Moneyball II: The second act of the analytics war

[Phantom]

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/moneyball-advanced-statistics-charles-barkley-sports-media-daryl-morey-al-leiter-rob-neyer-nba-mlb-nfl-nhl/

I really enjoyed this take on where sports analytics are right now, especially with so many O's fans taking analytics personally.

?Richard Sherman chirped at me on Twitter, and then blocked me, after hearing I wrote that he wasn?t worth $12 million,? Greenberg said. ?Hockey players tell me to shove my stats up my ass.?

These are typical scenes from the front in Moneyball II. No longer were two critics arguing about the best way to review a movie. These were directors and actors arguing that the critics had no right, no artistic standing, to review movies at all.

?I said, ?I don?t understand why it?s a debate,?? McCullough remembered.

?He said, ?Me too.?

?I said, ?Yeah, it?s got to be Trout.?

?And at the exact same time, he said, ?Cabrera.?

?He said, ?What?s wrong with you??

?And I said, ?What?s wrong with you???

?I have a lot of experience with guys in his position,? said MLB Network?s Brian Kenny. ?They were exceedingly productive players in the ?80s and ?90s. They had success in the game. They understood the game. Their views were validated every stop along the way, in playing and broadcasting.

?Now, there?s this new wave of people telling them to learn a new language, and there?s bound to be some resistance.?

[backwardsk]

Thanks for posting. In order for athletes to be able to come up with effective measurements to judge sports writers, they'll need access to their salaries and their publisher's budgets.

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[CA-ORIOLE]

Pretty good piece on MLBN yesterday with respect to the Pirates who have put heavy emphasis on defensive shifts and pitch framing (Martin was specifically targeted for this despite his seemingly high cost at the time) the past 2-3 years. I don't recall the numbers exactly, but they went from about 95 shifts a year to over 650+ in the course of 4 years. They also emphasized inducing more GB'S in conjunction with the shift strategy.

[Aristotelian]

Pretty good piece on MLBN yesterday with respect to the Pirates who have put heavy emphasis on defensive shifts and pitch framing (Martin was specifically targeted for this despite his seemingly high cost at the time) the past 2-3 years. I don't recall the numbers exactly, but they went from about 95 shifts a year to over 650+ in the course of 4 years. They also emphasized inducing more GB'S in conjunction with the shift strategy.

I have not seen a lot of detailed numbers on this either. THe only article I remember is this one from 2013 when the shift really exploded. At the time, the Orioles were #1. Unfortunately the article does not state the source for their numbers.

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/4689239-85/pirates-defensive-season#axzz2f6bgL8yP

[CA-ORIOLE]

I have not seen a lot of detailed numbers on this either. THe only article I remember is this one from 2013 when the shift really exploded. At the time, the Orioles were #1. Unfortunately the article does not state the source for their numbers.

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/4689239-85/pirates-defensive-season#axzz2f6bgL8yP

Yeah that sums it up pretty well actually. I recall a number around 650+ for the 2014 shifts being flashed on MLBN with a GB rate in the 50% range. Interesting stuff for sure.