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November 10, 2006

2006 Fielding Independent Pitching Stats

One of the stats that they track at The Hardball Times is "Fielding Independent Pitching" (FIP). This is "a measure of all those things for which a pitcher is specifically responsible. The formula is (HR*13+(BB+HBP)*3-K*2)/IP, plus a league-specific factor (usually around 3.2) to round out the number to an equivalent ERA number."

As per the Stat Glossary at THT: FIP helps you understand how well a pitcher pitched, regardless of how well his fielders fielded. FIP was invented by Tangotiger.

Here's how some Yankees pitchers did in FIP last year:

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I have to confess...while it makes sense to see the power pitcher types do well here...it was interesting to see Mussina rank so high on the chart. I hope he can repeat that effort in 2007.

Posted by Steve Lombardi at November 10, 2006 10:38 AM

Comments

Amen and hallelujah, Steve. I'm just happy to see you write something nice about him. Despite Moose pitching in front of some bad defense*, he still pitched very well all season.

*I'm not saying the Yanks' D was bad, I'm just saying that it seemed as though the D would always play sloppy in his starts.

Posted by: MJ [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 10, 2006 11:41 AM

Maybe this is the first step in erasing the myth that Moose "melts down whenever someone makes an error behind him."

Posted by: baileywalk [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 10, 2006 12:27 PM

is FIP and different from DIPS, or are they just two ways of skinning a pitcher?

Posted by: adam [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 10, 2006 02:52 PM

Off subject but it seems as though the Red Sox have won the right to bid on Matsuzaka...

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2656687

Posted by: MJ [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 10, 2006 03:21 PM

Off subject but it seems as though the Red Sox have won the right to bid on Matsuzaka...
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I heard the same thing on Boston radio. Their "source" said the bid was over $40 mil.

Posted by: christopher [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 10, 2006 03:47 PM

And while we're off topic;

Sheffield to Tigers for Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan and Anthony Claggett. The last two are A-Ball pitchers

Posted by: Raf [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 10, 2006 03:53 PM

That Red Sox rumor is pure bullshit. 45 million dollars? If it's true, then good -- the Red Sox will have to invest 90 million dollars in a pitcher and their budget will be f-cked. But anyway, it's bull. If the Red Sox bid that much, they're fools. And don't believe this silly idea that they bid to "block" the Yankees.

As for the Sheffield deal: allllright! Cash just smoked the Tigers, baby. That's an amazing deal. You get a stud starting pitcher who came into his own last year. Plus two decent relief prospects. And all for a 38-year-old malcontent coming off of wrist surgery. I can't believe the Tigers extended Sheff two more years.

I have no doubt that Sheffield will hit BOMB after BOMB against our pitching, but when the game is on the line, he'll be looking to hit one to the moon and pop up, which is why I don't worry about him.

This is, without a doubt, an awesome deal for the Yanks.

Posted by: baileywalk [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 10, 2006 04:16 PM

Steve, what was the league average for 2006?

Posted by: rbj [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 10, 2006 04:44 PM

That deal was a great deal. It feels like the Yankees got great potential for nothing because its clear that Sheffield had worn out with the Yankees and he couldn't come back. I hope that the minor league pitching instruction is ship-shape, but, given how Cashman is, I suspect that is the case.

Posted by: jonm [TypeKey Profile Page] at November 10, 2006 06:22 PM