Robert Frey
@robertfrey40.bsky.social
Independent Consultant in Sports Analytics,
Managing Editor - D2 Baseball (diviibaseball.com)
Pod Co-Host http://linktr.ee/robertfrey40
Managing Editor - D2 Baseball (diviibaseball.com)
Pod Co-Host http://linktr.ee/robertfrey40
Link to Eno's article: www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
What Dan Wilson’s decision to use Bazardo vs. Springer says about optimal reliever usage
Springer's dramatic home run came in his third plate appearance against Bazardo in the ALCS. Is that usage the reason Springer hit a dinger?
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Link to Eno's article: www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...
It's only looking at trade deadline deals in the week leading up to the deadline in a given year.
July 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It's only looking at trade deadline deals in the week leading up to the deadline in a given year.
So, in the example above, if George Mason replaced James Quinn-Irons with the lowest available bench player on that team, George Mason would win 5.8 less games.
July 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
So, in the example above, if George Mason replaced James Quinn-Irons with the lowest available bench player on that team, George Mason would win 5.8 less games.
Full calculation and steps are on the Intro page. Could simple WAR be better? Yes of course, but publicly available (key word on publicly) data is hard to come by, especially on the defensive side.
This WAR compares a player to the lowest replacement player on that team.
This WAR compares a player to the lowest replacement player on that team.
July 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Full calculation and steps are on the Intro page. Could simple WAR be better? Yes of course, but publicly available (key word on publicly) data is hard to come by, especially on the defensive side.
This WAR compares a player to the lowest replacement player on that team.
This WAR compares a player to the lowest replacement player on that team.