To B Or Not To D

[MFS62]

Its mid year.
Time for report cards.
What grade would you give each of them?

Later

[RealityChuck]

Carlos Delgado - B+
Jose Valentin -- B+
Jose Reyes - A
David Wright - A+
Paul Lo Duca - B
Cliff Floyd - B-
Carlos Beltran - A+
Xavier Nady - B+
Endy Chavez - A
Chris Woodward - B
Julio Franco - B-
Lastings Millege - B-
Ramon Castro - B
Eli Merrero - incomplete

Tom Glavine - A
Pedro Martinez - A-
Steve Trachsel - B
El Duque - B
Alay Soler - C-
Jose Lima - F-
Billy Wagner - A-
Aaron Heilman - B-
Duaner Sanchez - B+
Chad Bradford - B
Darren Oliver - B
Pedro Feliciano - B-
Heath Bell - C

[MFS62]

Using Chuck's format:

Starters:
Carlos Delgado - B+
Jose Valentin -- B+
Jose Reyes - A
David Wright - A+
Paul Lo Duca - C+
Cliff Floyd - C
Carlos Beltran - A+
Xavier Nady - B

Reserves:
Endy Chavez - A
Chris Woodward - B-
Julio Franco - B
Lastings Millege - C
Ramon Castro - B
Eli Marrero - incomplete

Starters:
Tom Glavine - A
Pedro Martinez - A-
Steve Trachsel - B
El Duque - B
Maine - not rememberable - D
Jose Lima - O for oy vey
Alay Soler - incomplete

Bullpen:
Billy Wagner - A-
Aaron Heilman - C
Duaner Sanchez - B+
Chad Bradford - B
Darren Oliver - B
Pedro Feliciano - B-
Heath Bell - D for down to Norfolk again

Later

[Vic Sage]

David Wright - A
Carlos Beltran - A
Jose Reyes -- A-
Carlos Delgado -- B+
Jose Valentin -- B
Paul Lo Duca - B
Xavier Nady - B
Endy Chavez - B
Julio Franco - B
Ramon Castro - B
Chris Woodward - C
Lastings Millege - C
Cliff Floyd - C-
Eli Merrero - incomplete

Tom Glavine - A-
Pedro Martinez - A-
Billy Wagner - A-
Duaner Sanchez - B+
Chad Bradford - B
El Duque - B
Darren Oliver - B
Pedro Feliciano - B-
Aaron Heilman - C+
Steve Trachsel - C
Heath Bell - C-
Alay Soler - D
JGonzalez - F
Jose Lima - F
Bannister - incomplete
Maine - incomplete

[seawolf17]

David Wright - A
Carlos Beltran - A
Jose Reyes - A
Carlos Delgado - A-
Xavier Nady - B
Endy Chavez - B
Julio Franco - B
Paul Lo Duca - B
Ramon Castro - C+
Jose Valentin - C+
Lastings Millege - C
Cliff Floyd - C-
Chris Woodward - D
Eli Merrero - incomplete

Tom Glavine - A
Pedro Martinez - A-
Billy Wagner - B+
Duaner Sanchez - B+
Chad Bradford - B
Darren Oliver - B
Pedro Feliciano - B-
Orlando Hernandez - C+
Aaron Heilman - C+
Steve Trachsel - C
Heath Bell - C-
Alay Soler - D
Jeremi Gonzalez - F
Jose Lima - F-
Brian Bannister - incomplete
John Maine - incomplete

[Guest ABG]

David Wright - A
Carlos Beltran - A
Jose Reyes - A
Carlos Delgado - B+
Xavier Nady - B-
Endy Chavez - B
Julio Franco - B
Paul Lo Duca - B-
Ramon Castro - B-
Jose Valentin - B
Lastings Millege - C-
Cliff Floyd - D
Chris Woodward - C
Eli Merrero - incomplete

Tom Glavine - A-
Pedro Martinez - B+
Billy Wagner - B
Duaner Sanchez - A-
Chad Bradford - B
Darren Oliver - B
Pedro Feliciano - B-
Orlando Hernandez - C+
Aaron Heilman - B
Steve Trachsel - C
Heath Bell - C-
Alay Soler - D
Jeremi Gonzalez - F
Jose Lima - F-
Brian Bannister - incomplete
John Maine - incomplete

[Frayed Knot]

The Hardball Times gives the Mets a mid-term report card.

[Elster88]

The concept of a FIP, Fielding Independent Pitching ERA, intrigues me.

[seawolf17]

Elster88 wrote: The concept of a FIP, Fielding Independent Pitching ERA, intrigues me.

I'm just glad they finally refined the formula. It used to be based exclusively on strikeouts and lineouts back to the pitcher.

"Every player's FIP is 0.00! That can't be right!"