tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post2365738475669182123..comments2024-02-13T06:56:14.486-05:00Comments on Walk Like a Sabermetrician: IBA Ballot: Rookie of the Yearphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-18723808319164084162012-11-05T17:20:04.283-05:002012-11-05T17:20:04.283-05:00My approach is based largely on runs above replace...My approach is based largely on runs above replacement, so I definitely tend to favor full season players, even if they don't play particularly well. Someone like Maldonado with around 250 PA is not going to fair well by that approach.<br /><br />I no longer vote for Manager, because I have no idea how to evaluate managers. I think if you look at this blog's archives, the last time I voted for Manager was in 2005, and I simply voted by which teams exceeded my pre-season expectations by the most, which is really an unsatisfactory method. So I've skipped it since.phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-35941380226145166922012-11-05T08:17:49.155-05:002012-11-05T08:17:49.155-05:00I've voted in the IBAs three years running, an...I've voted in the IBAs three years running, and I think the first two categories (Rookie and Manager of the Year) are far and away the most difficult. In the AL, I had Trout, Cespedes, Darvish, Moore, and Will Middlebrooks. I thought about "those A's pitchers," but, if I'm being honest, the fact that there was this whole gaggle of them made it a little intimidating, so I went with these other five.<br />In the NL, I went Harper-Miley as 1-2, as well. I had Aoki third, and then I had another Brewer (Martin Maldonado) fourth. Then, while you had Frazier as a Red, I, too, included a Red. But I included Zack Cozart. To me, nothing meaningfully separated Frazier and Cozart, and I just went with the "other one." Mike Fiers and Lucas Harrell were also considered.<br />Honestly, though, I find the down-ballot voting for MVP and Cy Young (which are hard enough) to be easier than Rookie and Manager. The former is difficult because it's guys you've never heard of, often not playing full seasons. The latter is difficult because, what do you judge them on?<br />Anyway, looking forward to the rest of the series.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304178130464809737noreply@blogger.com