• After Mo & Moose, Was Giambi Yanks MVP In 2008?

    Posted by on January 16th, 2009 · Comments (2)

    Dave Studeman makes a case for this, over at The Hardball Times, yesterday via his new stat “Postseason Probability Added” (or “PPA” for short).

    Hat tip to BBTF on this one…

    Hey, PPA…it’s no longer just something to stop your dog from pissing on your furniture…cool.

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    Comments on After Mo & Moose, Was Giambi Yanks MVP In 2008?

    1. antone
      January 16th, 2009 | 11:58 am

      Umm how ’bout…NO!

      Here’s what Giambi did from July on:

      July: .234/.375/.391/.766
      August: .232/.327/.524/.851
      Sept/Oct: .226/.350/.440/.790

      Also:

      RISP: .213/.339/.353/.692
      Late & Close: .155/.286/.310/.596
      High Leverage: .214/.299/.357/.656

      And:

      vs Relievers: .192/.354/.351/.705
      vs Power Pitchers: .174/.308/.297/.605

      Almost all his production came with nobody on base:

      Nice MVP…I don’t think you could find stats worse than that. I’m skeptical of PPA big time.
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