Link Love for 11-20-09

November 20, 2009 BY Alex Eisenberg No Comments Yet

USS Mariner found a really interesting article in the NY Times about Zack Greinke using advanced statistical analysis to gain an extra advantage over his opponents.

I don’t have much to add other than it’s nice to see sabermetric analysis seeping more and more into the mainstream mind set.

Parker Hageman of Over the Baggy breaks down J.J. Hardy’sissues with left handers pitching him away last season.

Jon Shields of Pro Ball NW writes about Rich Harden as a possibility for the Seattle Mariners…from the sound of it, he seems like a good fit for Seattle both in terms of biography and skill set (fly ball pitcher + pitcher’s park + great outfield defense = excellent results), but I hold out hope the Orioles will make a run for him. He’d be an excellent stop gap for Baltimore and is somebody you could unload for prospects or get draft picks in return once his contract expires should it come down to it.

Eric Simon of Amazin Avenue talks about exploiting inefficiencies in the pitching market

Martin Gandy of Talking Chop continues his 2009 season review with his focus this time on the Braves’ middle relief efforts. Stephen Higdon of Crawfish Boxes does something similar, looking at the most impressive Houston relievers of 2009

A look at B.J. Upton’s struggles against left handed pitching…

Tobe Hyde of Mets Minor League Blog looks at Mets prospect Jenrry Mejia on Pitch f/x

Royals Review is currently going through their top Royals prospects of 2009. Here are prospects 25 – 30 and prospects 19 – 24