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Klaw(1:11 PM)Because a pitcher doesn't control whether a ball he allows into the field of play becomes a hit or an out, WHIP includes a component (the H) that includes noise from defense and luck. There are several other stats that try to get around that issue, like FIP, which estimates a luck- and defense-neutral ERA based on a pitcher's strikeout, walk, HBP, and home run rates.http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/32103/mlb-insider-keith-lawBuster_ESPN Buster OlneyLooks like by the end of the night,Trevor Cahill will be 14-5, with the second-best ERA in the AL, No. 2 in WHIP -and No. 2 or No. 1 for CY?25 Augin reply to @Buster_ESPN ↑keithlaw@keithlaw keithlaw@@Buster_ESPN Fangraphs has Cahill 31st among AL starters in WAR with a 4.07 FIP.http://twitter.com/#!/keithlaw/status/22132994250
The purpose of those links is to clearly define which metrics a pitcher has control over, and which they do not, since part of the premise of the league is that our scoring will only reflect categories that a player can control. These categories are K, BB, and GB/FB or HR. I've posted earlier in this thread that I agree IP could also be a good category.The issue is that there is not clarity on which categories should be used since many here have scoffed at the thought of hits and runs being primarily made up of the above categories, defense and luck. Once we've established which categories make sense we can focus in and discuss weighting, which I think at this point we have all agreed will be a worth while discussion. But we can't then go back and defend the decision for the categories every few months, which seems to happen unless people agree with the principles of FIP, etc.