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Friday, December 10, 2004
Matt Morris Vs. Pitchers With Similar Batters Faced Totals
I was screwing around at work the other day. Imagine that. The following list consists of pitchers who are within twenty Batters Faced of Matt Morris (850). I looked at their BB, K, and HR-allowed totals.
Miguel Batista: 96...104...22
Eric Milton: 75...161...43
Jason Johnson: 60...125...22
John Lackey: 60...144...22
Kris Benson: 61...134...15
Nate Robertson: 66...155...30
Matt Morris: 56...131...35
Javier Vazquez: 60...150...33
Adam Eaton: 52...153...28
Dontrelle Willis: 61...139...20
Ted Lilly: 89...168...26
Kirk Rueter: 66...56 (not a typo)...21
From these pitchers, I'd take Kris Benson, but that's because I value keeping the ball in the ballpark over strikeouts (which aren't half-bad either).
The average salary for the pitchers on that list is $4.52 million. Matt Morris brings that average up with his $12.5 million salary (Dontrelle made $353,500!), followed by Javier Vazquez ($9 million), and Benson ($6.15 million). Assuming he comes back from surgery healthy, Morris's $2.5 million 2005 salary will look like quite a bargain.
Miguel Batista: 96...104...22
Eric Milton: 75...161...43
Jason Johnson: 60...125...22
John Lackey: 60...144...22
Kris Benson: 61...134...15
Nate Robertson: 66...155...30
Matt Morris: 56...131...35
Javier Vazquez: 60...150...33
Adam Eaton: 52...153...28
Dontrelle Willis: 61...139...20
Ted Lilly: 89...168...26
Kirk Rueter: 66...56 (not a typo)...21
From these pitchers, I'd take Kris Benson, but that's because I value keeping the ball in the ballpark over strikeouts (which aren't half-bad either).
The average salary for the pitchers on that list is $4.52 million. Matt Morris brings that average up with his $12.5 million salary (Dontrelle made $353,500!), followed by Javier Vazquez ($9 million), and Benson ($6.15 million). Assuming he comes back from surgery healthy, Morris's $2.5 million 2005 salary will look like quite a bargain.
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Not Surprised, but Saddened
Jason Giambi admitted in December 2003 to using steroids, saying that Greg Anderson, trainer to Barry Bonds, supplied him with the seemingly ubiquitous "cream" and "clear" after the two met on a tour of Japan in 2002. He also said that he had used steroids prior to his involvement with Anderson.
This sucks. Call me naive, but I've always hoped that it wasn't true (at least about Giambi). He was one of my favorite players during his time with Oakland. With Victor Conte appearing on 20/20 tomorrow night, the use of steroids in baseball will continue to fill time on 24-hour news stations for the foreseeable future.
If players use steroids, they should be punished. I would much prefer it, of course, if the faith and time I have invested in Major League Baseball as a baseball league were justified.
(Typing the previous sentence, I originally had "baseball" in place of "Major League Baseball as a baseball league." The distinction betweent the two is crucial. The game will always rock. The people who are financially interested in it often do not.)
This sucks. Call me naive, but I've always hoped that it wasn't true (at least about Giambi). He was one of my favorite players during his time with Oakland. With Victor Conte appearing on 20/20 tomorrow night, the use of steroids in baseball will continue to fill time on 24-hour news stations for the foreseeable future.
If players use steroids, they should be punished. I would much prefer it, of course, if the faith and time I have invested in Major League Baseball as a baseball league were justified.
(Typing the previous sentence, I originally had "baseball" in place of "Major League Baseball as a baseball league." The distinction betweent the two is crucial. The game will always rock. The people who are financially interested in it often do not.)
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