Robbie Unsell
Ow! My Balls! The Denslow Cup's Current Leader: The Nads
May 24, 2010 Can owner Mike Rosenbaum and his 1st place fantasy team, The Nads, keep it up? Dirty jokes aside, what is their prognosis for the rest of the season? Reminiscent of Andrew Colver’s team 2 years ago, the Nads sport a 20+ point lead going into June. So are The Nads really this good, [...]
Robbie Unsell's 2010 Predictions
April 5, 2010 AL East: Yanks, Sox, Ray, Orioles, Jays AL Central: Sox, Twins, Tigers, Indians, Royals AL West: Rangers, Mariners, Angels, A’s NL East: Phillies, Braves, Marlins, Nationals (that’s right), Mets NL Central: Cards, Reds, Cubs, Brew Crew, Astros, Pirates NL West: Dodgers, Rockies, , D’backs, Giants, Padres AL Wildcard: Sox NL Wildcard: Braves ALCS: Red Sox over Yankees NLCS: Cards over Dodgers WS: Cards [...]
Patience is a Virtue: The Case for Taking a Walk or Not
April 5, 2010 As a collegiate player I posted walk rates of 19% in 2007 and 21% in 2008. In high school it was something ludicrous like 25-26% (Major League average is approx. 8-9%). To make a long story short, I like to walk. There’s something enjoyable about going down 0-2 in a count and working [...]
Positive Contact
April 2, 2010 Using contact percentages and strike zone control, as indicators of future success in top prospects, prompts a litany of questions: Who are the major league leaders in these two statistical categories? Are they consistently successful and productive players? And most importantly, why are they consistently successful and productive? Shandler describes walk rate and [...]
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