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The Talented Mr. Roto: 50 facts and 25 things

By Matthew Berry
ESPN.com

Friday, March 20, 2009

What's the famous quote? There's lies, damned lies and statistics? And that's sort of true. But not really. It's not the stats that are the problem, just the context in which they are presented. To wit: In his last 14 games of 2008, "Player A" had very strong 83-27 strikeout-to-walk numbers in 87 innings and lowered his batting average against in the second half by more than 30 points. "Player B," meanwhile, won only five games after the All-Star break with a 4.74 ERA, a disturbing trend ...

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