http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/08/25/miguel-montero-and-the-vagaries-of-variance/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/08/25/miguel-montero-and-the-vagaries-of-variance/#comment-3635 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:29:31 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3905#comment-3635 Definitely something to consider, and I like the line of thinking. I’m working on an expansion of this piece for the main site (pending approval by editors), and I’ll explore this avenue there. Thanks for the kind words!

]]> http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/08/25/miguel-montero-and-the-vagaries-of-variance/#comment-3634 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:26:32 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=3905#comment-3634 Could the fluctuations just be that runners are more likely to go against catchers that aren’t known as good defensively? With all of the different variables factoring into throwing a runner out, it would make sense to me that luck could play a big role in someone with a fringe ability to throw out runners. Partnered with an above average take off rate, could that explain the huge swings? I think it would be worthwhile to include the takeoff rates in the charts, put those new stats to work. Great work!

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