Seattle: 55-85
Anaheim: 67-73
| MARINERS | Δ Ms | ANGELS | EDGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HITTING (wOBA) |
-155.6 (30th) | -8.5 | -46.6 (24th) | Anaheim |
| FIELDING (UZR) | 11.9 (11th) | 1.1 | -14.0 (21st) | Seattle |
| ROTATION (tRA) |
12.5 (14th) | -1.2 | -13.5 (21st) | Seattle |
| BULLPEN (tRA) |
-28.6 (29th) | -1.0 | -6.6 (18th) | Anaheim |
| OVERALL(RAA) |
-159.8 (26th) | -9.6 | -80.7 (23rd) | ANAHEIM |
The delta column is based on the last recorded figures which was two series ago. The Series Preview did not run last time thanks to the holiday weekend and the early start on Monday.
What, you want more on the Mariners? No. Go pay attention to one of the organizational teams in the playoffs. It's way more fun.
It worries me that David Pauley has been so serviceable as a Mariner starter. I don't mind picking up relievers off the scrap heap, but starters? I don't think I will ever trust Pauley. Fun note: By Statcorner, Pauley's groundball rate is higher than Felix's in 2010.
The difference between 2009 Jason Vargas and 2010 Jason Vargas is that this year he is throwing more strikes. He currently possesses the exact same whiff rate (7.7%), but his overall strike rate has risen about four points. His batted balls are very similar. Two outs away from 170 innings on the year, my hope is that Vargas is shut down just as soon as some relief starters can be procured from the minors.
Ditto on Fister as well. Better safe than sorry at this point. They've both established themselves as early favorites for the 2011 rotation. Nothing either does in the next three or four starts will change that. Put Sean White and Garrett Olson into the rotation for funsies!
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0 recs | 12 comments
Just give them a break and put RRS back in
Put RRS back in for both of them, even. Twice as many chances to turn things around.
Jeff Sullivan - September 10, 2010
Felix, RRS, Pauley, RRS, French?
Kirk - September 10, 2010
I thought about that
but honestly, I think I’d rather see RRS get time in the bullpen. 50/50 though and I wouldn’t be upset either way.
Matthew - September 10, 2010
Do you see him as a LOOGY or long man in the long term?
CMC_Stags - September 10, 2010
I don't know if this was mentioned on television or radio, but RRS was warming up in the bullpen on Wednesday night in Oakland.
Joe Metro - September 10, 2010
I wish Felix would throw his change 10% more and his fastball 10% less
In Matthew’s system, the change is better than the fastball in every measure. The slider is also better than the fastball in BB, but sliders are generally considered to cause a higher incidence of arm trouble so I’d prefer that percentage not increase.
This also fits with the Fangraphs pitch type values. Here is the pitch type value in runs per 100 pitches for 2010:
FB 1.15
SL 1.48
CB 0.59
CH 2.82
CMC_Stags - September 10, 2010
It's tough to play that game.
Is his change up as effective as it is because he throws his fastball 68% of the time? Is his fastball as effective as it is because hitters don’t know when to expect the change?
Phil Hatzenbuehler - September 10, 2010
Well, at least one game will be worth watching.
The Pauley start! Duh!
sanford_and_son - September 10, 2010
There might be some interesting offense in that one, actually...
Maybe.
nemo1 - September 10, 2010
FUCK THE ANGELS
Dewey N - September 10, 2010
GODDAMMIT FUCK EM
Dewey N - September 10, 2010
Problem?
TIFO - September 10, 2010
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