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A Sobering Look At Mike Pelfrey
Posted on 8/23/2011-8:58pm | 22 CommentsI believed that Mike Pelfrey could be a number two pitcher for the Mets. I believed that, with a solid team around him, and especially with Santana slotted as the ace, Pelf could be a solid number two. And if we added another front line... -
Pagan’s Perplexing Season
Posted on 7/22/2011-9:00am | 51 CommentsIf you hadn’t noticed, Angel Pagan has had a rough season. And I’ll start this by saying that I was never a huge fan of Angel, and I’d bet that he never reaches his 2010 numbers again. However, he isn’t as bad as his traditional... -
Meet the Metrics: FIP
Posted on 7/8/2011-10:00am | 35 CommentsFIP, or Fielding Independant Pitching is basically an adjusted ERA aimed to take good/bad luck out of the equation. FIP looks to separate a pitchers performance from that of his teammates and ballpark factors. In order to do so, calculating FIP removes balls in play,... -
Mets Offense At Midseason
Posted on 6/30/2011-3:13pm | 1 CommentIf I told you in April that at this point in the season the Mets would be 41-39 you probably wouldn’t have been that surprised. However the story here is how they’ve gotten to that point. After a 5-13 start, being over .500 at midseason... -
Meet the Metrics: ISO
Posted on 6/26/2011-10:40am | 28 CommentsISO, or Isolated Power is just that; a way of isolating a player’s power hits. It’s a pretty simple statistic which is calculated by taking a players AVG and subtracting it from his SLG%. Essentially this equation removes singles from the players SLG% and leaves you with his... -
Is Dillon Gee For Real?
Posted on 6/15/2011-12:00pm | 12 CommentsFirst things first. As you may or may not know, I’m new to TRDM. My name is Kirk and I’ve been added to the TRDM team to contribute to the Sabermetric side of the blog. I’m a huge Mets fan who was born and raised... -
Why Does Jason Bay Suck? A Saber Perspective
Posted on 6/9/2011-10:45am | 37 CommentsThis article was sent to us in our search for a new saber department, the authors name is Kirk and I think you will be seeing a lot of him in the near future. Although these days it’s difficult to stomach Jason Bay’s stat line,... -
Calling all Sabergurus!!! Write for TRDM!!!
Posted on 6/8/2011-8:19am | 30 CommentsSo yeah, we are at it again. Back in the fall we added a few new members to our team. We added a TRDM Minor Leagues as well as SaberMETrics. As you have noticed the TRDMML has been great, keeping us up to date on... -
Solving Second Base
Posted on 3/5/2011-2:46pm | 36 CommentsComing into camp, perhaps the biggest question mark was who was going to be the Mets everyday second baseman. There is no shortage of candidates. At last count, there was Castillo, Murphy, Emaus, Turner, and possibly even Tejada (and don’t forget that Hu and even... -
Why Trading Mike Pelfrey Should be in the Cards
Posted on 2/24/2011-12:52pm | 32 CommentsYesterday brought the news that Adam Wainwright, whose curveball to end the 2006 NLCS is etched in my memory forever, is likely out for the season due to elbow trouble. According to Baseball Prospectus, the Cardinals’ odds of making the 2011 playoffs dropped from 55%...
