Just found this: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2007/10/stats-used-for.html Looks like 2B and SS are treated equally. Some basic defensive metrics are used as well. 5 points is still a big margin. I'm not sure he makes it up.
Schumaker was better offensively last season but it looks like Elias doesn't look at park factors, which is absurd if that info is accurate. Anyway, the point here isn't to compare Barmes to Schumaker. The question is whether Barmes can make up 5 points or so in the ratings before the end of the season and become a Type B. That's a significant margin to make up with this amount of time left in the season even if he maintains his current numbers which is unlikely.
The number of players ahead of him is more concerning than the 5 point difference. Tejada increased by 4 points in the past week. Very complicated. Amazing that Kepp is a right on the line for Type A.
That's bizarre with Tejada. Maybe I'm overestimating how difficult it is to move up and down. I remember seeing only incremental improvements from week to week in players performing well. And Tejada's been on the DL, right? Maybe the fact that he's pretty much the worst player in baseball is a factor. Not playing improved his rating. :grin: Maybe you're right. Hopefully you're right. It'd be nice to get something out of Barmes other than intangibles.
Did they show his "running"? On MLB the replay only showed the fielder. I am curious as to if Lee hustled out of the box.
I didn't see a good view either. Just frustration. It wouldn't be the first time for him but others do it too. He's faster than some realize though. My guess is that if he hustles out of the box, he's safe.
He tends to coast on balls that should be outs. I would agree that on that ball, had he been busting it the whole way down the line, he would have been safe.
Remember when Lee showed up late for training camp a couple years back? That was probably blown out of proportion (he claimed to have a legit excuse) and it may not be entirely reflective of him but he certainly doesn't carry the rep of being the most dedicated of players. If nothing else, you just hope he sets a decent example for the youngins for the rest of his time here.
If you wanna be optimistic, one good thing about Lee's character is that he always seems to be enjoying himself. Probably too much so but at least he'll keep things light in the locker room while we're doing a lot of losing. I genuinely liked Oswalt but as a counter example, he probably wasn't the ideal type to have around in this situation.
Chapman's numbers are pretty interesting: 31.1 IP, only 9 hits, and 47 Ks. Obviously the 25 BBs play into that low hit count but it's more than just that. He has some crazy ability if he can harness it.
Could always be a mistake as well. I figure you wouldn't get much for him, which is why I don't mind the decision, but Pedro Feliz got us Carpenter, so you never know.
Probably not a mistake. More likely it's complicated like you suggested. We'll see what happens. Barmes moved up up like 1.5 points in just a week but he's playing really well right now. I wonder what happens should he regress a little for a couple of weeks. Do you know if it's like a rolling 2 year thing, i.e., like 2 years prior to whatever the current day is? I assume it works something like that as opposed to just whatever amount of the current season has been played plus the prev season.
Sucky game in many ways, Wandy was plain nasty through four and then walked the pitcher...yuck. Like what I see from Paredes so far, seems like he has no fear...see the ball, hit the ball.
