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May 19, 2013 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Results for May 19

This week I am posting this a day early, with stats through Saturday’s games, since the unfortunate fact of having a day job is interfering with the usual schedule. The…

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May 17, 2013 posted by WHUDEY

Rumor Central

  NEWS:Adam Eaton not quite ready yet. Impact: Adam Eaton continues to rehab at High-A this week due to pitchers hitting this week at Reno. Eaton has yet to play…

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May 13, 2013 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Results for May 13

Here are this week’s results, with changes in yellow. CIA takes its first “miss” of the year with Kyuji Fujikawa, just as we expected. So far, the only Achilles’ Heel…

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May 6, 2013 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Results for May 6

Here are this week’s results. Jose Veras and Bobby Parnell make big downturns to “auto lose” status. On a going forward basis I will list which guys have automatic “hold”…

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April 28, 2013 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Results for April 29

This week I am adding a new wrinkle. There are players that I choose, subjectively, to include in CIA analyses, even if they do not have a share of the…

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April 15, 2013 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Results for April 15

All statuses are based on stats through Sunday’s games. On twitter, Eric Mack of SI.com raised an issue that evinced a misunderstanding of what this experiment is about, but his…

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February 20, 2013 posted by Chuck Anderson

Closer Report: 2012 Review

Before forging ahead with closer updates for the 2013 season let’s put the relief pitching position into perspective.  A large certain of saves earned in any given year will be…

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January 24, 2013 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

OF Individual Player Analysis Part 1

We will be posting our yearly player blurbs. Here we have OF. I will be updating this as we do more, but wanted to get you all the information as…

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October 5, 2012 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Final Results

The current version of CIA: 1. Does the pitcher have a share of the closer’s job? In the cases we are writing about this will usually be yes, but it…

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September 24, 2012 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Closer Identifier Algorithm Results For Sept. 24

This week is the final week of predictions. Next week, after the end of the season, we will sum up the record. It must be kept in mind that the…