One of my stat's is the Runner Advanced Plus/Minus system where I reward players with a plus if they advance a runner with less than 2 outs and a minus if they cause a double play. I'm going to add a new stat called runner advanced percentage (RA%) where I take those pluses and divide it by the number of opportunities.
Let's look at how Derrek Lee did last night against the Houston Astros. Lee finished the game with a +1 but yet his RA% would be only 20%. Here's why:
Top 1st- Lee doubled to right, Alfonso Soriano scored, Kosuke Fukudome to third. Lee gets a plus for advancing the runners.
Top 2nd- Lee struck out with Fukudome on first with one out.
Top 3rd- Lee struck out with Fukudome on second with one out.
Top 5th- Lee popped out to first with Fukudome on first and Soriano on second with one out.
Top 7th- Lee struck out with Soriano on second with one out.
So after the first inning, Lee had four chances to advance the runner and failed to do so each time. That's not what you want to see from your number three hitter.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
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