wDpBJw - Weighted Dollars per B.J. Upton Whiff

With the announcement that B.J. Upton is on the verge of signing with the Atlanta Braves, we thought now would be a good time to unveil a stat we have been working on for a while: wDpBJw or Weighted Dollars per B.J. Upton Whiff.

The formula is:
((pitches seen/B.J.'s career whiff rate)/(AAV of contract))

So, with Upton's forthcoming contract in mind and using last seasons data...

((2321/25%)/($15,005,000)) = $25,859.54 wDpBJw

While we use this stat to poke a bit of fun at Upton for his whiffing ways, we actually like the contract that is reportedly about to be signed. Upton will be in his prime for most of the deal and, if healthy, should be worth enough WAR to validate the annual average value of the contract, especially if he can bring his walk rate back up to his career average.

New Stat! WAMT

This one is pretty frikin simple: Wins Above Mike Trout

Here are some examples from 2012...

Miguel Cabrera -2.9 WAMT
Adrian Beltre -3.5 WAMT
Albert Pujols -6.1 WAMT
Raul Ibanez -8.9 WAMT

dL-STS/162 - Don't Look at Spring Training Stats, Prorated over 162 games

dL-STS/162 (Don't Look at Spring Training Stats, prorated over 162 games) was created by Pudge Rodriguez, who hit eight home runs during spring training in 2008, but only seven in 398 regular season at-bats that same year.

The formula is:
(Player's spring training stats)*0

The stat is meant to be used as a way to translate spring training stats into their major league equivalent. Examples would be as follows...

Chan Ho Park - 23 IP, 30 K, 2 BB. That dL-STS/162 translates to: Nothing.
Willie Bloomquist - 47 AB, .389 AVG, 4 HR. 4 SB, .915 OPS. That dL-STS/162 translates to: Not a chance.
Caesar Izturis - 50 AB, .404 AVG, 9 SB, 3 sparkling defensive plays. That dL-STS/162 translates to: Harold Reynolds's pick for AL MVP. Or, in other words, you're an idiot.

You can even use dL-STS/162 when it comes to spring training W-L records.

If the Pirates have a 32-1 W-L record this spring, we could translate that to: The entire Pirates pitching staff may not win 32 games in 2011.

VORB - Value Over Ronnie Belliard

Developed by Manny Ramirez in 2010--because he wanted to know just how much better he was than teammate Ronnie Belliard--VORB (Value Over Ronnie Belliard) is a simple equation that allows us to see just how much better player X is or was over Ronnie Belliard. VORB is calculated as so...

((wOBA+OPS)-(.329+.753))*100

The .329 and .753 are Ronnie Belliard's career wOBA and OPS.

For the 2010 season, Manny Ramirez had a VORB of 17.

((1.252)-(1.082))*100 = 17 VORB

Compare that too Albert Pujols, who had a 2010 VORB of 34.4. Belliard's teammate, James Loney, posted a -4.4 VORB in 2010, which was even worse than Jamie Carroll and his -3.5 VOB...that tells you everything you need to know about James Loney.

Ronnie's father, Rafael Belliard, wasn't nearly as good a hitter as his son, as evident by his -31.1 VORB.

xOPP - Expected Outfield Person's Power

xOPP or "Expected Outfield Person's Power", is a tool used to gauge how real or unreal an outfielder's home run production is/was. The formula is...

(((ISO*100)+(AB/HR))-(IFFB%))/Glenallen Hill

You down with xOPP? Glennallen is.