Bill James 2012 Handbook Projections: Baltimore Orioles Pitchers

[osforlife]

Player Games K/9 BB/9 ERA FIP

Jim Johnson: 67 6.1 2.0 3.84 3.71........71 5.37 1.97 2.49 3.25
Troy Patton: 30 5.7 2.7 4.79 4.55........54 7.92 1.94 2.43 3.26
Pedro Strop: 29 9.6 4.5 3.90 2.98.......70 7.87 5.02 2.44 3.59
Jake Arrieta: 20 7.0 4.4 4.76 4.79......24 8.56 2.75 6.20 4.05
Kevin Gregg: 61 8.4 5.4 4.34 4.48......40 7.63 4.95 4.95 5.04
Brian Matusz: 25 7.2 3.5 4.74 4.55......34 7.44 3.77 4.87 4.69
Tommy Hunter: 27 5.1 2.0 4.38 4.48.......33 5.18 1.82 5.45 5.78

[rudyrooster]

Projections are mostly a "crapshoot" at best IMO.

[ofahn]

Projections are mostly a "crapshoot" at best IMO.

I posted about this before the season. I have found that they can be reasonably accurate when the player has a four or five year record to work with, but projections for a young pitcher can be a "crapshoot" because once pitchers "get it" they generally improve at a very rapid pace.

[Old Sneakers]

Thanks for posting Osforlife!

I am curious though, does Bill James have any projections that were dead on the money among the well known players around the league?

[osforlife]

Thanks for posting Osforlife!

I am curious though, does Bill James have any projections that were dead on the money among the well known players around the league?

Not sure. I just went back to the article that was posted on Orioles-Nation.