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Wait a Minute—the Pirates do Something Right??!!
1 Comment Published by Nick March 16th, 2008 in Pirates, MLB newsBelieve it or not, the Pirates might finally be crawling their way out of the deep dark hole they have inhabited for the past decade and a half. Granted, it will be a few years until they can compete, but the new leadership looks like it actually has a clue, re-signing young starter Ian Snell […]
There May Yet Be Hope for the Pirates
0 Comments Published by Andrew Johnson November 8th, 2007 in MLB Draft, Pirates, SabermetricsThis has to be a breath of fresh air for fans of the worst franchise in the last 20 years.
We are going to utilize several objective measures of player performance to evaluate and develop players. We’ll rely on the more traditional objective evaluations: OPS (on base percentage plus slugging percentage) , WHIP (walks and hits […]
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