http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/fan-projection-targets-1292009/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:21:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/fan-projection-targets-1292009/#comment-112715 David Appelman Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:56:26 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=12788#comment-112715 Well, I'd say saves are particularly weird, even more so than wins and losses and are way more dependent on a pitcher's role than how well they do, where at least wins and loses have *some* basis in reality. Well, I’d say saves are particularly weird, even more so than wins and losses and are way more dependent on a pitcher’s role than how well they do, where at least wins and loses have *some* basis in reality.

]]> http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/fan-projection-targets-1292009/#comment-112668 Kevin S. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:03:03 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=12788#comment-112668 Just seems weird, given that we're asked to provide W and L. Both stats are just as team-dependent as Sv. I'm not being accusatory, just kind of curious. Just seems weird, given that we’re asked to provide W and L. Both stats are just as team-dependent as Sv. I’m not being accusatory, just kind of curious.

]]> http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/fan-projection-targets-1292009/#comment-112658 philosofool Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:33:22 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=12788#comment-112658 Nope. You specify a role (closer) and the rest of the stats. S and BS are projected on the basis of an algorithm for that sort of thing. Nope. You specify a role (closer) and the rest of the stats. S and BS are projected on the basis of an algorithm for that sort of thing.

]]> http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/fan-projection-targets-1292009/#comment-112647 Kevin S. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:47:21 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=12788#comment-112647 We don't project saves for closers? We don’t project saves for closers?

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