Comments on: April FIP/ERA Splits: The Downtrodden http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/april-fipera-splits-the-downtrodden/ Daily fantasy baseball analysis and strategy Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:15:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/april-fipera-splits-the-downtrodden/#comment-3528 John Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:42:38 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=2917#comment-3528 Wow, 4 for 5. I guess it's just a small sample size :) Wow, 4 for 5. I guess it’s just a small sample size :)

]]> By: Eric Cioe http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/april-fipera-splits-the-downtrodden/#comment-2404 Eric Cioe Mon, 04 May 2009 05:53:57 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=2917#comment-2404 Verlander did his part today to straighten out the discrepancy. Verlander did his part today to straighten out the discrepancy.

]]> By: Ron http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/april-fipera-splits-the-downtrodden/#comment-2390 Ron Fri, 01 May 2009 21:26:16 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=2917#comment-2390 I don't think you can hit a beach ball over the fence. I don’t think you can hit a beach ball over the fence.

]]> By: Justin http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/april-fipera-splits-the-downtrodden/#comment-2388 Justin Fri, 01 May 2009 15:51:57 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=2917#comment-2388 Careful when talking about Nolasco's control: he's leading the majors thus far with 3 intentional passes. That may not seem like much, but it can really matter this early in the season: it represents a third of his walk total! So his UIBB/9 is actually only 2.08, much closer to last year's figure (1.53 - 6 of his 42 walks last year were intentional). Futhermore, because of his struggles, he's facing more batters per inning this year than last, so his UIBB% this year is even closer to that from last year: 5.0% in 2009 vs 4.2% in 2008 (I've removed UIBBs from the total batters faced for each). By this measure, his walk rate has increased 20% (I'm using (5.0%-4.2%)/4.2%), significantly less than the 36% by UIBB/9 or the 75% by BB/9. (For the same reason, the frequency of his strikeouts has also decreased a little more than it appears from K/9: 18.5% vs. 21.6%, a 14.3% decrease.) Careful when talking about Nolasco’s control: he’s leading the majors thus far with 3 intentional passes. That may not seem like much, but it can really matter this early in the season: it represents a third of his walk total! So his UIBB/9 is actually only 2.08, much closer to last year’s figure (1.53 – 6 of his 42 walks last year were intentional). Futhermore, because of his struggles, he’s facing more batters per inning this year than last, so his UIBB% this year is even closer to that from last year: 5.0% in 2009 vs 4.2% in 2008 (I’ve removed UIBBs from the total batters faced for each). By this measure, his walk rate has increased 20% (I’m using (5.0%-4.2%)/4.2%), significantly less than the 36% by UIBB/9 or the 75% by BB/9. (For the same reason, the frequency of his strikeouts has also decreased a little more than it appears from K/9: 18.5% vs. 21.6%, a 14.3% decrease.)

]]> By: David Golebiewski http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/april-fipera-splits-the-downtrodden/#comment-2387 David Golebiewski Fri, 01 May 2009 13:49:41 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=2917#comment-2387 Thanks, NadavT. I'm not sure about XFIP being added to the site-that's something that you might want to ask David Appelman. That's definitely one of my favorites. Thanks, NadavT.

I’m not sure about XFIP being added to the site-that’s something that you might want to ask David Appelman. That’s definitely one of my favorites.

]]> By: NadavT http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/april-fipera-splits-the-downtrodden/#comment-2386 NadavT Fri, 01 May 2009 13:44:59 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=2917#comment-2386 Great post. I'm just wondering why Fangraphs doesn't provide xFIP along with FIP in the player stats. Are there any plans to add that stat? Great post. I’m just wondering why Fangraphs doesn’t provide xFIP along with FIP in the player stats. Are there any plans to add that stat?

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