Cubbish Infographics and Other Cool Stuff

[MRubio52]

I'm working on kind of a long article on roster construction and how successful teams build. It has a Cubs focus and what we can expect/look for the Cubs to do over the next few years.

Here is a graphic that will be featured in the article detailing the different approaches each team uses:

It details the WAR contributions each type of acquisition made for their respective teams. I split them into 5 types:

• Drafted WAR - Players acquired via the June Draft
• Traded WAR - Players acquired via trade
• Free Agent WAR - Free Agents
• Am. Free Agent WAR - This is a wider net, hits guys who weren't drafted for one reason or another
• Other WAR - Rule 5, Waivers, Purchased contracts, (Yu Darvish) etc. etc.

Notes:
I used WAR because it's easy to use WAR, I'm familiar with WAR, and it illustrates in a much more elegant manner than any other alternatives.
I have thoughts but I'll save those. Content to just share for now.

 

[MRubio52]

Ha, so it auto shrinks.

Full size here:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/348fbf2cc3836c12df759acb2bcb85e5/tumblr_mf96xqCP4v1qzeh82o1_1280.jpg

 

[dabynsky]

That is an awesome chart. Now I don't want to write anything because I can't compete with those graphics.

 

[Rice Cube]

You can write without awesome graphics as long as the story doesn't suck

 

[dabynsky]

Well the story sucking was a guarantee.

 

[MRubio52]

That is an awesome chart. Now I don't want to write anything because I can't compete with those graphics.

If there was a chart that charted my anger while making this chart it would be all off the charts. My anger I mean, not the chart.

Trust me, you're better off without the graphics.

 

[MRubio52]

For some reason the Tigers war values are flipped. Am. Free Agent and Traded War should be reversed. I'll fix that for the final graphs.

 

[Rice Cube]

For some reason the Tigers war values are flipped. Am. Free Agent and Traded War should be reversed. I'll fix that for the final graphs.

Game of inches...

 

[MRubio52]

Game of inches...

I fucking hate excel sometimes.

most times.

 

[MRubio52]

Preview with more pretty charts and stuff:

http://99sportsproblems.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/fun-with-charts-and-stuff/#

Will be up at WSD Thursday.

 

[JosMin]

Really enjoy this so far! Very cool!

 

[MRubio52]

Thanks. It's set to go live tomorrow morning.

 

[MRubio52]

Here it is, full on in depth playoff roster analysis.

http://worldseriesdreaming.com/2012/12/20/roster-construction/

 

[Rice Cube]

It's a :fap: ing good time.

 

[dabynsky]

This should be submitted to MLB Trade Rumors. Nao!

 

[Rice Cube]

This should be submitted to MLB Trade Rumors. Nao!

DONE

 

[MRubio52]

Aight.

So I have a lot of time until opening day, what I'm doing (there will be a White Sox one as well), is going back and first: charting the Cubs opening day starter by WAR in the season they were the Opening Day starter, and 2. Listing and charting all other pitchers that made 20 starts.

It's a big project, I'll try and go back until 1992, but it's for the funs and stuff.

Also WSD has a new font.

 

[MRubio52]

We are looking at Jeff Samardzija and his weird June...

He's a preview of some of the graphics I'm working on for this story.