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pklong
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Can anyone tell me how useful Strand Rate is? Is it worth taking into consideration when evaluating a pitcher?
1/9/2012 2:35 PM
contrarian23
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Not at all.
1/9/2012 2:38 PM
pklong
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Wouldn't a high strand rate imply the pitcher is less effective than he appears?
1/9/2012 2:50 PM
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I'm not sure, but the point is that WIS does not use that stat at all in determining the outcome of a plate appearance. 
1/9/2012 3:05 PM
pklong
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Thanks!
1/9/2012 3:08 PM
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When drafting pitchers, look at hr/9#, oav# and bb/9#-- these will have the most correlation on how a pitcher performs.  If that is too complex for you then look at erc# or whip# and hr/9#.
1/9/2012 3:11 PM
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I look at strand rate at the end of my seasons because it's easy to calculate, but it's more for my own amusement. It does not help when drafting.
1/9/2012 10:50 PM
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Personally, I give more consideration to a pitcher's ERC# and his history, regardless of his BB/9#, because there are tons of pitchers in the sim who walk very few batters, but who get clobbered bigtime.  I'd gladly take a pitcher with sub 2.00 ERC# who walks more than 3 batters per 9 innings, over a pitcher with a 2.40 ERC# who walks less than one batter per 9 innings.

1/10/2012 12:45 AM
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Strand rate is like TV Guide on your wedding night.
1/10/2012 2:00 AM
mixtroy
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Not if you just married Courtney Love. lol
1/10/2012 9:31 AM
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Posted by boogerlips on 1/10/2012 2:00:00 AM (view original):
Strand rate is like TV Guide on your wedding night.
When evaluating pitchers, I look at WHIP. And a whip is also good on your wedding night.
1/10/2012 8:26 PM
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