By The Numbers
Small "Sample", dept.

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22 - How many baserunners + runs has J.A. Happ coughed up (8 innings)

40% or so - How many fastballs has he thrown this spring

70% or so - How many fastballs did he throw during his surge last year

HARDER - is it easier or harder to master 3-4 pitches than 2

NO IDEA - Why would you trade for 2H2014 J.A. Happ and then reinvent him

SSI - What blog do the Mariners fail to heed

DISASTER - Where does this always lead

ELIAS - Who should be encouraging Happ to continue to work on his changeup

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2,427 - what is the average RPM of a Dominic Leone fastball

#1 - Where did this rank on the M's staff in 2014

GUN BARREL RIFLING - when did the Klingons realize that spin is a plus for ballistics

11:0 - What is Tyler Olson's CTL ratio

0.00 - What is his ERA (six games)

11:5 - What is Olson's K to BaseRUNNER ratio

1179:1099 - What was Jesse Orosco's

4875:3843 - What was Randy Johnson's

Not Exactly - is Tyler Olson equal to Jesse Orosco, much less The Big Unit

About 3:2 - But what would be Olson's K/BR ratio if he executed like this in April

1+ ERA - What happens when you run such a K/BR ratio

AAA - Where are the M's going to put everyone except Leone and Rollins

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.351/.385/.541 - What is Austin Jackson's slash line 

0.25 - What is his EYE

0.06 - How often has he hit the ball 300 feet+ (twice in 37 AB's, I think)

"Component Stats" - What is it called when you look beneath results stats to skills stats

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vs LHP - Against whom will Ruggiano have to hit, if he's going to avoid being NL-Denorfia'ed

Sorry - Is Dr. D optimistic about Ricky Weeks stepping around a similar fate

Montero - Which former #5-in-baseball prospect will SSI not abandon

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.667 - Nelson Cruz SLG

6 - Nelson Cruz BB

2 - Nelson Cruz K

6 WAR - how many wins will Cruz' "2 WAR" be worth to the M's

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.677 - Miller SLG (0.84 EYE)

.688 - Zunino SLG (0.22 EYE)

20:1 - Odds that Miller outslugs Zunino in the real majors this year

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.387 - Dustin Ackley AVG

100% - How often Ackley will bunt against the shift, according to him

.300 AVG - the appropriate target for Ackley, if he actually bunts 25 times

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.310/.326/.524 - Logan Morrison slash line, ST 2015

.310/.326/.524 - What was Morrison's slash line, Aug-Sept 2015 (if I recall)

.310/.326/.524 - What does Morrison look like at the plate 

96 - How many RBI did Mike Blowers get in 1995, in the #6 slot behind HOF'ers

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Taijuan on TV tonite,

Dr D

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