01/25: Thursday Afternoon Links
Posted by: James
Also known as I Heart Fangraphs.com.
Update: And now they've added ZiPS projections as well. Perfect. Dave Appelman, you are the man.
As I noted the other day, Fangraphs added Marcel and CHONE projections to player pages. However, Dave Appelman wasn't content to just stop there. He has now added one of the bigger names in projections, Bill James, to the stats page. Here's A-Rod's page (and I tend to agree quite a bit more with BJ's prediction simply because the underlying rates seem to be closer to A-Rod's previous years). Obviously, all projections are simply scenarios of what could happen but still, it's fun to look at what each system predicts and see the various differences.
Also of note is Matthew Pouliot of Rotoworld's look at the Top 10 prospects for each team in the AL East. He doesn't break any new ground on the Yankees' Top 10 but it's still worth a look to get a better understanding of the divisional competition.
Finally, John Delcos of The Journal News has an article up about Bernie Williams and his current state of transition. The article is interspersed with quotes from Bernie which alone makes it worth the read. It seems that Bernie has more or less resigned himself to not being part of the 2007 Yankees team, which is sad but as usual, he carries and presents himself as a class act.
Update: And now they've added ZiPS projections as well. Perfect. Dave Appelman, you are the man.
As I noted the other day, Fangraphs added Marcel and CHONE projections to player pages. However, Dave Appelman wasn't content to just stop there. He has now added one of the bigger names in projections, Bill James, to the stats page. Here's A-Rod's page (and I tend to agree quite a bit more with BJ's prediction simply because the underlying rates seem to be closer to A-Rod's previous years). Obviously, all projections are simply scenarios of what could happen but still, it's fun to look at what each system predicts and see the various differences.
Also of note is Matthew Pouliot of Rotoworld's look at the Top 10 prospects for each team in the AL East. He doesn't break any new ground on the Yankees' Top 10 but it's still worth a look to get a better understanding of the divisional competition.
Finally, John Delcos of The Journal News has an article up about Bernie Williams and his current state of transition. The article is interspersed with quotes from Bernie which alone makes it worth the read. It seems that Bernie has more or less resigned himself to not being part of the 2007 Yankees team, which is sad but as usual, he carries and presents himself as a class act.
"Part of me says if they wanted me, they would have made an offer by now," Williams said. "When you play this game for a long time, you take things for granted and think it won't end. But the harsh reality of it is, it will."
