Pirates new GM is Neal Huntington

[Jake]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=As7MEkEUaXRw5I2UCHiu1FkRvLYF?slug=ap-pirates-gm&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

I know nothing about this guy. Anyone? Anyone? Anyone?

:-k

[USSoccer]

I read on BP that he's going to try and model the Bucs on the Cleveland Indians system. That's all I've got.

[wolf stansson]

I believe he was the scouting director for the Indians. Not a bad model to copy.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

all I keep hearing is right organization, wrong guy

[SouthSideRyan]

I believe he was the scouting director for the Indians. Not a bad model to copy.

 

Advanced Scout this year, something like 5th in the pecking order. People are speculating the Pirates convinced themselves to go with a Cleveland guy and when Antonetti refused to interview they went down the chain til Huntington.

[Jake]

...something like 5th in the pecking order....

 

That's the part that scares me the most. It seems like he fell out of favor in Cleveland.

[CuseCubFan69]

I believe he was the scouting director for the Indians. Not a bad model to copy.

 

Advanced Scout this year, something like 5th in the pecking order. People are speculating the Pirates convinced themselves to go with a Cleveland guy and when Antonetti refused to interview they went down the chain til Huntington.

 

I've heard they asked Drew Carey and Mike Golic before they got to Huntington.

[Guest]

Congrats, Jake:

 

Q & A with Neal Huntington[/url]"]The Pirates upper management has widely ignored OBP (on base percentage) in the past. How important will OBP be in player evaluation under your leadership?

-- Eric S., Pennsboro, W.Va

 

We are going to utilize several objective measures of player performance to evaluate and develop players. We'll rely on the more traditional objective evaluations: OPS (on base percentage plus slugging percentage) , WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched), Runs Created, ERC (Component ERA), GB/FB (ground ball to fly ball ratio), K/9 (strikeouts per nine innings), K/BB (strikeouts to walks ratio), BB%, etc., but we'll also look to rely on some of the more recent variations: VORP (value over replacement player), Relative Performance, EqAve (equivalent average), EqOBP (equivalent on base percentage), EqSLG (equivalent slugging percentage), BIP% (balls put into play percentage), wOBA (weighted on base average), Range Factor, PMR (probabilistic model of range) and Zone Rating.

 

That said, we will continue to stress the importance of our subjective evaluations. Succinctly stated, we believe that a combination of quality objective and subjective analysis will allow us to maximize our probability of success and to make the best possible decisions.

[BigbadB]

Congrats, Jake:

 

Q & A with Neal Huntington[/url]"]The Pirates upper management has widely ignored OBP (on base percentage) in the past. How important will OBP be in player evaluation under your leadership?

-- Eric S., Pennsboro, W.Va

 

We are going to utilize several objective measures of player performance to evaluate and develop players. We'll rely on the more traditional objective evaluations: OPS (on base percentage plus slugging percentage) , WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched), Runs Created, ERC (Component ERA), GB/FB (ground ball to fly ball ratio), K/9 (strikeouts per nine innings), K/BB (strikeouts to walks ratio), BB%, etc., but we'll also look to rely on some of the more recent variations: VORP (value over replacement player), Relative Performance, EqAve (equivalent average), EqOBP (equivalent on base percentage), EqSLG (equivalent slugging percentage), BIP% (balls put into play percentage), wOBA (weighted on base average), Range Factor, PMR (probabilistic model of range) and Zone Rating.

 

That said, we will continue to stress the importance of our subjective evaluations. Succinctly stated, we believe that a combination of quality objective and subjective analysis will allow us to maximize our probability of success and to make the best possible decisions.

 

That's exactly word for word something Jim Hendry wouldn't say.

[SouthSideRyan]

Ohhh frick.

[treebird]

let's hope bill plaschke tricked a woman into giving him a son at some point

 

young plaschke your time is nigh

[nilodnayr]

Congrats, Jake:

 

Q & A with Neal Huntington[/url]"]The Pirates upper management has widely ignored OBP (on base percentage) in the past. How important will OBP be in player evaluation under your leadership?

-- Eric S., Pennsboro, W.Va

 

We are going to utilize several objective measures of player performance to evaluate and develop players. We'll rely on the more traditional objective evaluations: OPS (on base percentage plus slugging percentage) , WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched), Runs Created, ERC (Component ERA), GB/FB (ground ball to fly ball ratio), K/9 (strikeouts per nine innings), K/BB (strikeouts to walks ratio), BB%, etc., but we'll also look to rely on some of the more recent variations: VORP (value over replacement player), Relative Performance, EqAve (equivalent average), EqOBP (equivalent on base percentage), EqSLG (equivalent slugging percentage), BIP% (balls put into play percentage), wOBA (weighted on base average), Range Factor, PMR (probabilistic model of range) and Zone Rating.

 

That said, we will continue to stress the importance of our subjective evaluations. Succinctly stated, we believe that a combination of quality objective and subjective analysis will allow us to maximize our probability of success and to make the best possible decisions.

 

That's exactly word for word something Jim Hendry wouldn't say.

Or wouldn't understand.

[Balsa]

Ohhh frick.

Yep. We better enjoy the next two years.