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• More support for batting Kendall 9th

  As was reported earlier on this blog , there is some support out there for the general concept of batting your pitcher 8th. In that case, they looked at Tony LaRussa's decision to do so last year. Now, Dan Fox over at Baseball Prospectus , has some... Posted Mar 21 2008, 03:38 PM by Ryan Topp With | With no comments Filed under: Milwaukee Brewers, Sabermetrics, Jason Kendall, Ned Yost

• Expect the unexpected?

  There has been a lot already made of Manager Ned Yost's decision to bat catcher Jason Kendall 9th this year, moving the pitcher up a spot to hitting 8th. The move is backed by analysis done by some in the Sabermetric community as having the potential... Posted Mar 21 2008, 03:28 PM by Ryan Topp With | With 2 comment(s) Filed under: Milwaukee Brewers, Sabermetrics, Jason Kendall, Ned Yost