Daniel Brim's Baseball Blog
Weird uses of Baseball Reference seems to be a good way to use this blog. And, luckily, I have one! I was struck when I heard the name “Jumbo Diaz” today. Actually named Jose Diaz, he’s a pitcher in the Reds camp on an NRI. He’s in the Best Shape of...
You guys have probably noticed that I’ve been pretty quiet lately. It’s the offseason. I’ve been busy, and the Dodgers haven’t (until Wednesday). There’s more to the silence than that, though. It’s weird that I have big personal news the hour before the Dodgers are going to officially announce the biggest...
Finally, finally, FINALLY, the Dodgers have secured the future of Clayton Kershaw. It took them long enough. After getting close last season, and again during the season, the Dodgers and Kershaw have reportedly agreed to a 7 year, 215 million dollar contract. The deal also has an opt-out five years into...
One of the most fun aspects of this blog (for me) is that I’m learning as I write. Digging further into the statistics on my own is exposing me to new things that I wasn’t expecting. Sometimes, this results in me getting an answer that isn’t as complete as it should be....
Today at Mike Scioscia’s Tragic Illness, the series of player reviews continued with a very in-depth look at Brian Wilson‘s brief stint with the Dodgers in 2013. Friend of the site and mathematician Amy (@SpaceDodgers) brought up a potential red flag that she found Wilson’s numbers from last season – Wilson’s...
I’m back on the (cold) east coast, after a very nice week in California with my family. A few things happened in the last week, so I’ll summarize them quickly in this post. — Dodgers Sign Jamey Wright Back in my Chris Perez analysis, I wrote this: With this signing, the...
Hey everyone, I just wanted to put up a quick post saying this site is going to be quiet for a few days. I’m travelling back to the LA area to spend the holidays with my family. I only go back once or twice per year, so I’m going to try...
Note: I don’t like to put up transaction analyses before deal terms are known, so I’m going to focus on Perez himself. Since I’ll be travelling over the next few days, I won’t have a chance to put this post up later. Last year, Brandon League had the second worst FIP...
Previously: Starting Infielders Projecting the performance of the Dodgers’ 2014 starting outfield is a difficult task. If the season started today, the Dodgers would have four major league quality outfielders fighting for three spots. Trade rumors are still swirling around Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier in particular, so there’s a strong possibility...
As of now, it is still unknown if Masahiro Tanaka will be posted. In the last week, we’ve heard that he won’t be posted, we’ve heard that he will probably be posted, then we heard that he won’t. Now we’re back to where we started, not knowing anything more than we knew two...
Last night, it was reported that J.P. Howell will re-sign with the Dodgers. According to reports, Howell will get 2 years, 11.5 million guaranteed, with a third year mutual option that becomes a player option if Howell makes 120 appearances in the next two years. The contract terms seem reasonable, given...
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