Sunday, November 06, 2011

2011 National League Best Hitting Performances (ranked by wOBA)

This is the second in a series of rankings. This is the NL, sorted by wOBA with a 130 at-bat minimum to allow us a glimpse at a few potential breakouts.

Name Team PA AVG OBP SLG ISO BABIP wOBA
Ryan Braun Brewers 629 0.332 0.397 0.597 0.265 0.350 0.433
Matt Kemp Dodgers 689 0.324 0.399 0.586 0.262 0.380 0.419
Prince Fielder Brewers 692 0.299 0.415 0.566 0.267 0.306 0.408
Jason Giambi Rockies 152 0.260 0.355 0.603 0.344 0.284 0.407
Joey Votto Reds 719 0.309 0.416 0.531 0.222 0.349 0.403
Lance Berkman Cardinals 587 0.301 0.412 0.547 0.246 0.315 0.402
Allen Craig Cardinals 219 0.315 0.362 0.555 0.240 0.344 0.399
Matt Holliday Cardinals 516 0.296 0.388 0.525 0.229 0.330 0.393
Ike Davis Mets 149 0.302 0.383 0.543 0.240 0.344 0.391
Carlos Beltran - - - 598 0.300 0.385 0.525 0.225 0.324 0.389
Troy Tulowitzki Rockies 606 0.302 0.372 0.544 0.242 0.305 0.389
Michael Morse Nationals 575 0.303 0.360 0.550 0.247 0.344 0.387
Jose Reyes Mets 586 0.337 0.384 0.493 0.156 0.353 0.386
Albert Pujols Cardinals 651 0.299 0.366 0.541 0.242 0.277 0.385
Justin Upton Diamondbacks 674 0.289 0.369 0.529 0.240 0.319 0.385
Carlos Gonzalez Rockies 542 0.295 0.363 0.526 0.231 0.326 0.383
Pablo Sandoval Giants 466 0.315 0.357 0.552 0.237 0.320 0.379
Mike Stanton Marlins 601 0.262 0.356 0.537 0.275 0.314 0.378
Hunter Pence - - - 668 0.314 0.370 0.502 0.188 0.361 0.378
Aaron Hill Diamondbacks 142 0.315 0.386 0.492 0.177 0.356 0.376
Matt Downs Astros 222 0.276 0.347 0.518 0.241 0.315 0.373
Aramis Ramirez Cubs 626 0.306 0.361 0.510 0.204 0.308 0.373
Corey Hart Brewers 551 0.285 0.356 0.510 0.226 0.323 0.373
Shane Victorino Phillies 586 0.279 0.355 0.491 0.212 0.292 0.372
Jesus Guzman Padres 271 0.312 0.369 0.478 0.166 0.360 0.371
John Mayberry Phillies 296 0.273 0.341 0.513 0.240 0.293 0.369
Lucas Duda Mets 347 0.292 0.370 0.482 0.189 0.326 0.368
Todd Helton Rockies 491 0.302 0.385 0.466 0.164 0.328 0.368
Ryan Doumit Pirates 236 0.303 0.353 0.477 0.174 0.331 0.360
Andrew McCutchen Pirates 678 0.259 0.364 0.456 0.198 0.291 0.360
Rickie Weeks Brewers 515 0.269 0.350 0.468 0.199 0.310 0.358
Seth Smith Rockies 533 0.284 0.347 0.483 0.200 0.320 0.357
Paul Goldschmidt Diamondbacks 177 0.250 0.333 0.474 0.224 0.323 0.356
Ryan Howard Phillies 644 0.253 0.346 0.488 0.235 0.303 0.354
Reed Johnson Cubs 266 0.309 0.348 0.467 0.159 0.394 0.354
Nick Hundley Padres 308 0.288 0.347 0.477 0.189 0.362 0.354
Carlos Pena Cubs 606 0.225 0.357 0.462 0.237 0.267 0.354
Miguel Montero Diamondbacks 553 0.282 0.351 0.469 0.187 0.317 0.351
Brandon Phillips Reds 675 0.300 0.353 0.457 0.157 0.322 0.351
Alex Presley Pirates 231 0.298 0.339 0.465 0.167 0.349 0.350
Daniel Murphy Mets 423 0.320 0.362 0.448 0.128 0.345 0.350
Nick Punto Cardinals 166 0.278 0.388 0.421 0.143 0.319 0.350
Brian Bogusevic Astros 182 0.287 0.348 0.457 0.171 0.355 0.349
Yadier Molina Cardinals 518 0.305 0.349 0.465 0.160 0.311 0.349
Brian McCann Braves 527 0.270 0.351 0.466 0.195 0.287 0.348
David Freese Cardinals 363 0.297 0.350 0.441 0.144 0.356 0.348
Ryan Zimmerman Nationals 440 0.289 0.355 0.443 0.154 0.326 0.347
Chris Iannetta Rockies 426 0.238 0.370 0.414 0.177 0.276 0.347
Dexter Fowler Rockies 563 0.266 0.363 0.432 0.166 0.354 0.346
Nyjer Morgan Brewers 429 0.304 0.357 0.421 0.116 0.362 0.346
Jay Bruce Reds 664 0.256 0.341 0.474 0.217 0.297 0.346
Chipper Jones Braves 512 0.275 0.344 0.470 0.196 0.295 0.345
Freddie Freeman Braves 635 0.282 0.346 0.448 0.166 0.339 0.345

Some interesting names for further study:
  • Allen Craig - Cardinals
  • Ike Davis - Mets
  • Michael Morse - Nationals
  • Matt Downs - Astros
  • Jesus Guzman - Padres
  • John Mayberry - Phillies
  • Lucas Duda - Mets
  • Paul Goldschmidt - D'Backs
  • Reed Johnson - Cubs
  • Alex Presley - Pirates

Saturday, November 05, 2011

2011 American league Best Hitting Performances (ranked by wOBA)

This is the first in a series of 2011 performance rankings. The information is taken from fangraphs.com and transferred to excel by me. This list is sorted by wOBA and has a 130 at-bat minimum, so we can see some of the potential breakouts we'll be going after in 2012.

Name Team PA AVG OBP SLG ISO BABIP wOBA
Mike Napoli Rangers 432 0.320 0.414 0.631 0.312 0.344 0.444
Jose Bautista Blue Jays 655 0.302 0.447 0.608 0.306 0.309 0.441
Miguel Cabrera Tigers 688 0.344 0.448 0.586 0.241 0.365 0.436
Brett Lawrie Blue Jays 171 0.293 0.373 0.580 0.287 0.318 0.413
Adrian Gonzalez Red Sox 715 0.338 0.410 0.548 0.21 0.380 0.406
David Ortiz Red Sox 605 0.309 0.398 0.554 0.246 0.321 0.405
Jacoby Ellsbury Red Sox 732 0.321 0.376 0.552 0.23 0.336 0.402
Alejandro De Aza White Sox 171 0.329 0.400 0.520 0.191 0.404 0.401
Curtis Granderson Yankees 691 0.262 0.364 0.552 0.29 0.295 0.394
Paul Konerko White Sox 639 0.300 0.388 0.517 0.217 0.304 0.383
Alex Avila Tigers 551 0.295 0.389 0.506 0.211 0.366 0.383
Alex Gordon Royals 690 0.303 0.376 0.502 0.2 0.358 0.382
Adrian Beltre Rangers 525 0.296 0.331 0.561 0.265 0.273 0.379
Dustin Pedroia Red Sox 731 0.307 0.387 0.474 0.167 0.325 0.377
Robinson Cano Yankees 681 0.302 0.349 0.533 0.231 0.316 0.375
Andruw Jones Yankees 222 0.247 0.356 0.495 0.247 0.296 0.371
Josh Hamilton Rangers 538 0.298 0.346 0.536 0.238 0.317 0.371
Jason Kipnis Indians 150 0.272 0.333 0.507 0.235 0.313 0.371
Ian Kinsler Rangers 723 0.255 0.355 0.477 0.223 0.243 0.37
Michael Young Rangers 689 0.338 0.380 0.474 0.136 0.367 0.369
Victor Martinez Tigers 595 0.330 0.380 0.470 0.141 0.343 0.368
Kevin Youkilis Red Sox 517 0.258 0.373 0.459 0.202 0.296 0.366
Evan Longoria Rays 574 0.244 0.355 0.495 0.251 0.239 0.365
Carlos Quentin White Sox 483 0.254 0.340 0.499 0.245 0.261 0.363
Jim Thome Phillies 324 0.256 0.361 0.477 0.22 0.327 0.362
Brent Lillibridge White Sox 216 0.258 0.340 0.505 0.247 0.310 0.362
Alex Rodriguez Yankees 428 0.276 0.362 0.461 0.185 0.311 0.361
Salvador Perez Royals 158 0.331 0.361 0.473 0.142 0.362 0.361
Desmond Jennings Rays 287 0.259 0.356 0.449 0.19 0.303 0.361
Mark Teixeira Yankees 684 0.248 0.341 0.494 0.246 0.239 0.361
Ben Zobrist Rays 674 0.269 0.353 0.469 0.201 0.310 0.36
Nick Swisher Yankees 635 0.260 0.374 0.449 0.188 0.295 0.358
Matt Joyce Rays 522 0.277 0.347 0.478 0.201 0.317 0.357
Michael Cuddyer Twins 584 0.284 0.346 0.459 0.176 0.312 0.354
Jhonny Peralta Tigers 576 0.299 0.345 0.478 0.179 0.325 0.353
Travis Hafner Indians 368 0.280 0.361 0.449 0.169 0.332 0.353
Nelson Cruz Rangers 513 0.263 0.312 0.509 0.246 0.288 0.352
Casey Kotchman Rays 563 0.306 0.378 0.422 0.116 0.335 0.351
Billy Butler Royals 673 0.291 0.361 0.461 0.169 0.316 0.351
Josh Willingham Athletics 563 0.246 0.332 0.477 0.232 0.287 0.35
Carlos Santana Indians 658 0.239 0.351 0.457 0.217 0.263 0.349
Melky Cabrera Royals 706 0.305 0.339 0.470 0.164 0.332 0.349
Howie Kendrick Angels 583 0.285 0.338 0.464 0.179 0.338 0.349
Mark Reynolds Orioles 620 0.221 0.323 0.483 0.262 0.266 0.348
Brennan Boesch Tigers 472 0.283 0.341 0.458 0.175 0.315 0.346
Jeff Francoeur Royals 656 0.285 0.329 0.476 0.191 0.323 0.346
Shelley Duncan Indians 247 0.260 0.324 0.484 0.224 0.297 0.346
Yunel Escobar Blue Jays 590 0.290 0.369 0.413 0.123 0.316 0.345
Asdrubal Cabrera Indians 667 0.273 0.332 0.460 0.187 0.302 0.345
Edwin Encarnacion Blue Jays 530 0.272 0.334 0.453 0.181 0.292 0.344
Marco Scutaro Red Sox 445 0.299 0.358 0.423 0.124 0.312 0.343
J.J. Hardy Orioles 567 0.269 0.310 0.491 0.222 0.273 0.343

Some names from the list that may warrant some further study include:
  • Brett Lawrie - Blue Jays
  • Alejandro De Aza - White Sox
  • Andruw Jones - Yankees
  • Jason Kipnis - Indians
  • Salvador Perez - Royals
  • Desmond Jennings - Rays
  • Brennan Boesch - Tigers
  • Shelly Duncan - Indians

Monday, October 24, 2011

BBA: Stan Musial Award

This is the official ballot of the Fantasy Chapter of the Baseball Bloggers Associations' vote for the Stan Musial Award which recognizes the Top Player in both the American League and the National League.

American League
  1. Jose Bautista
  2. Jacoby Ellsbury
  3. Miguel Cabrera
  4. Dustin Pedroia
  5. Curtis Granderson
  6. Justin Verlander
  7. Adrian Gonzalez
  8. Ian Kinsler
  9. Alex Gordon
  10. Melky Cabrera
National League
  1. Matt Kemp
  2. Ryan Braun
  3. Prince Fielder
  4. Joey Votto
  5. Justin Upton
  6. Troy Tulowitski
  7. Albert Pujols
  8. Jose Reyes
  9. Hunter Pence
  10. Lance Berkman
You can check out member blog opinions on these great sites:

Dear Mr. Fantasy
Roto Think Tank

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

BBA: Walter Johnson Award

This is the official ballot of the Fantasy Chapter of the Baseball Bloggers Association's Walter Johnson Award, given to each season's best pitcher.

National League:
1. Roy Halladay
2. Clayton Kershaw
3. Cliff Lee
4. Cole Hamels
5. Madison Bumgarner

American League:
1. Justin Verlander
2. C.C. Sabathia
3. Jered Weaver
4. James Shields
5. C.J. Wilson

See our member opinions:

Dear Mr. Fantasy

Roto Think Tank

Thursday, October 13, 2011

BBA: Willie Mays Award

This is the official ballot of the Fantasy Chapter of the Baseball Bloggers Association for the Willie Mays award, given to the best rookie in each league.

National League
1. Craig Kimbrel
2. Freddie Freeman
3. Cory Luebke

American League
1. Eric Hosmer
2. Jeremy Hellickson
3. Ivan Nova

You can see other member votes on these sites:

Dear Mr. Fantasy

Monday, October 10, 2011

BBA: Connie Mack Award Ballot

The official Connie Mack Ballot of the Fantasy Chapter of the BBA reads as follows:

American League:
1. Joe Maddon
2. Ron Washington
3. Jim Leyland

National League:
1. Kirk Gibson
2. Ron Roenicke
3. Bruce Bochy

You can find our member opinions here:

Dear Mr. Fantasy
The Sporting Hippeaux

Monday, September 05, 2011

Hanley Ramirez Injury Impacts 2012 Season

Hanley Ramirez's injured shoulder needs surgery. He could potentially miss up to six months which makes it possible he will not be available to start the 2012 season.

Hardball Talk
According to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, the Marlins’ medical staff has recommended surgery for shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who has been bothered by an unstable shoulder since attempting a diving catch in early August. No exact date has been set for the procedure, but it should take place within a week.
The recovery time could last anywhere from four to six months, meaning Ramirez might not be ready for the start of spring training next February and could even miss the start of the 2012 regular season.