Stories tagged with "vorp"

VORP and You: A brief explanation on why you should care.

by Andrew Martin on Apr 29, 2009 7:00 PM EDT on Purple Row

Baseball is measured at its most fundamental level by runs and outs. Obviously, runs are the key to winning a baseball game, whether that comes in the form of scoring them or preventing them. The most runs win the game. However, outs can be...

Introducing JustVORP

by Sky Kalkman on Dec 8, 2008 5:00 AM EST on Beyond the Box Score

One of the most popular sabermetric statistics ever invented is VORP, Baseball Prospectus' measure of offensive value over replacement player. Not only does it measure offense, it compares each player to his positional peers, because a catcher with an .800 OPS is much more valuable than a first...

Mets Batter VORP By Decade

by Eric Simon on Nov 26, 2008 8:00 AM EST on Amazin' Avenue

I'm having a difficult time remembering a more excruciatingly slow offseason than this one. Not only are the rumors of bottom-shelf sexiness, but they're all so embarrassingly off-base that a vast sea of internet sites are losing credibility by the hour. Not this one, though, because we set the bar...

Spreadsheet Baseball: Catching A Cold...Again

by NHZ on Jul 11, 2008 11:57 AM EDT on Royals Review

I've been therapeutically playing the Blue Album and Pinkerton all day to try and take the sting out of how thoroughly farking mediocre Weezer's latest effort is. Yes, I realize probably no one else cares. I'm still going to complain about it when one of my favorite modern groups becomes the...

Orioles VORP numbers

by Scott Christ on Jul 7, 2008 4:41 AM EDT

Just for kicks, since I looked over the catchers, here's a look at the VORP numbers for all the O's. If you're still unfamiliar with what, exactly, VORP is, then here's a quick primer: Value Over Replacement Player. The number of runs contributed beyond what a replacement-level player at the same...

Joba Chamberlain: An Elite Starting Pitcher?

by faketeams on Jun 21, 2008 1:15 PM EDT on Fake Teams

On yesterday's ESPN Fantasy Focus 20080620 (click to open in your media player), hosts Matthew Berry and Nate Ravitz asked each other whether the other thought New York Yankees' ace-in-the-making Joba Chamberlain was a Top 20 starting pitcher in the American League. Both equivocated on whether they...