13, 2015

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March 14, 2015

Each week, we publish north of 100 posts on our various blogs. With this post, we hope to highlight 10 to 15 of them. You can read more on it here. The links below are color coded — green for FanGraphs, brown for RotoGraphs, dark red for The Hardball Times, orange for TechGraphs and blue for Community Research.

MONDAY
David Price’s Curveball Experiments, by Owen Watson
Pitchers like David Price who constantly learn, adjust and evolve are a lot of fun to watch and analyze.

Pitchers That Projection Systems Like More Than ADP, by Brett Talley
Brett looked for the bargains in this post, and then looked at the other side of the coin here.

Walk Down Memory Lane – 2006 ottoneu Rosters, by Chad Young
“Now let me take a trip down memory lane.”

TUESDAY
The Silver Lining to Yu Darvish’s Injury, by Dave Cameron
There’s always a silver lining. Dave deftly points out this one.

How the Reds Can Win the NL Central, by Craig Edwards
Interestingly, the answer is not “trick The Hulk into smashing the other four NL Central teams.”

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Finding Actual Sleepers – Infield Edition, by Paul Sporer
Paul is not having any of this faux sleeper business.

WEDNESDAY
Joey Votto, Jay Bruce and the Back Leg, by Eno Sarris
Eno Sarris on Joey Votto is must-read material.

Eddie Butler’s Concerning Strikeout Numbers, by Chris Mitchell
“Simply put, it’s rare that a pitcher who doesn’t strike batters out in the minors to goes on to be a successful big leaguer — even if he throws gas.”

Corey Dickerson Has Broken the Rules, by Jeff Sullivan
This is a post about sluggers who hit ground balls the other way.

FIP, In Context, by Jonathan Judge
Proposing a new pitcher quality estimator that approximates the pitcher’s current ability.

A Short History of Starters Who Fail to Record an Out, by Derek Albin
This article is laced with fun facts. I won’t spoil them for you.

THURSDAY
Kris Bryant and Tall Strike Zones, by Eno Sarris
There is likely an ideal height for a hitter, and Kris Bryant may be taller than said ideal. Don’t expect that to start bothering him any time soon.

The Best Bargains of 2015, by Owen Watson
Owen looked at position players in this post, and starting pitchers here.

Using PivotTables for Fantasy Sports Data, by Bradley Woodrum
The latest in Bradley’s excellent how-to series.

FRIDAY
Swing Analysis of the Cubs’ Three Consecutive Homers, by Carson Cistulli
Cistulli + Farnsworth = Internet gold





 

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.

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