by Troy Patterson | Mar 1, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Sabermetric Spring Training
After looking at what is the basis for much of our sabermetric offensive value in wOBA, I wanted to take a look at the next stat which attempts to build off of Bill James stat RC (runs created) and combine it with wOBA. Runs Created was originally instituted by James...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 16, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Sabermetric Spring Training
After reviewing FIP last week I thought we would take a look at a stat on the offensive side. This stat attempts to incorporate all things a hitter does at the plate and give a value similar to OBP. That raises the question “Why not use OBP, or OPS?”...
by Troy Patterson | Feb 9, 2012 | Boston Red Sox, Sabermetric Spring Training
It’s almost Truck day and the Red Sox players are almost ready to get started. What better time to start a review of the stats we most commonly use at Fire Brand? We’ll try to cover as many as we can and hope you’ll ask questions if you have any or...
