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Star-Ledger: Computer finds Edwar Ramirez

“Fellow Travelers, we have a new catchphrase: “Statistics found him.” I hope you’ll pardon…but I clipped it from ESPN’s Rob Neyer.

If anyone deserves credit for the Yankees’ discovery of Edwar Ramirez, it’s a computer.

“Statistics found him,” Billy Eppler, the team’s director of professional scouting, said yesterday.

...While Eppler looked for players who had been recently released by other organizations, Troy Caradonna—the assistant director of baseball operations in the team’s Tampa offices—checked statistics of the independent leagues.

Caradonna found Ramirez in the United League: 1.07 ERA, 46 strikeouts and 10 walks in 25 1/3 innings for Edinburg (Texas).

“We didn’t send anybody in to look,” Eppler said. “I looked at a few old reports, didn’t see anything (negative), and made a couple of phone calls checking on (mental) makeup.”

Repoz Posted: July 18, 2007 at 01:16 AM | 12 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. JRVJ (formerly Delta Socrates) Posted: July 18, 2007 at 02:00 AM (#2444410)

Well, statistics sure ain't finding him in the back of JT's pen....

2. TakeandRake Posted: July 18, 2007 at 03:16 AM (#2444593)

Ha, well if they fall anymore behind, they might have nothing to lose but to try him out in the pen.

3. Best Regards, Larry M. Posted: July 18, 2007 at 03:20 AM (#2444600)

Hey, they've gained 4 games in their last 9 games. They're on the cusp of being back in it.

4. Cowboy Popup Posted: July 18, 2007 at 03:20 AM (#2444601)

they might have nothing to lose but to try him out in the pen.

You would think so, but when they were up 12-0, Joe didn't pitch him. When they were up 7-3, Joe didn't him. There haven't been many blowouts, one way or the other, since the 6th. That is still no ####### excuse for not pitching a guy with the upside Ramirez has. BAD JOE!

5. Los Angeles El Hombre of Anaheim

Posted: July 18, 2007 at 03:38 AM (#2444650)

This might be frustrating for Yankee fans, but c'mon, Joe's always been a "My Guys" kind of manager, and this new guy isn't one of "My Guys" yet. I'm trying to figure out how Proctor became one of "My Guys."

6. CookieMonster! Posted: July 18, 2007 at 04:05 AM (#2444683)

This travesty. Cookie Monster not need computer to find oatmeal raisin. If that your job, you invest blood and tears. Me go to ends of earth to find cookie. Me not rely on "model" to do me job. You think Cookie Monster wrangle Tibetan Thin Mint using Excel? No! Get head out of spreadsheet.

7. Hello Rusty Kuntz, Goodbye Rusty Cars Posted: July 18, 2007 at 04:13 AM (#2444703)

Cookie Monster needs to replace Joe Morgan on Sunday nights.

8. Mork Posted: July 18, 2007 at 04:34 AM (#2444737)

Computer says "yes"!

9. Lassus Posted: July 18, 2007 at 05:10 AM (#2444765)

Errrrrrrr you don't think that Joe had already heard this story of where Edwar's "scouting" came from and that is affecting his judgement and use of Ramirez? Even subconsciously? Ugh.

10. Rich Posted: July 18, 2007 at 07:17 AM (#2444802)

If only a computer could find to get Torre to use him.

11. Phil Coorey. Posted: July 18, 2007 at 09:45 AM (#2444824)

Computer says "yes"!

Tell me thats a little Britain joke...

12. Designated Sitter (GGC) Posted: July 18, 2007 at 02:09 PM (#2444913)

I'm not comfortable with the Fellow Traveler line.

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