Stephen Nickrand
Many early results of starting pitchers are surprising. Not all are flukes.
Apr 29 2012 11:04pm
Apr 29 2012 11:04pm
If you've got these guys on your active roster, you're asking for trouble.
Apr 22 2012 11:03pm
Apr 22 2012 11:03pm
Taking cross-sections of a starting pitcher's skills can reveal interesting buying opportunities.
Apr 1 2012 11:03pm
Apr 1 2012 11:03pm
[free] The list of starting pitchers who have posted the best command (K/BB) ratio so far this spring contains some surprising names.
Mar 25 2012 11:02pm
Mar 25 2012 11:02pm
The end game is where you will earn most of the profit from your starting rotation. Here's why guys like Marco Estrada (RHP, MIL), Danny Duffy (LHP, KC), Brian Matusz (LHP, BAL), and Kris Medlen (RHP, ATL) are premium targets.
Mar 19 2012 12:02am
Mar 19 2012 12:02am
If you're banking on elite stats again from Jered Weaver (RHP, LAA), here's why you should be worried.
Mar 11 2012 11:03pm
Mar 11 2012 11:03pm
Guys like Felipe Paulino (RHP, KC) can help you earn a profit from your starting rotations this season.
Mar 5 2012 12:02am
Mar 5 2012 12:02am
Remember him? If you're building a LIMA Plan staff, you should.
Feb 27 2012 12:01am
Feb 27 2012 12:01am
In the coming weeks, we will be bombarded with news that a starting pitcher is working on a new pitch or is feeling the best he has felt in years. Most of this is noise. The better storylines to follow in spring training are the more subtle ones.
Feb 20 2012 12:01am
Feb 20 2012 12:01am
If you don't have guys like Parker, Slowey, Owings, Volquez, Volstad, and even Zambrano on your watch lists heading into spring training, here's why you are making a mistake.
Feb 13 2012 12:01am
Feb 13 2012 12:01am
It's easy to fall in love with strong half seasons. It's also easy to read too much into them. After all, the midpoint of the season is an arbitrary cutoff, and there are bound to be performance swings between any few months of data. That said, many starting pitchers who surge down the stretch often are better speculations than others. Let's take a look at the SP whose BPV increased the most between the first and second halves of 2011:
Jan 20 2012 12:00am
Jan 20 2012 12:00am
Many early results of starting pitchers are surprising. Not all are flukes.
Apr 29 2012 11:04pm
Apr 29 2012 11:04pm
If you've got these guys on your active roster, you're asking for trouble.
Apr 22 2012 11:03pm
Apr 22 2012 11:03pm
Taking cross-sections of a starting pitcher's skills can reveal interesting buying opportunities.
Apr 1 2012 11:03pm
Apr 1 2012 11:03pm
[free] The list of starting pitchers who have posted the best command (K/BB) ratio so far this spring contains some surprising names.
Mar 25 2012 11:02pm
Mar 25 2012 11:02pm
The end game is where you will earn most of the profit from your starting rotation. Here's why guys like Marco Estrada (RHP, MIL), Danny Duffy (LHP, KC), Brian Matusz (LHP, BAL), and Kris Medlen (RHP, ATL) are premium targets.
Mar 19 2012 12:02am
Mar 19 2012 12:02am
If you're banking on elite stats again from Jered Weaver (RHP, LAA), here's why you should be worried.
Mar 11 2012 11:03pm
Mar 11 2012 11:03pm
Guys like Felipe Paulino (RHP, KC) can help you earn a profit from your starting rotations this season.
Mar 5 2012 12:02am
Mar 5 2012 12:02am
Remember him? If you're building a LIMA Plan staff, you should.
Feb 27 2012 12:01am
Feb 27 2012 12:01am
In the coming weeks, we will be bombarded with news that a starting pitcher is working on a new pitch or is feeling the best he has felt in years. Most of this is noise. The better storylines to follow in spring training are the more subtle ones.
Feb 20 2012 12:01am
Feb 20 2012 12:01am
If you don't have guys like Parker, Slowey, Owings, Volquez, Volstad, and even Zambrano on your watch lists heading into spring training, here's why you are making a mistake.
Feb 13 2012 12:01am
Feb 13 2012 12:01am
It's easy to fall in love with strong half seasons. It's also easy to read too much into them. After all, the midpoint of the season is an arbitrary cutoff, and there are bound to be performance swings between any few months of data. That said, many starting pitchers who surge down the stretch often are better speculations than others. Let's take a look at the SP whose BPV increased the most between the first and second halves of 2011:
Jan 20 2012 12:00am
Jan 20 2012 12:00am
