Horacio Ramirez
On the one hand, you have a 23-year-old rookie putting up a basically league-average ERA with a 12-4 record. On the other hand, you have a guy who only struck out 100 and who walked 72 in 182 1/3 IP. That’s the problem...
Read MorePosted by Mac Thomason | Mar 9, 2004 | Player Analysis Through 2006
On the one hand, you have a 23-year-old rookie putting up a basically league-average ERA with a 12-4 record. On the other hand, you have a guy who only struck out 100 and who walked 72 in 182 1/3 IP. That’s the problem...
Read MorePosted by Mac Thomason | Mar 9, 2004 | Player Analysis Through 2006
Brought in to replace Greg Maddux. Obviously, it’s a huge step down in stature for the Braves, but it’s not clear that Thomson’s a step down in effectiveness. Once you adjust for the park and the league (and...
Read MorePosted by Mac Thomason | Mar 8, 2004 | News
Baseball Prospectus – Transaction Analysis: March 2-7, 2004 I am reminded, however, that the Braves brought in Dave Nilsson, and that I neglected to talk about him. Nilsson is, in theory, exactly the sort of player the...
Read MorePosted by Mac Thomason | Mar 8, 2004 | Player Analysis Through 2006
If the Braves have an ace, it’s him. Ortiz was probably the Braves’ most valuable starter last year, but Hampton’s ERA was just a tick higher and came down as the season progressed. In his final 17 starts, he...
Read MorePosted by Mac Thomason | Mar 8, 2004 | Player Analysis Through 2006
On to the pitchers… Okay, Ortiz won 21 games last year. But it was actually a pretty typical Ortiz season: 212 1/3 IP, medium number of strikeouts (149), far too many walks (102 to lead the league), ERA a little better...
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