When we learned yesterday that A.J. Ellis had injured his left knee, requiring surgery today, the question was inevitably: How? Ellis played a full game on Saturday, and taking a …
Read More »A.J. Ellis to have surgery on left knee for meniscus tear, what now?
In a reveal that seemingly came out of nowhere, the Dodgers official Twitter broke news that A.J. Ellis would be undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee for a meniscus …
Read More »A.J. Ellis on Framing, Batting Order, and ‘Between Two Palm Trees’
If we can take a brief moment from our regularly scheduled discussion of whether or not Yasiel Puig is the worst person in the world and if he’ll merely cost …
Read More »What Baseball Prospectus’ New Framing Data Means For The Dodgers
On Monday, Baseball Prospectus published an article introducing new methodology to quantify the impact of catcher framing. Dan Brooks and Harry Pavlidis collaborated to create the numbers, which they have been …
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Age BA OBP SLG wOBA wRC+ WAR A.J. Ellis 33 2013 .238 .318 .364 .304 95 2.2 ’14 ZiPS .244 .337 .367 .306 n/a 2.4 ’14 Steamer .243 .337 .367 …
Read More »Dodgers, A.J. Ellis avoid salary arbitration
I woke up entirely too early on a Saturday morning. After mustering the strength to get out of a warm, cozy bed and take the dog out, I naturally checked …
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