Author Archive: Phil Gurnee
Building the LAD bullpen with BPV
One of the biggest questions headed into spring is who will comprise the LAD bullpen. Last week we looked at who the best options for the rotation were based on the BPV formula used by Baseball HQ to determine skills levels of pitchers. Again, this is how the BPV formula is calculated: Pitching BPV: ((Dominance …
Time waits for no man
I wrote this almost eight years ago and as I was re-reading it, most of it still applies today. The new baseball season is about to start with spring training games less than a week away. Since I wrote this one of my three best friends died of cancer, my mother of old age, my …
Spring battles
Now that we know the roster headed into spring, here are the battles that need to be decided in the next 30 or so days. LAD front office said they would probably start the year with 12 pitchers and 13 position players. Position player locks – Adrian, Forsythe, Seager, Turner, Grandal, Puig, Joc, Barnes, Chase, …
NFBC Drafting – Team two – Kershaw time
In my second draft, I had the fourth pick. This was another of the 50 round/15 team leagues and this time I was drafting the team based on my own rankings. These drafts by the way, are what are called slow drafts, they take place over a month depending on the speed of the league …
NFBC drafting – Team one
They say no one is interested in reading or hearing about roto drafts, but if that was true Fangraphs, Rotowire, and BaseballHQ wouldn’t have the traffic they have. I might as well write about something I love to do and try to make it as Dodger-centric as I can. I just completed my 3rd NFBC …
Will 2017 serve up anything close to the pleasant surprises of 2016?
With spring training about to go full bore this week I was thinking about where we were last year at this time and the shocking developments of 2016. No one could have predicted that the following players would impact 2016: Brock Stewart – Single A pitcher – Climbed from A to AA to AAA to …
This is us – The sweetest embrace of them all
The problem with television today is that there is too much good stuff and deciding what to watch can be a daunting task while still putting together a productive life. The one constant over the past few years is that it was rarely the old network TV that would put out a show that was …
For now, the Dodgers choose Segedin / Eibner over Nuno
In an effort to clear a spot on the 40 man roster for Franklyn Gutierrez the Dodgers traded Vidal Nuno to the Orioles for a Moseley. Per the Dodgers press release: LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers today acquired minor league right-handed pitcher Ryan Moseley from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for left-handed pitcher Vidal …
Building a LAD rotation with BPV
If you want to discount scouting and simply go by some analysis to configure a pitching staff, one way to do it would be to use baseball HQ’s BPV formula. Pitching BPV: ((Dominance Rate – 5.0) x 18) + ((4.0 – Walk rate) x 27) + (Ground ball rate as whole number – 40) This formula combines …
Jose Fernandez joins Dodger camp
My worries about Dodger visa’s proved unfounded for Jose Fernandez who joined the LAD spring training camp today. From Dodger spring training notes: ¡BIENVENIDO!: This morning, the Dodgers announced that recently signed infielder Jose Miguel Fernandez (#87) has joined the club’s big-league camp as a non-roster invitee. The 28-year-old Cuban native signed with the Dodgers …
Dodgers, Yesterday and Today 