Kyle Davies has allowed 65 walks, an average of 3.91 per nine innings. He entered Saturday with the...

Kyle Davies has allowed 65 walks, an average of 3.91 per nine innings. He entered Saturday with the second-worst figure in the league.

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Cut him. He's not worth the arbitration salary for next year.

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Huh

My link didn’t work for some reason (probably that I’m an idiot).

Also in the article, Seitzer and the Royals seem to be developing some advanced stats of their own.

"Mitch is the leader on our club in terms of situational average. For us, 70 percent is ideal, 65 good. Mitch is .830. He’s a natural fit in that No. 2 hole."

The statistic, maintained by Royals hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, measures a batter’s ability to bunt, hit and run, move runners over and drive runners home with the infield in and back. . . .

Kendall ranked second on the team with a figure around .750. He hit .236 with a .298 on-base percentage in the No. 2 hole over 70 games this season.

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m pretty leery of any stat that rates MITCH and Kendall first and second. I love MITCH, but I know it’s irrational and that he should not be leading the team in any offensive category. When do we get a fangraphs article on situational average?

by BrRoyal on Sep 5, 2010 9:38 AM EDT reply actions

It's scary if they're actually using this stat.

Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.

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by Warden11 on Sep 5, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Double this.

I wonder how long they had screw around to come up with some bs stat that would rank Kendall highly?

by hunter s. royal on Sep 5, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Am I alone in my surprise

that they’re using ANY stat? Even if it’s some crazy made up thing?

by Dadunca on Sep 5, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions

So a .700 is ideal, .650 is good

And a guy hitting .236/.298/.266 has a value of .750.

And they were willing to put this in print.

I……I just……There are no words……..

Unless I'm wrong...

by Top Ramen on Sep 5, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Oh, my God

And all of this will magically disappear once the prospects arrive.

If this isn’t a damning indictment on the statistical ineptitude of our front office, I don’t know what is.

Get treated. Royally.

by Royals Nation on Sep 5, 2010 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Can't cut a Brave

Checkout Royals minor league notes at www.14for77.blogspot.com

by kcscoliny on Sep 5, 2010 10:53 AM EDT reply actions

What is the qualification?

Among qualifying starters he is 5th in the AL, amongst all pitchers with more than 20 innings he is somewhere around 65th in the AL.

by kcbottom9th on Sep 5, 2010 12:08 PM EDT reply actions

You guys obviously have not read the legendary Ron Polk's treatise on situational point systems...and you call yourselves baseball savvy.

by Steve Hovley on Sep 5, 2010 10:22 PM EDT reply actions

Come on guys. You are always all over the Royals for not using sabermetrics.

Then you make fun of them when they actually use a sabermetric…. even if it’s so far advanced we can’t understand it.

Mitch is a good fit for the two hole. Much better than Kendall…

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by 306008 on Sep 5, 2010 10:50 PM EDT reply actions

And at least they have a system in place.

They aren’t just randomly guessing… Phase one: complete… Phase two: Begun…

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by 306008 on Sep 5, 2010 10:53 PM EDT reply actions

I'd prefer random guessing over a stat that has Kendall as the ideal #2 hitter.

Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.

People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball...Rock Chalk Talk

by Warden11 on Sep 6, 2010 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Or even traditional stats, which clearly show that Kendall sucks.

They absolutely invented a stat that can’t possibly make sense. Every baseball stat commonly used views Kendall as a waste on offense.

by BrRoyal on Sep 6, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions

Using stats in a very incompetent way is worse than not using them at all

The Royals have been using stats badly throughout Moore’s tenure. Moore, Hillman, Yost and Seitzer have all been quoting misusing stats and showing that they don’t understand them and value the wrong ones.

The immoderate moderator

by Scott McKinney on Sep 6, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions

And IF the royals make an angle change with Davies...

my how good he could be.

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by 306008 on Sep 5, 2010 10:53 PM EDT reply actions