Do A Favor For Tango
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 27, 2009 12:16 PM PDT
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PrintMake your best guesses as to the playing time that each Mariner will receive this year. It's all very simple - it shouldn't take you more than a couple minutes - and it'll be a big help. His explanation:
Your results will be used as an input to the Marcel The Monkey Forecasting System (aka The Marcels), which is going to compete with all the bigshots out there in another project I am conducting. Who knows more about whether a pitcher will be in the starting rotation or the bullpen: an algorithm or a true fan? Who knows more about the number of games an injured ARod will play in 2009: an algorithm or a Yankees fan? There are certain human observation elements that are critical for forecasting. That’s where you can come in, and why you are here. Thanks for helping.
Do it now.
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Going through the reliever section was difficult.
I have no idea who some of those guys are and what the Mariners may think of them. I like the format Tango put together, though.
Sweet.
The format is pretty easy. I usually shy away from projections because I usually don’t know off hand what is regular for what position but the quick descriptions helped out a lot.
Skipped the relievers because I'm not well enough informed.
I’m in the minority for Beltre’s projection:
Beltre, Adrian 149
I picked 90-129, figuring his odds of being either injured or traded are pretty high. Also gave Sweeney zero for not making the cut, and zero for Clement being traded.
I don't think that's what he's going for
there’s no reason to believe that Clement won’t be in the majors this year.
by JI on Mar 27, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Unless I'm mistaken I believe he's looking for total playing time
and not just playing time for the Mariners.
by Jeff Sullivan on Mar 27, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That's how I voted.
Which is why the relievers were so difficult. I voted 0-games for the ones I didn’t know anything about. In hindsight, I should have left them blank.
I see Corco voted.
Reegie Corona has one 150+ games vote.
That really wasn't me
I haven’t sat down to look at it yet
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