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ESPN Projects Mark DiFelice As All-Star

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playerrating?type=allstarprojections&team=mil&position=all&season=2009&ratingId=0

Their player rater has DiFelice as one of the top pitchers in the NL so far.   I have a strong feeling that this is due mainly towards DiFelice’s shiny 3-0 record, but he has been very strong by any measure.  He may not be an all-star, but he certainly is a valuable cog in what, over the last few weeks, has been a well-oiled Milwaukee winning machine.

Prior to today’s game, StatCorner’s tERA (which is a fancy sabermetric stat based on batted ball profiles, walks, Ks, and HRs) has DiFelice at 1.60, and he’s been worth 5.3 runs above average by this measure, and an astounding .8 WAR.  .8 WAR, for the record, is roughly equal to 4 million dollars, or 10 times the league minimum that the Brewers are paying DiFelice.

Fangraph’s FIP has DiFelice at a still-impressive 2.49, worth .6 WAR, or roughly 3 million dollars.  That ranks him 4th in the NL among relievers.  #45 may have had a rocky path to the big leagues, but with this kind of production he is certainly here to stay, and he may even have claim to being an all-star before too long.

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4 Responses to “ESPN Projects Mark DiFelice As All-Star”

  1. Alex Poterack Says:
    May 14th, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    There was a thing on Beyond the Boxscore yesterday with leaderboards in obscure pitching stats, that showed DiFelice is among the leaders this season for relievers (defined as having thrown 250-499 pitches so far) in chase rate, and is leading in ratio of 0-1 counts to 1-0 counts.

    Also, speaking of WAR, I noticed the other day that Craig Counsell has already been worth 3.9 million dollars this season, and the Brewers are only paying him $1 million.

  2. Winks Says:
    May 14th, 2009 at 5:56 pm

    Where do you find out what a players WAR is, I think that would be interesting to look at.

  3. Jack Says:
    May 14th, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    I got DiFelice’s tRA data from http://www.statcorner.com and FIP data from http://www.fangraphs.com

    Also a useful series on how fangraphs derives WAR.

    http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/glossary/#winvalues

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