Best of Small Sample Size From 1st 1/2

[closetjaysfan]

Lets limit it to the Jays.

 

I'll ante with the obvious one:

 

Russell Martin has a higher Def rating at 3B (0.2) in 1 inning than at C (0.1) in 599 innings. Conclusion, Russell Martin should replace Donaldson at 3B for the remainder of the season.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=fld&lg=all&qual=0&type=1&season=2016&month=0&season1=2016&ind=0&team=14&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0

[King]

Zeke and Barney have higher fWAR than Bautista.

[King]

Ryan Goins has the same fWAR as Justin Upton.

[Cyborg]

Ryan Goins has the same fWAR as Justin Upton.

Ryan Goins has the best ERA in the league.

[King]

Nice one!

[o2cui2i]

Ryan Goins has the best ERA in the league.

 

and after one inning his arm fell off....

[Grant77]

J.A. Happ has a higher batting average than Bryce Harper.

[closetjaysfan]

Sanchez has now has an ERA of 9.00 in 1 IP of relief this season (at the ASG). We should probably just demote him rather than sticking him in the bullpen to preserve his inning cap.

[Angrioter]

Jake Lamb is the best steal of the midseason. Literally, Boxy!

[STLJaysFan]

This may not be relevant, but does anyone know the Blue Jays record in the first half when they wore the road grey uniforms versus the blue alternates when they were the visiting team? I read somewhere last year that the Blue Jays, I believe, wore their traditional road grey uniforms the least out of all mlb teams the few prior seasons. Apparently, the pitchers choose the uniforms for the game they're starting unless the home team is wearing something of a similar colour? Is that correct? Since last season, after the trade deadline, I remember the Jays wearing their road greys only ONCE, and that includes playoffs, and that was a game in Tampa where the Rays were wearing their blue alternates, so the Jays were "stuck" wearing their road greys that one game. So I believe David Price only wore the road greys that ONE game while he was in the dugout (he wasn't pitching that day). I've noticed Estrada and Happ choose the blue jerseys fairly often when they pitch, regardless if they're at home or on the road. Personally, I don't like alternative uniforms or hats. You should wear your road jersey on the road and the home jersey at home, just like the Yankees do. The player who ALWAYS wore the blue alternate jersey when he pitched was Matt Clement when he was with the Cubs. It drove me and my brother crazy!!! EVERY game, he would be wearing the blue Cubs jersey on the mound! I actually googled it and found an article where he mentioned that he likes how that jersey felt on his body versus the other ones. I never saw him in the Cubs road greys on the mound, and also the home pinstripe whites, but supposedly he was "forced" to wear the home whites during a Cubs home opener one year when he was starting. Just found that interesting.