The Best Realistic Outcome for the 2016 Padres
The upcoming 2016 season for the Padres is not going to be a good one. Besides projection systems universally panning the Padres’ chances of playing even .500 ball, Las Vegas […]
Category Archives: Analysis
Hoffman’s HoF case, Mariano, and how NL closer W.A.R. is broken
In case you aren’t aware, Hall of Fame voting for 2016 is ongoing, and Trevor Hoffman is one of the names on that ballot. Over the past week or two, […]
Austin Hedges and the pitch framing ticking time bomb
Almost all umpiring decisions in a baseball game are objective, meaning they’re verifiable by instant replay and inarguable. This is because the rulebook is pretty clearly defined, but also because […]
Maximizing 2015 starts for the Padres’ number one
One of the most antiquated and seemingly ignored aspects of modern managerial strategy is the strict implementation of a five man rotation. It doesn’t require much evidence to suggest that […]
Matt Kemp, making the Padres relevant, and how critics misuse W.A.R.
Let’s get straight to the point: while I think it’s important to analyze each and every deal with some level of statistical objectivity, I sit in firm opposition to most […]
Ranking the Padres: 1-5
Today, we get to finish this series. In case you didn’t get to see them, here’s prospects 6-10 following where we had previously left off and its predecessor. For convenience, the […]
How to offseason: a coherent plan to rebuild
Man, that got out of hand quickly. With most offensive upgrades – Adam LaRoche, Yasmany Tomas, Hanley Ramirez, Russell Martin, Pablo Sandoval, Nelson Cruz, Billy Butler – already off the […]
The Myth of the Padres Extension
Perhaps the largest complaint from Padres fans about their favorite team is how they failed to extend Adrian Gonzalez, arguably the best hitter the Padres have had in the past […]
The Padres are so not the Royals
The Padres fan community has a horrible penchant for insisting that the Padres should try to emulate whichever small market team was the most recent example of a reasonably successful […]
Ranking the Padres: 6-10
Continuing the series from where we left off and its predecessor… 20. Nick Vincent 19. Michael Gettys 18. Taylor Lindsey 17. Joe Ross 16. Joaquin Benoit 15. Jace Peterson 14. […]
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