FanGraphs has yet to run their nightly update, so I’m lacking Sunday’s stats at the moment. I’ll write something up as soon as they get things running, so consider this a placeholder. Many feed readers won’t come back to an updated post, so you might want to bookmark this entry if you’re reading it that […]
Category: Braves
In too deep: Braves Outfielders
Moving right along after yesterday’s way-too-long post about the Braves’ infield, let’s talk about the outfielders. Andruw Jones, CF It has been a rough year so far for Andruw. He’s only hitting .235/.348/.439 so far, which represents an increase in his walk rate but a decrease in pretty much everything else. Joe Simpson has been […]
In too deep: Braves Infielders
My weekly Braves post often doesn’t seem like the right place to dive in to player analysis. Usually, I just whip out the weekly WPA stats and leave it at that, but I want to start looking at the 2007 season as a whole. Today I’ll look at the Braves’ infielders and catchers, and I’ll […]
Braves struggle through another week, fall out of Wild Card
The Braves had a 3-4 week while playing without Chipper Jones, in the meantime learning that Mike Gonzalez is done for this year and probably the next. Bobby Cox was also thrown out twice over the weekend, so he could be dodging questions about the career ejections record for weeks now. Atlanta is now four games behind […]
Braves drop both series and five of seven
Losing two of three to the Red Sox is no big surprise, although I was hoping for better with Devern Hansack and Kason Gabbard starting against Smoltz and Hudson. Losing three of four to the Nationals is simply inexcusable, and the Braves have handed the Mets a 2.5 game lead in the NL East. This […]
Braves' Pena returns from DL, Wilson granted release
I don’t consider this blog to be a source of Braves news, per se, so I don’t typically comment on individual transactions. I prefer to leave that to blogs like Braves Journal, Chop-N-Change, and Talking Chop, which cover the Braves on a more comprehensive basis than I do. Some transactions are too hard to pass up, […]
Leveraging the Braves bullpen
WPA is a stat that lends itself well to the analysis of relief pitching. Along those lines, Sal Baxamusa has an interesting article up on The Hardball Times about reliever leverage so far in the 2007 season. If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you might remember that relievers used to be the […]
Braves take a half-game edge on the road
It’s another week, and it’s still a close fight at the top of the NL East, with the Braves having a half-game edge only because they’ve played an extra game. Still, it took a 5-2 week against the Padres and Pirates, in the form of a five-game win streak sandwiched between two losses. With the […]
Braves and Mets still neck and neck
The Mets have been outscoring their opponents by a wider margin, but that hasn’t helped them pull away from the Braves. Both teams are 19-11 (and five games ahead of third-place Florida) after a 4-2 week for Atlanta. This Week’s Stats Let’s get right to the FanGraphs summaries: 4/30: Braves 5, Phillies 2 5/1: Phillies […]
Injuries force decision on Saltalamacchia
Again, this is not how I expected it to go down, but I can understand the Braves’ decision to call up top prospect Jarrod Saltalamacchia yesterday. It was also Salty’s 22nd birthday, so as an unexpected gift, he got to make his major league debut. Jarrod went 0-for-2 with a walk and a hit by […]
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