Oct
05
Comparing lineups of Yankees playoffs past
ByJust for fun, here’s a breakdown of the Yankees’ Game 1 lineups from their past three playoff teams: 2006, 2007, and 2009.
| 2006 | wOBA | 2007 | wOBA | 2009 | wOBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | .362 | Johnny Damon | .340 | Derek Jeter | .390 |
| Derek Jeter | .399 | Derek Jeter | .369 | Johnny Damon | .376 |
| Bobby Abreu | .405 | Bobby Abreu | .360 | Mark Teixeira | .402 |
| Gary Sheffield | .350 | Alex Rodriguez | .449 | Alex Rodriguez | .405 |
| Jason Giambi | .407 | Jorge Posada | .417 | Hideki Matsui | .378 |
| Alex Rodriguez | .391 | Hideki Matsui | .368 | Jorge Posada | .378 |
| Hideki Matsui | .381 | Robinson Cano | .358 | Robinson Cano | .370 |
| Jorge Posada | .374 | Melky Cabrera | .317 | Nick Swisher | .375 |
| Robinson Cano | .377 | Doug Mientkiewicz | .346 | Melky Cabrera | .331 |
Now for the Game 1 starters:
| Year | Pitcher | IP | ERA | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | K/BB | tRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Chien-Ming Wang | 218.0 | 3.63 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 1.46 | 4.42 |
| 2007 | Chien-Ming Wang | 199.1 | 3.70 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.76 | 4.29 |
| 2009 | CC Sabathia | 230.0 | 3.37 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 2.94 | 3.99 |
For some pithy commentary: The lineup looks more balanced than ever, with four guys in the .370s in wOBA. The top of the lineup is stacked, though there’s no insane peak as with Jorge and Alex in 2007. That offense largely revolved around those two, so even the slightest slump in the playoffs would have meant disaster. A-Rod went 4 for 15 and Jorge went 2 for 15. That’ll about do it. Also, Sabathia figures to be a better bet than Wang to deliver in the playoffs.
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Damn, that 06 offense was nasty.
“Murderers Row + Cano”
yeah but that defense was just beyond awful
Matsui in LF
Damon in CF
Abreu in RF
Sheffield at 1B(!!)
Cano isn’t the defender he was in 2006. I’d say he’s better now. Posada’s never been a very good defensive catcher. Outside of Jeter (whose range isn’t very good) and A-Rod, that defense is below-average throughout. Damon at least had legs back then. But wow, it’s a shabby D.
Was it 2006 that was referred to as the worst defense ever?
It is a toss up between 2004 and 2006.
’05: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs.....fense-ever
Hah yup, just to illustrate-
Damon: -14.3 uzr/150
Matsui: -13.6
Abreu: -14.4
Sheff: -8.7 (9 games)
-51…wow
Sheff’s UZI is -8.7? That’s racist!
’06 was such a shock. That lineup was ridiculous. We cranked the Tigers in game 1, and then just fell apart. Dang Kenny Rogers and his cheating.
Torre’s decision to drop A-Rod to the eighth spot for game 4 was…perhaps not the best.
“GET OUTTA MY FACE!” **Shove**
When Jaret Wright starts a deciding game you know you’re in big trouble. The team wasnt that good because its all about SP.
I can’t say I understand wOBA but aren’t there 8 guys at .370 or higher? At any rate, there are 5 guys in the .370′s based on the above.
It’s an offspring of SLG and OBP.
Here’s a primer on it:
http://www.insidethebook.com/woba.shtml
Enjoy.
He meant literally in the .370′s, as in .370-.379.
ok, that makes more sense. still looks like 5, not 4, but no big deal.
There are 5 in the .370′s:
2009 wOBA
Johnny Damon .376
Hideki Matsui .378
Jorge Posada .378
Robinson Cano .370
Nick Swisher .375
Beside Melky, everyone is .370+… i’ll take it.
am i the only one who thinks the yankees should have CC go on 3 days rest in game 4 of the ALCS?
leaving joba in the pen…Robertson/Joba 6th-7th…Hughes 8th…MO 9th.
If they’re up 2-1 or 3-0, hell no
If they’re down 1-2 or 0-3, easy decision
Let’s cross that bridge when we come to it, shall we?
+1
Why? Bruney’s starting game 4.
how foolish of me.
Bruney FTW
http://www.baseball-reference......4090.shtml
(damn…Greinke was nasty that night.)
Greinke was good but Greinke had half the k’s Bruney had in 6 more innings of work. Therefore, Brian Bruney is a better pitcher than Zach Greinke.
Cy Young 2010!
I actually would agree with you on that one. I want my best pitcher to pitch a pivotal game 4 because CC on short rest is far superior to any other option we have at the moment. Only if we are fortunate enough to have a 3-0 lead in ALCS or WS, do we not pitch the big guy in that situation.
Plus, let us not forget, who would you rather have in a game 7 – CC or Andy? Once again, I would take Carsten Charles on normal rest after that short rested game 4 appearence.
Molina’s wOBA is actually in the negatives. True story.
ha ha… but it is lower than Cody Ransom’s
Cody Ransom is so bad, his wOBA is divisible by -0 (yes, I attended public schools).
And if Cody Ransom could catch, then he’d probably have a major league job.
He wouldn’t have to throw people out, he could just jump to 2nd base and tag out the runner.
Interestingly, for the last 5 seasons the AL playoff team with the best defensive efficiency has made it to the world series. This year, that team would be the Yankees. In 2006 and 2007, the Yankees were 2nd of the 4 playoff teams.
What stat are you using to measure defensive efficiency?
Defensive Efficiency
Def Eff, or Defensive Efficiency, is the rate at which balls put into play are converted into outs by a team’s defense. Def Eff can be approximated with (1 – BABIP), if all you have is BABIP, but a team’s actual Def Eff is computed with
1 – ((H + ROE – HR) / (PA – BB – SO – HBP – HR))
That’s from the BP glossary, here’s the link:
http://www.baseballprospectus......egory=true
You can find the leaders in DefEff on Baseball Reference.
Thanks a lot, Chris. Only the Dodgers, at 714, have a better rating than the Yanks (at 697).
do u have a link?