I needed a break from the regular series recaps, because there is only so much you can say every 3 games and still be moderately interesting. So, I pulled some interesting statistical numbers for the Phillies from ESPN, FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus and actually found some real good stuff. Today I'm doing the hitters, and later in the week I will look at the pitchers. Since a lot of this stuff will be new to people, it is necessary to start off with a glossary: P/PA - Pitches per plate … [Read more...]

With the Phillies off-season being a complete bore so far, I figured I'd start up some Phillies conversation based on some of the fantastically vast and detailed stats available on the internet these days. There are 2 main schools of thought on baseball. The first is that you can learn everything you need to know about a player by looking at his major stats (BA, HR, RBI, OBP%, etc...) and by watching him play everyday to look at hustle, attitude and clutch play. The other school of thought is … [Read more...]