Onboard the Analytics Train

Snell article NY Post

“Snell's career has been up and down, with some brilliant seasons mixed in with some closer to league average.\But last year with the Padres, he thrived as he led all of MLB with a 2.25 ERA and just 5.8 hits allowed per nine innings. He also walked 99 batters

Brillant? 21-5 1.68 180 innings 14-9 2.25

Not some and some……2 and 6

4 of the seasosns didn't have a winnung record - avg, 113 innings

My Analytics

Career: ate only 9% of his teams innings

Career Average start 4.2 innings

Pitches per game - which is pitchesfor 4.2 innings'

2016 - 90 2017 - 95 2018 - 94 2019 - 82 2021 - 87 2022 - 98 2023 - 99

My best guess is Snell also led the league in being behind in the count

Average salary 2023 MLB Starter - $6.9 mm.

Snell's ERA - % better than the league average / Salary, what that represents over league avg,

2016 15% $1.3mm more than the leazgue averge salsary for starters

2017 7% $480k more

2019 4% $276k more

2021 1% $69k more

2022 14%. $966k more

Low Leverage - I want my share of the pie

Lyle and Gossage - Extreme leverage?

3 Groups of People

1.Those who agree with my research and my teaching philosophy and offer their support and efforts to help move my project forward

2. Those who agree but choose for whatever reason to pass on offering suppoort

3. Those who disagree and are willing to dialogue.

Difficult to Solve does not mean Difficult to Understand

Start here:

1. Getting rid of the radar gun on telecasts - Graphics /Announcers gushing over 100

2, Eliminating the 100 mph headlines - admit today's 100 is your grandfather's 94-95. Will baseball writers do that? Unlikely, their goal is Readership #'s - Sell the Sizzle

3. De-emphasizing the Radar gun at Tournament showcases.

4. Getting rid of the radar gun on ESPN LL World Series telecasts….this is ABSURD - .once again Sell the Sizzle

5. Preach/Teach Command, Change of Speed, Movement, Velocity in that order …… Fastball, Change up, Curveball development in that order.