Five Screenshots from the Rays’ Sabermetric B’cast
May 21, 2012
On Sunday afternoon, Sun Sports featured a special “sabermetric broadcast” — featuring actual Tampa Bay outfielder and nerd’s nerd Sam Fuld — for the Rays’ interleague game against Atlanta.
Below are five screenshots from same. (Please click, with a view to embiggening.)
1. Here are David Price’s stats, including FIP and BABIP:
2. Here’s Sam Fuld in a bow tie:
3. Here’s the 2011 American League UZR leaderboard for outfielders*:
*Note: Fuld noted that three years’ worth of UZR data is necessary for a reliable sample.
4. Here’s an explanation of WAR:
5. Here are the all-time leaders in WAR, courtesy of FanGraphs:
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Sam Fuld = boss.