Some Wednesday bullet points:
- Word has it that Baseball Prospectus 2009 is shipping, well ahead of the scheduled date. I’m looking forward to reading it, and should have some posts inspired by its content. The BP PECOTA standings have already made the rounds, and Craig very nicely summed up KC’s projected 4th-place finish.
- Elsewhere in BP-related content, here’s Part Two of Rany’s phenomenal interview with blogosphere favorite Chris “Disco” Hayes. I almost cried from laughing so hard. Rany, who told me that this Q&A was one of the most enjoyable things he’s ever written, had some further thoughts on Hayes’ awesomeness at his blog.
- Royal Blues will not be a place for steroid-related nonsense, unless a Royals player is involved. That said…if you, for some bizarre reason, would like to know my thoughts on the A-Rod situation, feel free to click this link.
- At Royals Review, devil_fingers shared a graph representing the 2008 Royals’ O-Swing%, which is the percentage of picthes swung at outside the strike zone. It appears that 7 Royals were below the MLB average rate of 25.4% (and lower is better).
Jason Smith couldn’t fit on the graph because he swung at 61.7% of pitches outside of strike zone, a number which further solidifies my strong contempt for his “plate approach” and makes me glad he’s now the Astros’ problem and not mine.
- I’m considering doing a “25 random baseball things” post, but I don’t think I could make it as interesting as Craig’s.
- Lastly…I can levitate at least as well as this guy, and you don’t see me trying it on television.With that, I will leave you to your regularly scheduled Wednesday lives.
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