Comments on: Wait to Worry About Wade http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/14/wait-to-worry-about-wade/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:28:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: suzy1976 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/14/wait-to-worry-about-wade/#comment-25600 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:18:05 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3640#comment-25600 “Last season, he threw 601 fastballs total and averaged 96.52 MPH”
I do not agree http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/baseballinsider/self-awareness-new-market-inefficiency-kansas-city-royals-won-james-shields-trade-ike-davis-move-blog-entry-1.1977398

]]> By: David Lesky http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/14/wait-to-worry-about-wade/#comment-260 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:56:46 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3640#comment-260 That really was kind of my point. The perception that he’s not throwing as hard is real, but because early season readings for relievers can be so finicky, it’s not a concern at this point. I probably would have left it alone if he had his usual command and efficiency, but with struggles there, it made me want to just take a closer look.

]]> By: LastLivingSouls http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/14/wait-to-worry-about-wade/#comment-259 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:52:56 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3640#comment-259 I guess i just get jumpy about early season velo analysis, because many a hack pumps and dumps articles on that very topic every april, only to claim zen-like nostradamus capabilities when they hit on one tommy john out of 50 guys mentioned.

Not saying thats you at all (really like your writing, in fact), but the sample sizes make it basically a dart throwing exercise at this point.

]]> By: Wait to Worry About Wade | Kansas City Royals http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/14/wait-to-worry-about-wade/#comment-258 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:00:06 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3640#comment-258 […] By David Lesky […]

]]> By: David Lesky http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/14/wait-to-worry-about-wade/#comment-256 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:51:01 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3640#comment-256 No deadline here. I was curious about the velocity being down, so I decided that I might as well document my curiosity and see what came of it. After his comment about needing to get right mechanically, it made me wonder if he was just saying something to appease fans and media or if that could be a real issue. Based on what I’ve seen from watching the games and what the data tells me, I think it makes a lot of sense. And here we are.

]]> By: LastLivingSouls http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/04/14/wait-to-worry-about-wade/#comment-255 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:37:50 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3640#comment-255 I think I’ll file this one under “sometimes there is a deadline and you just have to pump something out.”

The analysis is great, but your own analysis of minimal April sample sizes kind of makes the entire premise of the article a non-starter.

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