With Brantley, Indians are going by The Book

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Analyst Tom Tango linked to an article written by David Laurila over at FanGraphs a few weeks ago and as Tango put it, “the Indians’ view on batting orders intersect(s) to a good degree with what’s in The Book.”  The Book, for those unaware, provides the proper context for baseball’s “conventional wisdom”, either supporting or […]

The Matt LaPorta Dilemma

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As I was cruising the web this morning – before work, of course – I happened to stumble upon an ESPN blog post by Jason A. Churchill entitled Next Wave of Call-Ups.    Churchill, for those that don’t know, is the executive editor over at ProspectInsider.com and a regular contributor to ESPN as well.  He knows […]

Run, Michael, Run

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Oh, Michael Brantley, how I wish you would run more often, not just for your sake but the team’s as well. Brantley turns 25-years-old next week – May 15, to be exact – and has more than 1050 career plate appearances under his belt.  It’s probably safe to say that the player he is now […]

Analysis of the 2012 Cleveland Indians: Left Field

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Orginally presented on February 4 for the Cleveland chapter of SABR (Society of American Baseball Research), an in-depth player/positional analysis was performed to see how the 2012 Indians will fare.  This is part one of a 15 part series that will be released over the following two weeks.  The rest of the research/analysis can be […]

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