Brewer Pitch Effectiveness, or who should throw what pitches and when

by Jordan M on Jun 8, 2009 2:28 PM CDT

Most of our readers are are familiar with the concept of linear weights for evaluating pitchers and hitters. The basic concept is, say if a batter hits a double or a pitcher gives up a double, there is an average runs gained for the team by that double-- if it's a leadoff double, a 2 out double, or...