Re: MLB: Quantitative handicapping of rookie pitchers
I think it was Mike Lee's book that addressed this... but don't quote me on that.
Basically the theory is that these guys wouldn't be pitching if they didn't have the goods. Why ruin a good prospect when you can sign or call up an old guy to take a shilling every few outs?
No idea how to quantify this, but I'd say teams facing these pitchers are likely overvalued by the general public.
Oh, and I'm referring to pitchers making their first major league start. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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