Comments on: Oakland’s Excellent Young Closer http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oaklands-excellent-young-closer/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:51:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: joser http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oaklands-excellent-young-closer/#comment-101150 joser Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:02:57 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9315#comment-101150 Actually, if you read athleticsnation.com (not necessarily a representative sample, but the only one I'm familiar with) their fans are mostly ok with this. What they do lament are the bad contracts (there are only a couple, but they are bad) and the lack of offense (Beane seems to be forever pulling pitching rabbits out of prospect hats, but he doesn't appear to have the same talent for hitters -- the A's are kind of the anti-Rangers in that regard). Actually, if you read athleticsnation.com (not necessarily a representative sample, but the only one I’m familiar with) their fans are mostly ok with this. What they do lament are the bad contracts (there are only a couple, but they are bad) and the lack of offense (Beane seems to be forever pulling pitching rabbits out of prospect hats, but he doesn’t appear to have the same talent for hitters — the A’s are kind of the anti-Rangers in that regard).

]]> By: eric http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oaklands-excellent-young-closer/#comment-100874 eric Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:43:56 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9315#comment-100874 Scott Feldman and Tommy Hunter both added a cutter to their repertoire and have greatly improved from it. Scott Feldman and Tommy Hunter both added a cutter to their repertoire and have greatly improved from it.

]]> By: eric http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oaklands-excellent-young-closer/#comment-100873 eric Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:41:35 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9315#comment-100873 Feldman is not a rookie this year, but he does owe a great deal of his success this year to a much improved-cutter. Feldman is not a rookie this year, but he does owe a great deal of his success this year to a much improved-cutter.

]]> By: brendan http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oaklands-excellent-young-closer/#comment-96961 brendan Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:16:06 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9315#comment-96961 dallas braden also improved after adding a cut fastball dallas braden also improved after adding a cut fastball

]]> By: Mike http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oaklands-excellent-young-closer/#comment-96717 Mike Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:29:21 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9315#comment-96717 As an A's fan, I both like it and dislike it. I like it in that you know going into the season that Beane will never overcommit resources to the bullpen and that he usually finds the right pieces to build an effective relief corps. However, I really liked Huston Street both as a player and as a person so it was tough to see him traded for a guy who has already been traded off the current team. It's a wonder that Beane can continually tear down and rebuild his pitching staffs and basically always find the right ingredients to formulate a somewhat competitive staff, basically year in and year out, while at the same time he's really struck-out in nearly every attempt he's made to rebuild his offense from the heydays of the early part of this decade. As an A’s fan, I both like it and dislike it. I like it in that you know going into the season that Beane will never overcommit resources to the bullpen and that he usually finds the right pieces to build an effective relief corps. However, I really liked Huston Street both as a player and as a person so it was tough to see him traded for a guy who has already been traded off the current team.

It’s a wonder that Beane can continually tear down and rebuild his pitching staffs and basically always find the right ingredients to formulate a somewhat competitive staff, basically year in and year out, while at the same time he’s really struck-out in nearly every attempt he’s made to rebuild his offense from the heydays of the early part of this decade.

]]> By: nick http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oaklands-excellent-young-closer/#comment-96716 nick Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:21:57 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9315#comment-96716 I think the disapproval would stem more from both their inability and unwillingness to spend on position players. I mean look at the terrible investments made (giambi, chavez, etc) and then they cheap out on the rest of the roster. If you take away the mistake of the chavez contract and add maybe 10M or so to that payroll they could very well challenge the angels next year. That won't happen though. The bullpen has been consistently good however I think the disapproval would stem more from both their inability and unwillingness to spend on position players. I mean look at the terrible investments made (giambi, chavez, etc) and then they cheap out on the rest of the roster. If you take away the mistake of the chavez contract and add maybe 10M or so to that payroll they could very well challenge the angels next year. That won’t happen though. The bullpen has been consistently good however

]]> By: Basil Ganglia http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oaklands-excellent-young-closer/#comment-96713 Basil Ganglia Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:30:57 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9315#comment-96713 Bear in mind that is not actual rise. That simply means that the pitch dropped 10 to 15 inches less than would be expected for an object moving with that velocity with "neutral" characteristics. Bear in mind that is not actual rise. That simply means that the pitch dropped 10 to 15 inches less than would be expected for an object moving with that velocity with “neutral” characteristics.

]]> By: Samg http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oaklands-excellent-young-closer/#comment-96712 Samg Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:20:51 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9315#comment-96712 I'm sure their fans love this. I’m sure their fans love this.

]]> By: nick http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oaklands-excellent-young-closer/#comment-96710 nick Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9315#comment-96710 If you want to look at how to assemble a bullpen, follow Oakland's blueprint. Instead of paying top dollar for saves or trading top prospects, they get a group of talented young guys and one emerges and then once he gets too expensive and reaches peak value is traded off and the cycle repeats. If you want to look at how to assemble a bullpen, follow Oakland’s blueprint. Instead of paying top dollar for saves or trading top prospects, they get a group of talented young guys and one emerges and then once he gets too expensive and reaches peak value is traded off and the cycle repeats.

]]> By: Xeifrank http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/oaklands-excellent-young-closer/#comment-96707 Xeifrank Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:02:15 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/?p=9315#comment-96707 10 to 15 inches of rise on a fastball? Is there anyone else even close to this? Seems like something out of fast pitch softball. vr, Xei 10 to 15 inches of rise on a fastball? Is there anyone else even close to this? Seems like something out of fast pitch softball.
vr, Xei

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