List of the Day: RISP

These were the top ten batting averages by all qualified batters with runners in scoring position during 2013:

• Allen Craig – .454
• Freddie Freeman – .443
• Miguel Cabrera – .397
• Matt Holliday – .390
• Matt Carpenter – .388
• Salvador Perez – .377
• Michael Brantley – .375
• Carlos Beltran  – .374
• Yadier Molina – .373
• Robinson Cano – .357

Yes, five of the ten players were all on the same team that scored 77 more runs than any other team in the National League last season.

Recent Works

Here’s a list of the pieces that I wrote this week around the intertubes:

• The importance of correlation over at Rotowire ($) – looking at how all correlations are not the same and how we can twist statistics into anything we want.
• Where closers come from over at Fangraphs – No, they don’t come from a stork named Jerome
• The Rays Outfield Defense – A peek at how the defensive metrics and data viewed the Rays’ outfield
• A look at Brad Boxberger – I’ve had my eye on Boxberger as a fantasy prospect since his days in Cincy. I’m fairly excited to see how he fits in with the Rays because his skill set offers some decent potential.
• I reviewed what I don’t like about how Chris Johnson is being panned in fantasy analysis

I also held a chat, recorded two podcasts. Thanks for your continued patronage and support.

Weekly Fangraphs Chat

I will be hosting a weekly chat at Fangraphs each Friday from 12 to 1ish EST. This link takes you to the archive of today’s chat.

Latest Podcast Episodes

Episode 4 of the Towers of Power Baseball Hour is now live.

[audio http://traffic.libsyn.com/topbhr/ToPEp4.mp3]

Episode 89 of The Sleeper and The Bust Fantasy Baseball podcast from Fangraphs is also live.

[audio http://cdn.fangraphs.com/audio/RotoGraphs-Audio-01-23-2014a.mp3]

Arena Review: CFE Arena

I’ve recently added another hat to my rack as a special correspondent to Stadium Journey. I will be visiting and reviewing different stadiums, arenas, and fields in the Florida area (for the time being). My first review is of a place I have been too 100+ times as a season ticket holder, the CFE Arena on the campus of the University of Central Florida.

Upcoming Radio Appearances

I have three spots in the next 48 hours on three different formats (all times EST). Today at 12:30, I have my weekly spot with my RotoWire colleagues on SiriusXMFantasy to discuss my latest article on Chris Johnson and other topics. Tomorrow at 1:10, I join Lance Rinker on his show on BlogTalkRadio to break down the AL East. Lastly, at 7p, I join Steve Kaplowitz on ESPN Radio in El Paso to break down the second base position for fantasy leagues.