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Query
Has anyone ever asked Dombrowski what his reasoning was for extending Willis and if so,how he replied?
Stats
To each his own.Dewan is every much a baseball fan as you,of course and if he chooses to devise a stat that may interpret one player's superiority in a given position over another,so be it.That's his gig.
Of course,you never discuss BA's,ERAs,OBPs,ZR & that stuff.Some do.And enjoy it.
Of Interest/Gold Glove????
Big Paw- Dewan knows more about baseball,has written more about baseball,can substantiate his statements more so than you about baseball and is repected by way more noteworthy people in the game than you.
You mention the time that I get up??-You sir,are more than silly.
Fair is Fair
Somewhere along the line when Dombrowski purchased his last Snap-On toolbox after Guillen's removal from shortstop,the defense tools were all on top for easy use after being chastised about Tiger defense.
Maybe it's time now to dig lower when repairing SS,for instance,dust off the bat and see if he can locate a mechanic who can use that tool as well in 2010.
Of Interest/Gold Glove????
From John Dewan
Did Adam Jones and Torii Hunter deserve Gold Gloves?
Last week the Gold Gloves awards came out and American League center fielders Adam Jones and Torii Hunter were both honored. Hunter won his eighth Gold Glove and Jones won his first.
However, neither did well in the Fielding Bible Awards. Hunter finished ninth in the voting among all MLB center fielders. The four AL center fielders that finished ahead of Hunter were 1-2-3-4 in the voting: 1-Franklin Gutierrez, 2-Carlos Gomez, 3-Curtis Granderson and 4-Rajai Davis. Jones did even worse. Ten Fielding Bible Award panelists cast 10! 0 votes overall (10 each) for center fielders and Adam Jones received only one ninth place vote.
Interestingly, there is one area where Hunter and Jones are the absolute best in baseball. And an important area it is, as it is the most valuable defensive play a player can make: making home-run saving catches. Torii Hunter has the most in baseball over the last three years with five. Adam Jones had the most this past season with four. Based on our methods, Hunter saved eight runs over the three years on these plays and Jones saved six in 2009.
That's impressive. It's an important part of the defensive profile of an outfielder, but it is only a part. We also measure two other areas of defense for outfielders, their ability to cover ground and the strength/accuracy of their throwing arm.
Let's look at their throwing arms first. Based on our methods, Torii Hunter is nearly the exact definition of average. Over the last three years he did not hurt or help his team and had exactly zero defensive runs saved, based on how many runners he threw out and how many runners advanced extra bases on plays to center field. In 2009, Hunter had one defensive run saved. But Adam Jones is a different story. This is another area where he excelled. Jones saved 12 runs with his arm and was the best in all of baseball in 2009. Again. The best outfielder in all of baseball at making home run saving catches and the best outfield throwing arm. No wonder he won a Gold Glove. But should he have?
Let's look at the final area, covering ground in center field. The method we use is the Plus/Minus System. We measure plays made compared to what an average center fielder would make on the balls hit to each player. Once again, Hunter is the definition of average. Over the last three years he saved zero runs defensively&n bsp;covering ground in center field. His +4 runs saved mark in 2009 was better than the previous two years. Hunter didn't make any more plays than the average center fielder, but he performed better on plays that were hit deep into center field. He saved 17 bases on deeply hit balls, while he cost his team 9 bases on shallow and medium hit balls, for an overall enhanced plus/minus of +8, ranking him 12th in baseball.
Covering ground in center field is not Adam Jones' forte. The 11 runs he cost his team defensively in center field was the second worst in the American League (Vernon Wells was the worst in baseball with -17). He was the opposite of Hunter. He was okay on shallow hit balls with two bases saved (+2), but he was very poor on medium hit balls (-7) and atrocious on deeply hit balls (-16). That gives him an overall enhanced plus/minus of -20.
Should Adam Jones, being the best in baseball in two areas on nearly the worst in a third, win a Gold Glove? Let's compare him and Torii Hunter to the three AL players that the Fielding Bible Award panelists like. Overall, while they came at it from totally different directions, Hunter and Jones had the same number of defensive runs saved in 2009, seven. That tied them for 11th among all center fielders.
The Fielding Bible panel would have given the AL Gold Glove Awards to Franklin Gutierrez (31 runs saved), Carl Crawford (24) and Ichiro Suzuki (11 runs saved).
I think it is fair to speculate that Gold Glove voters are influenced by defensive plays that look great. The home-saving catch and, to a lesser extent, the great throw to nab a runner. But there's more to defense than that. It's like saying the league MVP should be the guy who leads the league in grand slam homers. It's a big deal to hit grand slam homers (or to make home runs saving catches), but it doesn't show the whole picture.
**Runs Saved leaderboards can be found in the Bill James Handbook 2010.
Livin'
Regardless,BK.Appearance is everything!!!!
Willis
I think some of the powers-that-be may see a problem with Dontrelle in Lakeland.This situation is a little different than Sheffield's.
Dombrowski may want to put this off,but having the lads put up with more D-Train drama come Spring isn't going to bode well for a POSITIVE 2010 start.
When the 27X WORLD CHAMPION NEW YORK YANKEES Come a-Knockin'.... (Or, Ain't In the
BK-ARE you saying that Greinke was not the legitimate winner of the Award??
Willis
Willis gets released? That means no "April in the D" for the D. Of course he could be kept around as a reminder that Christmas may be just around the corner when Dave in the D pulls out the Mont Blanc.
Marc
" For me, he sounds straightforward, and means that there isn't any budget flexibility, and we're not going to throw money away if there are other alternatives."-
Sure hope there's some other alternatives.
Watch The Future
Tiger Weblog-"The Peoria Javelinas will be playing in the AFL Championship game this Saturday. See AFL strike out leader Robbie Weinhardt and other Tigers on the MLB Network and MLB.tv. The game is at 2:45 ET. By that point OSU should be rolling over Michigan so if you need a diversion, see a couple guys who could be helping the Tigers next year finish up their fall season."
Valverde???
It's almost as if he heard Rodney would be available so here's an available guy in Texas.Of course,as a Type A free agent, he'll cost a top draft pick if the Astros offer arbitration. And that could be $10 million.
This guy,IMO,is way outside the Tigers' realm of reasonable thought.
Valverde???
USA Today writer Paul White has speculated that the Tigers could sign right-handed closer Jose Valverde, who had 25 saves last season for the Houston Astros.
Sloooow down on that speculation,Mr White.
Clever Twitter
From Scott Drucker(Detroit Tigers Weblog)-"Deadline for the 40 man rosters tonight, remember to any team that may want me if Im not protected, Ill cover the 50k in the Rule V draft"-
The man wants to play!!!!
Jackson/Morrow
Jason Churchill/prospect Insider-I have heard from several media sources today that the Seattle Mariners may very well be deep into talks with the Detroit Tigers and one other club in a three-way trade scenario that would send right-hander Edwin Jackson to Seattle and Brandon Morrow either to Detroit, or the unknown third team.
I don't have any other details at this time, but this is certainly an interesting deal, since a Morrow-for-Jackson swap seems to help Seattle more than it does Detroit, at least on the field.
It would save Detroit some money, though, since Morrow isn't arbitration eligible until after next season and Jackson is eligible for the second time this winter after making $2.2 million in 2009.
Dombrowski will get something significant that he needs in addition to Morrow.
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