FanGraphs: Matt Lindstrom trade makes a lot of sense for Astros

If Joe Sheehan signs off on this move, the world may very well end.

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Christina Karl will find a way to thumbs-down the trade in her transaction report over at BP later this week.

by AstroAndy on Dec 9, 2009 9:40 PM CST reply actions

FanGraphs makes a good point though

A large part of Lindstrom’s earlier career success was his miniscule HR/FB rate, which normalized this year. So I’m not sure we should expect around 3 ERA from him unless he gets lucky again. More likely, around 4 ERA, but that’s not terrible as long as it doesn’t result in too many blown saves.

by OremLK on Dec 9, 2009 10:13 PM CST reply actions

His groundball rate is good enough that an increase in HR/flyball doesn’t have a huge impact on his results. As fangraph notes, even with an average HR/fly rate, his HR/9 rate is less than 1. The Astros are showing a distinct preference for good groundball rates in recent signings (such as the NRIs).

by clack on Dec 9, 2009 10:58 PM CST up reply actions

Arnsberg

Has got his first reclamation project we’ve been speculating about here on TCB.

by Timothy De Block on Dec 10, 2009 7:32 AM CST reply actions

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