Fangraphs: Winning and Losing the Strike Zone Game

[weams]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/winning-and-losing-the-strike-zone-game/

What we see is that, when you put things together, then by this method, the Dodgers have had the most favorable strike zones in baseball. It?s been favorable for them while pitching, but it's been even more favorable when they've been at the plate. Right behind them are the Orioles, then there's a pretty sizable gap before you see the Rangers in third place. Apply the run value of an extra strike, and for the Dodgers and Orioles this benefit has been worth more than a win. That gets abstract, and it's just included for the sake of scale.

[weams]

At the bottom…well I guess I don’t have to read this table for you, but, at the bottom, there are the Phillies, and then the Royals and Diamondbacks tied for second-worst. For the Phillies, we’re looking at about a negative win of value. Thankfully, for the Phillies, maybe it doesn't really matter, not that anyone ever wants to lose, even in the most hopeless of seasons. It’s certainly more important for the Royals. They’re more likely to need those wins.

Interesting stuff.

[Can_of_corn]

But every game thread I read how the Oriole pitchers are getting squeezed?

[weams]

But every game thread I read how the Oriole pitchers are getting squeezed?

We listen to Jim Hunter. Gary Thorne never says that.