Comments on: A look at Robinson Cano

By: The Fallen Phoenix

The Fallen Phoenix — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:50:47 +0000

BABIP for hitters is more stable for BABIP for pitchers, though, since there have been some sabermetric studies that show a pretty stable correlation between a hitter’s LD rate and his BABIP from year to year.

So players with better LD rates generally have a higher BABIP, since those balls are better hit and tend to fall into play more often.

Furthermore, LD rate for hitters seems a more a repeatable skill than, say, a lower (or higher) BABIP for pitchers (outside of fluctuations around GB/FB rates).

By: Mike Pop

Mike Pop — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:44:39 +0000

Cause clutchiness does not count!

By: Ryan S.

Ryan S. — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:33:39 +0000

Yeah I’d love to have a spot on the RAB league if there’s room. Could you let us know how to sign up?

By: Mike Pop

Mike Pop — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:26:07 +0000

That was enough to carry the whole team, heh.

By: Mike Pop

Mike Pop — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:03:48 +0000

Haha

By: gxpanos

gxpanos — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:53:57 +0000

Thanks!

By: Cano a fantasy king? « iYankees

Cano a fantasy king? « iYankees — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:40:14 +0000

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By: Jay CT

Jay CT — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:34:15 +0000

Yeah thats what I was saying. Everyday you have to go onto your team, and you need to make sure the players that are in your active lineup are actually playing games and do not have an off day. Also, you need to see if anyone is hurt, and needs to go on the DL, or come off the DL. You need to list the pitchers that are starting in the starting pitcher slots. People make trade offers, you need to sift through them. You also should look at your opponent, to see his strengths and weaknesses, and adjust your team accordingly by searching the waiver wire for a good pickup. After a few weeks, the novelty begins to wear off and people stop updating. Just ask Joseph P. in our football league this year…

Some leagues, you can set your roster once a week. Every league I have ever played in that was highly competitve though was a daily roster change. You lose something when its done once a week- people do not pay as much attention. Plus, a winning team is not usually the one who picks ARod, but the one who grabs a Carlos Quintin or a Ryan Ludwick off the waiver wire to pair with your Pujols/ARod, etc…

By: Mike A.

Mike A. — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:26:23 +0000

For the most part the BABIP scale is the same for everyone.

The problem with BABIP is that it’s dependent on how many balls a player puts into play, so high strikeout guys like Adam Dunn and Ryan Howard will have flukier BABIP’s just because they have a smaller sample of balls put into play.

By: gxpanos

gxpanos — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:23:05 +0000

I have a question about BABIP. There was a commenter on this article and he said that the projection for Cano was high because Robbie had high BABIP’s his first three years.

So, is there one scale of BABIP’s for all players? Like, is .350 lucky for everyone and .270 unlucky for everyone, or does each player have a range of BABIP’s (linked to his ld% or something)? So, like, a .350 BABIP for Eckstein is RIDICULOUSLY lucky while a .350 for Pujols is kind of lucky or not lucky ay all? Or do you just take a person’s most common BABIP and use that as a kind of baseline (this seems retarded, considering the fluctuations).