City Pages: Spicer: Comparing the Twins and White Sox

Ekstranded in the stat jungle
That’s when; I found out they was a cookin me!

But given the ceaseless duel in the Central, and feeling no need nor desire to add further lament to the plight of our bullpen, now seems like a good time to compare the Twins and White Sox employing what I’ll call the “Ekstrand Index,” an homage to that truly engaging and amusing math teacher that really had no other option than to “D” me, Mr. David Ekstrand.

In short, this index aims to work as a tool comparing the overall value of non-pitchers. Perhaps during ensuing weeks or months, I’ll have a go at one charting pitchers as a means of fully mapping games for degenerate gambling purposes, but for now I’ve got this tool.

The Ekstrand Index plugs in numbers that I feel most crucial to a player’s overall contribution, both with the bat and glove. As you’ll note below, numbers slightly differ for DH’s, and are further separated for catchers. I’ve also slightly tweaked established indexes to compensate for the stats I’ve chosen.