Freddy Garcia and Unearned Runs
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:50 pmHey Guys,
An interesting point has come up in our league. The Montreal Producers pointed out that they have a 37 run differential between unearned/earned runs, meaning that errors abound. When I took a closer look at his team I noticed that Freddy Garcia takes the brunt of this with a 17 run differential. I looked at Garcia's card and noticed that 32% of the total chances on his card (lefty and righty) are X-fielding (Split dice rolls) meaning that Freddy relies heavily on his fielding. I surmised that the errors must result from this fact. This brings me to a new draft strategy for pitchers, which I assume is nothing new, pick more pitchers with lower percentages of X's or buff up the fielding in cases like that of Garcia.
An interesting point has come up in our league. The Montreal Producers pointed out that they have a 37 run differential between unearned/earned runs, meaning that errors abound. When I took a closer look at his team I noticed that Freddy Garcia takes the brunt of this with a 17 run differential. I looked at Garcia's card and noticed that 32% of the total chances on his card (lefty and righty) are X-fielding (Split dice rolls) meaning that Freddy relies heavily on his fielding. I surmised that the errors must result from this fact. This brings me to a new draft strategy for pitchers, which I assume is nothing new, pick more pitchers with lower percentages of X's or buff up the fielding in cases like that of Garcia.