Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
March 27, 2002
I'm trying to make up

I'm trying to make up my mind about the Cubs/Marlins deal, but I don't know enough (or anything) about the minor leaguers involved. If anyone has info, please let me know.

Alfonseca doesn't strike out many for a closer. I read he has a great fastball, but it looks to me like he K's about 6 per 9. Now, as Bill James discussed in his new Historical Abstract, researchers have shown that the fewer you strike out, the more hits you are going to give up. In hitter friendly Wrigley, that could mean trouble for Alfonseca. He does get a lot of ground balls, so the Cubs better have their best infield defense behind him when he takes the mound.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:48 PM | Baseball