Oz27

He is retired from Major League Baseball for the same reason that I am.

He is retired from Major League Baseball for the same reason that I am.

WAR wasn't really a thing then, at least outside the small SABR circle, but Glaus was fourth in the league in WAR that year. He was behind only A-Rod, Pedro and Erstad. He clearly should have got more MVP love, yeah. And Pedro really should have won it, he had one of the best seasons in history.

He is retired from Major League Baseball for the same reason that I am.

He is retired from Major League Baseball for the same reason that I am.

He is retired from Major League Baseball for the same reason that I am.

There was much speculation that the growth of sabermetrics would kill scouting when really the opposite has happened. Good scouting is as important as ever and good analytical decision making does and should factor in scouting information. The best front offices are the ones who have nailed both areas well.

Exactly right. In fact analytics rely heavily on scouting. 
Keith Law, for example is big into metrics. He also scouts and goes to hundreds of amateur and minor league games every year. He checks out the top draft talent and minor leaguers. He watches video of the players he can't see in person and talks to other scouts he trusts. If you read his player evaluations of draft and MiL prospects he almost always works in stuff he has seen with his own eyes or when he hasn't gotten the chance to see a prospect then he'll write about what the scouts he has talked to say. 

Do you have Weather Wonk blocked? Can you not see the post Oz was responding to? That would certainly explain where you're coming from. Taken out of context Oz's post is arrogant. But Oz wasn't simply saying I'm going to make fun of people who are purposefully are ignorant. Oz was responding to a post that Weather Wonk made that said sabr metric people don't enjoy the game the right way and are nerds, unless my interpretation of his guy in a lab coat is wrong. Weather Wonk wasn't simply saying "forget the stats and enjoy the game". 
But why isn't it arrogant of someone to tell me or oz or any number of posters how to enjoy the game or that I don't enjoy baseball? How is it not arrogant to assume you know better than I do how to better enjoy my baseball experience? 

What is it with the Orioles and players who can hit a bit, but whose defensive shortcomings make them marginal talent?
It's not a great sign for Johnny G's future that was the best he could get though. Schoop will be the O's starting second baseman and it's hard to give a bench spot to an infielder who can't play shortstop. Hope it works out for him though.

I felt like it was an even worse sign for his career that he lost his job to cliff pennington.  

Once again a thread on statistical analysis devolves into an argument on 'the right way' to enjoy the game. And once again it's not the analytical crew who is doing it.

Dammit, I'm going to have to tell Baseball Prospectus I'm canceling my membership. No use paying for it when I can get such thoughtful analysis here.
But seriously, some people enjoy the game by analyzing it and understanding it more thoroughly. Why is that such a problem to you?

We'd be just as well off wishing a happy birthday to two 35-year-olds.

Yep, nowhere near enough. I don't really like the precedent this sets. This sums it up well from Fangraphs...
"The Cardinals were never going to get completely and utterly torn apart, but all this is is a bump in the road, following the first known hack in major-league history. I don’t know how effectively this is going to prevent a second."
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-cardinals-got-off-light-for-the-astros-hack/
They estimate the fine plus the value of the draft picks means the Cardinals lost an employee and $5-10 million, which feels very light. Either they should have lost more picks (their first pick in 2018, since they don't have a 2017 first rounder) or have had their international signing pool removed.

Will I get banned for saying NESN and the Sox should have kept Don Orsillo?

Yep, nowhere near enough. I don't really like the precedent this sets. This sums it up well from Fangraphs...
"The Cardinals were never going to get completely and utterly torn apart, but all this is is a bump in the road, following the first known hack in major-league history. I don’t know how effectively this is going to prevent a second."
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-cardinals-got-off-light-for-the-astros-hack/
They estimate the fine plus the value of the draft picks means the Cardinals lost an employee and $5-10 million, which feels very light. Either they should have lost more picks (their first pick in 2018, since they don't have a 2017 first rounder) or have had their international signing pool removed.

I think I like Bud Norris better than I do half our projected rotation.
For those who never worked it out, Norris was the best of the bunch from the 'pick your poison' thread.

You mean the guy who responded to the second condescending poster in a thread about sabr metrics? If you don't want to enjoy advanced stats and what's behind them then you probably shouldn't be telling those who do enjoy them how to enjoy the game in a thread about a new stat from BP. OZ didn't tell him how to enjoy the game, he was responding to someone telling him how to enjoy the game and saying he'd mock Oz for it. 
But by definition, not knowing about something is ignorance. You don't have to believe any of it, or care about any of it. But not learning about something makes you ignorant of it. An example in my is that watching the news and reading the newspaper has made me very stressed out. I've stopped doing that. I enjoy my life a lot more, but I'm certainly a lot less informed or ignorant. It's how I'm choosing to live my life right now though. 

Not enough in my opinion.

did nasa take all the humanity out of exploration?
no. because the unexamined life is not worth living. people look closely and want to understand something more intimately because they care about it. 

Dammit, I'm going to have to tell Baseball Prospectus I'm canceling my membership. No use paying for it when I can get such thoughtful analysis here.
But seriously, some people enjoy the game by analyzing it and understanding it more thoroughly. Why is that such a problem to you?

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31030
I thought this was worth posting because it potentially looks like a big breakthrough for evaluating pitchers in a different way. It looks like we will now have an available stat that helps measure a pitcher's ability to be deceptive. This is pretty huge as some pitchers blow past their peripheral stats and this could help identify particular pitchers who don't need gaudy K/BB numbers to succeed. Long and very dense article but anybody interested in some in depth analysis would enjoy this. With "tunneling" in the fold with all the StatCast data, baseball analysis could get really fun in the next few years. 

Is anyone else surprised by our plans for Valubena? It appears much of his playing time will come at first base...
"It looks like C.J. Cron is going to have to fight for his at-bats this year.
After officially inking Luis Valbuena to a two-year, $15-million deal with a mutual option on Tuesday, Angels general manager Billy Eppler said Valbuena will see significant playing time at first base."
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/deal-742042-angels-completed.html
I find it strange for a couple of reasons. Firstly, Cron is probably a better hitter going forward. Marte might be too. But more than that, Valbuena can play at positions where he can be much more valuable. Fangraphs' projections put him down for a 97 wRC+ this year, which is fine for a second or third baseman but pretty terrible for a 1B. I didn't mind the signing when it was assumed Valbuena would spend most of his time at 2B/3B, but if we were looking for 1B help I can't help but wonder if Chris Carter would have been a better and cheaper option. I know Valbuena gets value from his versatility, but if the plan is for him to spend "significant playing time" at 1B much of that will be lost to us.

Is anyone else surprised by our plans for Valubena? It appears much of his playing time will come at first base...
"It looks like C.J. Cron is going to have to fight for his at-bats this year.
After officially inking Luis Valbuena to a two-year, $15-million deal with a mutual option on Tuesday, Angels general manager Billy Eppler said Valbuena will see significant playing time at first base."
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/deal-742042-angels-completed.html
I find it strange for a couple of reasons. Firstly, Cron is probably a better hitter going forward. Marte might be too. But more than that, Valbuena can play at positions where he can be much more valuable. Fangraphs' projections put him down for a 97 wRC+ this year, which is fine for a second or third baseman but pretty terrible for a 1B. I didn't mind the signing when it was assumed Valbuena would spend most of his time at 2B/3B, but if we were looking for 1B help I can't help but wonder if Chris Carter would have been a better and cheaper option. I know Valbuena gets value from his versatility, but if the plan is for him to spend "significant playing time" at 1B much of that will be lost to us.