I'm not sure if I'm sold on him, but he was put on the WW in one of my leagues and I pounced on him. Him and Joel Pinero keep getting put on the waiver wire and I keep having to go pick them up. Tough work I tell ya.
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Amazinz wrote:It's a small sample but his DIPS ERA is ~3.65 and his actual ERA is 15.43.
Can you explain what a DIPS ERA is? I've never heard that term before.
Defense Independent Pitching Statistic
I'm not sure exactly how it is calculated, but it attempts to remove luck, team defense, and other variables that influence the regular pitching statistic. When there is a huge difference between actual ERA and DIPS ERA, it means something is amiss. I'm sure somebody will be able to elaborate on that further...
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Maine has a good swing for a pitcher but on anything that moves, he has no chance. And if it's a fastball, it has to be up in the zone. Basically, the pitcher has to hit his bat. - Mike Pelfrey
Some guy dropped him in our league, so I hope I can claim him.
If not, then I don't want him to turn the corner
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An interesting note about Vazquez and his DIPS is that last year he was absurdly lucky in the first half and then almost as if it was balancing itself out he was incredibly unlucky in the second half. His actual ERA for the season is fairly close to the DIPS ERA which means he wasn't as bad as he looked down the stretch and when you factor in the move to the NL and his poor start he makes an excellent buy-low candidate.
Maine has a good swing for a pitcher but on anything that moves, he has no chance. And if it's a fastball, it has to be up in the zone. Basically, the pitcher has to hit his bat. - Mike Pelfrey
My ~ERA (like DIPS) is 3.92 for him so far. Not great, and doen't reflect that he was very hittable, but long-term you can't expect anything close to taht hit rate to remain.
Then there's guys like Hudson... he only allowed 1 ER but his ~ERA was 7.16! Meaning he should have allowed 4 ER with the way he pitched.
Things like this are what you should look out for... deceiving ERAs early in the season.
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LBJackal wrote:My ~ERA (like DIPS) is 3.92 for him so far. Not great, and doen't reflect that he was very hittable, but long-term you can't expect anything close to taht hit rate to remain.
Then there's guys like Hudson... he only allowed 1 ER but his ~ERA was 7.16! Meaning he should have allowed 4 ER with the way he pitched.
Things like this are what you should look out for... deceiving ERAs early in the season.
Just curious, how accurate or useful are DIPS really? They seem like they tell alot, but can you draw accurate conclusions from them? I dont know alot about them and am keen to learn....
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by RAmst23 » Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:25 pm 
