January 21, 2001 - Pitching and DefenseDoug Drinen and I were talking in New Orleans at the Mathematical Joint Meetings and we agree that Voros's Defense-Independent Pitching Stats is the most ground-breaking sabermetric work of recent memory. It is a significant paradigm (buzzword) shift in how pitchers and batters interact. I think it is the real deal and that it will provide a dramatic amount of insight into pitcher ability and in the area of pitcher projections. But enough of my praise. Read the article and tell me what you think.
[Disclosure] I'm very happy that Voros will be working on a project that Jim Furtado and I are putting together.