07-24-2014, 11:20 PM
I have no clue if the rolling 10-game sample is anything statistical. It is just something I like because it smooths out single game performances a bit while still giving you some data to trend off of. And it generally gives you 40 PA which is when SO and BB rates begin to stabilize.
I think we can certainly give Manny some credit in Baez's improvements but the pattern started well before Manny showed up in Iowa. Although, that pattern is why I think we can expect the Cubs to burn some service time and the 40-man slot this year on Baez. Get his failures out of the way so he can spend less time adjusting next year and more time contributing to a playoff run.
Huh, weird on the SO rates in the 2nd graph. It does appear that I had some data not show up on the graph (that spreadsheet is long gone so I can't check) but I can see it on the computer. Just know that it showed good things. See if this is any better:
I think we can certainly give Manny some credit in Baez's improvements but the pattern started well before Manny showed up in Iowa. Although, that pattern is why I think we can expect the Cubs to burn some service time and the 40-man slot this year on Baez. Get his failures out of the way so he can spend less time adjusting next year and more time contributing to a playoff run.
Huh, weird on the SO rates in the 2nd graph. It does appear that I had some data not show up on the graph (that spreadsheet is long gone so I can't check) but I can see it on the computer. Just know that it showed good things. See if this is any better: