C’mon, Josh Byrnes clearly has a screw loose. Aren’t MLB stats widely available on that thing called the Internet? Check out Dunn’s stats at Chase Field over the bulk of his career. Not pretty…
Okay, not the biggest of sample sizes. Let’s move on. Perhaps more telling is Dunn’s home and away splits around the place [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 11, 2008
What was Arizona thinking?
August 8, 2008
Who’s swinging with authority?
The tables are sorted by who is leading the Majors in LD% and HR/FB on the season (based on at least 80 plate appearances). Placing high in one or the other does not guarantee success, but the supporting numbers do reflect upon each player’s real skill.
In putting together these tables, I partitioned the last four [...]
August 7, 2008
Marlon Byrd
The hottest guy not owned in our league at the moment is Georgia Tech alum, Marlon Byrd. While spending a career on most mixed leagues’ waiver wire, Byrd has put together three solid weeks after finally getting some uninterrupted playing time. With Milton Bradley nursing a strained quad and David Murphy off to the nurses [...]
August 5, 2008
Hart and DeJesus
Two players, Corey Hart and David DeJesus, have taken a similar downward turns since July began.
A closer look shows their return to form may likely follow the same paths, as well.
Hart: the line drive rate has actually been better over the last 30 days than it has over the season. Coupled with a steady BB/K [...]
