Comments on: ZiPpity doo da, ZiPpity day

By: erik

erik — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:18:13 +0000

It’s not on my post, but feel free to pop by as often as you like, Derrick. Don’t be a stranger.

By: Derrick Goold

Derrick Goold — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:44:42 +0000

Az,

The more I look at it, the better Brian Barton seems to fit in the middle of that Prospect SAT. A lefthanded-hitting Barton? The slugging percentage lines up. Heck, even the homers/AB in their first swings at Double-A are the same. There’s more to like in Barton’s extra-base numbers than one of the initial suggestions that came up: Darryl Hamilton.

DARYL JONES:BRIAN BARTON:CARL CRAWFORD

Now try Jess Todd.

Hope you don’t mind me popping by …

Derrick

By: Liam

Liam — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:01:54 +0000

Two comments on the ZiPS projections:

Ankiel’s optimistic line would be absolutely incredible production from a CF.

One of Wagonmaker’s comps is Dock Ellis. Awesome.

By: erik

erik — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:09:59 +0000

If it is anything like my blog, you can see when someone links you in your dashboard.

By: greenback06

greenback06 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:32:58 +0000

Line drive rates can vary significantly year-to-year as well though. For example, Rasmus went from 13% in 2006 to 23% in 2007 to 15% in 2008.

I’ve been wondering how Szymborski finds references to ZiPS, whether it’s through clicks to BBTF or it’s googling his name.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:34:33 +0000

Even normalizing Jones’ BA to account for a normal BABIP his OBP and his ISO SLG would not change and his season would still be considered exceptional for a player of his age. Also, his BABIP at Springfield really wasn’t much out of line for a 20% LD rate.

By: Dan Szymborski

Dan Szymborski — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:28:36 +0000

The assumptions above are correct – Jones projection is lousy because he can’t sustain that high BABIP and his 2007 season was terrible.

By: greenback06

greenback06 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:12:29 +0000

Szymborski hasn’t shown up yet, but I’d guess the main reason for Jones’s unimpressive projection is the 2007 line.

By: theredbaaron

theredbaaron — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:26:14 +0000

Man, I miss TOLAXOR over at VEB. He never writes, he never calls…sigh.

By: erik

erik — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:48:24 +0000

TOLAXOR!!! I just like shouting TOLAXOR! I think i just figured out his name. If you spell it backwards, it’s rox a lot. That he does.