Phillies are 15-7 when Jenkins doesn't start and 8-1 when he doesn't play at all.

Excluding the rain delay game where he pitched one inning, the Phils have won Kendrick's last 7 starts. Kendrick has a 4.98 ERA in those starts.

Adam Eaton has a 4.99 ERA. Excluding the first 4 innings of his 1st start last year, at no point in 2007 did Eaton's ERA go below 5.

Eaton had 8 QS last year. He has 6 QS already. Of course, he had none in his last 13 starts last year (unreal), so past performance is not indicative of future results.

Chad Durbin's percentage of infield flies per fly ball is 23.5%, which is nuts, leads the league of anyone with more than 20 IP, and, one would think, is completely flukish.

One thing that definitely is flukish is Durbin's 3.5 HR/FB rate. Last year, in Comerica Park, it was 13.9%. I believe there is a regression in order, good sir.

Chris Coste has a 27.4% LD rate. Carlos Ruiz has a 14.4% LD rate.

Only Arizona hits fewer ground balls than the Phils, which is good thing.

WPA

Hitters: 3.74
Starters: -3.17
Bullpen: 3.43
Total: 4.00

Phillies' OF RZR is the worst in the NL, but have made the 2nd most out of zone plays. Not sure what the deal is there.

The Mets IF defense is terrible - worst RZR and fewest OOZ plays.
The Mets OF defense is awesome - best RZR and most OOZ plays.

Remember when the Phils set the ML record for SB% last year with 88%? This year they are at 87%. God bless Davy Lopes.

Trent Steele made up 55% of those statistics

what's a LD% rate?

Line Drive %

damn I was hoping it had something to with lap dances

Good stuff, Trent, thanks for looking that up. Where did you find the WPA statistics? Or did you just look it up at FanGraphs and calculate it yourself?

CrashburnAlley wrote:Good stuff, Trent, thanks for looking that up. Where did you find the WPA statistics? Or did you just look it up at FanGraphs and calculate it yourself?

Hardball Times. About what you would expect.

Trent Steele wrote:Remember when the Phils set the ML record for SB% last year with 88%? This year they are at 87%. God bless Davy Lopes.

Seriously, Davy rules

Trent Steele wrote:
Phillies' OF RZR is the worst in the NL, but have made the 2nd most out of zone plays. Not sure what the deal is there.

Small outfield and the best explanation of why we don't need good outfield defenders.

Disco Stu wrote:

Trent Steele wrote:
Phillies' OF RZR is the worst in the NL, but have made the 2nd most out of zone plays. Not sure what the deal is there.

Small outfield and the best explanation of why we don't need good outfield defenders.

That's what I thought, but RZR is supposed to measure how you do within your zone. I could see the small OF affecting OOZ plays. I'm not sure I have enough of a handle on that stat. Maybe MattS or Shore can explain

Kyle Kendrick leads NL pitchers in range factor - 3.43

Kendrick is 2nd in assists (20) to Brandon Webb.

Here's some fun facts:

Phils RH hitters vs. RHPs -- .713 OPS

Phils RH hitters vs. LHPs -- .853

Phils LH hitters vs. RHPs -- .841

Phils LH hitters vs. LHPs -- .844

Both lefty and righty hitters crush lefties and lefties are crushing righties but righties vs. rightis are lagging.

Chase Utley counts for a lot of that as he's smoking lefties.

smitty wrote:Chase Utley counts for a lot of that as he's smoking lefties.

Hopefully not before or during games.

ADAM EATON LEADS THE PHILLIES IN QUALITY STARTS WITH 7.



NO FREAKING WAY.



WAY.