After the rain washed away yesterday’s game, the Braves finished with only five games last week, winning two of three in New York and splitting two at home against Arizona. That raised their record to an even .500, 18-18, which is currently good enough for third place in the NL East. That’s 2.5 games behind […]
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Braves Chart of the Day: May 15, 2009
He’s not up with the major league team anymore, but I figured I’d post this anyway since today is his birthday. Clint Sammons is seven months older than I am, so he’s turning 26 today. He’s not much of a hitting prospect, as you can see from the chart, so his ceiling is that of […]
Braves Chart of the Day: May 14, 2009
Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to get anything together yesterday or today. For today, I’m going to re-post an image from FanGraphs instead, the WPA graph from Tuesday’s game. Notice Carlos Beltran’s “stolen base.”
Braves Chart of the Day: May 12, 2009
What happens when the ball reaches the outfield off of an Atlanta bat? That’s what happens (at least in 2009, through Sunday). For Omar Infante, Jeff Francoeur, and Kelly Johnson, that’s a lot of fly outs. McCann is the king of the pop-up, but he and Ross manage to leave the yard more often than […]
Braves Check: May 11, 2009
The NL East has been an up-and-down mess for a couple of weeks now, but the Braves have stayed mostly on the “down” side. They stretched a two-game losing skid into four against the Mets last week before closing with 4 wins in 5 tries against the Marlins and Phillies. That wasn’t enough to pull […]
Braves Chart of the Day: May 8, 2009
Ever wonder which Braves pitcher throws the most off-speed junk? Today’s chart shows each Brave’s arsenal. It includes everyone who’s pitched for the team so far this year, including the departed Blaine Boyer. Jeff Bennett’s fastball probably isn’t good enough to warrant being thrown over 80% of the time, I would think.
Braves Chart of the Day: May 7, 2009
Among the hot topics this year for the Braves has been Jeff Francoeur’s new batting stance. Has it helped, hurt, or neither? It’s still probably too early to say, but we can look at some lesser-known stats for an indication. These numbers are through Tuesday’s game. The “O” prefix represents pitches outside the strike zone, […]
Braves Chart of the Day: May 5, 2009
In honor of the Braves’ top prospect, I present Tommy Hanson’s year-by-year ERA in the minor leagues. He started his career in 2006 in rookie ball. 2007 was split between Rome and Myrtle Beach (A-A+), and 2008 between Myrtle Beach and Mississippi (AA). He has started 2009 in Gwinnett (AAA). Where he has pitched has […]
Braves Check: May 4, 2009
We’re four weeks into the season now; 24 games, or 15% of the season, is/are in the rear-view mirror. In the standings, the Braves are looking up at the Marlins and Phillies and down at the Mets and Nationals. I expect they’ll be looking down on the Marlins in due time, which is reason #1 […]
Braves Chart of the Day: May 1, 2009
Derek Lowe will pitch tonight against Mike Hampton’s bionic arm, so we’ll examine one of the reason’s for Lowe’s career success. Below is a chart of his batted ball profile for 2009. Because of his sinker, Lowe has always been an extreme ground ball pitcher, but this year his GB rate is actually down. Fortunately […]
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