Tag Archives: pitchers

A Pitcher Injury Could Not Stop

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Charles Johnson

Last week, we looked at Giants pitchers of the past whose careers were truncated by injury. The point was to show that the current “rash” of pitcher injuries are nothing new, and that pitchers have always gotten hurt, and always … Continue reading →

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Pitcher Injuries in Historical Context

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Charles Johnson

There seems to be an impression out there that pitchers get hurt today more than they ever did before. Every time a high-profile pitcher gets hurt — this spring it’s been Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy of the Atlanta Braves … Continue reading →

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The 100: Stu Miller (96)

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Charles Johnson

  One way to appreciate Stu Miller is to use Baseball Prospectus’s stat WXRL.  WXRL attempts to tell us the number of expected wins a relief pitcher produced, above what a replacement-level pitcher would produce, adjusted for the quality of … Continue reading →

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