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Inside The Numbers - Why’d we choose this Hamilton guy over Torii?

Found March 03, 2013 on Angelswin: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Gregory Bird
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels
  By Gregory Bird, AngelsWin.com Columnist  --  Welcome to the new Inside The Numbers Feature. I’m Greg and I’ll be taking over this AngelsWin.com feature for the 2013 season. I hope to provide the same high quality analysis that AngelsWin.com is known for. My articles will be focused on the current Angels roster through the lens of sabermetrics. I also hope to give insight into how the Angels’ front office might be thinking when they make their decisions. I’m sorry, up front, that I may sound like a JeDi apologist (to be fair I really like his moves so far.) But what I really want to do is to dig a little deeper and understand better the game and team we all love. I don’t claim to be an expert but I do want to spark intelligent, thoughtful conversation based on the facts of the game. So, why did JeDi let Torii go and sign Hamilton to a 5 year deal? This question has been kicked around this offseason. It is a fair question. Much of the analysis I’ve read says that Josh is...
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