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Tim Lincecum is Good; Running the Bases; Thinking About Fred Lewis’ Expectations

By Chris Quick on June 24, 2009

Tim Lincecum is good. It’s almost like he should get some sort of award. Something like: “Award for Guy Who Throws Good” or something. Nah, it’ll never happen. Watching Lincecum throw another CG against the A’s last night was just what the doctor ordered after watching Sanchez struggle against a largely punchless hitting A’s team. [...]

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Giants Baserunning Scores 2007-08

Giants Baserunning Scores 2007-08

By Chris Quick on February 20, 2009

A quick post today on Giants baserunning from 2007-2008 using Baseball Prospectus’s Baserunning Report tool. We’ll be using EqBRR or Equivalent Base Running runs. It’s the sum of five different baserunning skills translated into runs. Here’s BP’s definition: Equivalent Base Running Runs. Measures the number of runs contributed by a player’s advancement on the bases, [...]

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