Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
December 19, 2008
Statistically Aware

Raul Ibanez knows about statistical fielding models:

"I have to say a number of things,'' he said. "Number one, with sabermetrics in general, it's a statistical probability thing,'' he said. "And the way they come up with the defensive measurements, or ratings, is flawed. It's as flawed as the Gold Gloves. One of the reasons is, they don't consider things like ballpark factors, defensive positioning or allignement for certain hitters.''

Actually, PMR builds the park right into the model. In addition, if a player positions himself well, that helps his score. Still, it's nice to know Raul gets the gist of the idea.

Hat tip, Bleeding Blue and Teal, which has much more.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:41 AM | Players | TrackBack (0)
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We could hardly expect him to say, "The ratings are right -- I suck!" Especially after signing with a no-DH team.

Posted by: jvwalt at December 19, 2008 09:10 AM
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