I know ZiPS uses a 5-4-3. I think for some players he uses 5-4-3-2 (I think which one he uses depends on the player’s age). And on a 5-4-3(-2) weighting, the most recent year isn’t much more important than the other years.

Compare the aging curves of a 28 year old and a 32 year old. Also, a team would have to be pretty stupid to look closely at 2011 but not pay much attention to 2010, 09 and 08. But Rany strains to say….“but hey, there’s this too! Let’s pretend it’s important!”

Maybe not

That’s not begging the question, though.

To quantify the effect of his intangibles on Hosmer and the others.

I liked that he used data to try to explain why Francoeur was more productive last year. But I don’t need a breakdown of his clubhouse presence. We get enough of that from the Royals’ front office and PR machine, not to mention Lefebvre and Judge.

And maybe there are also some players that don’t like Francoeur and his attempts at leadership. So maybe in addition to some positives (which gets lots of media attention and praise), there are also some negatives. We really don’t know Francoeur’s intangible impact on the team. I really don’t think the Royals know either. But they are happy to pay him for it.

again

According to Wpedia, she has rheumatoid arthritis and something about the necessary meds robbing her of her looks and her career.

She looks hideous. Sad.

I remember in “Man with Two Brains”, her character fell asleep and Steve Martin started squeezing her boobs. When she suddenly woke up, he was like, “…Uh, your breasts were out of whack”….awesome. Thats the babe I like to remember.