Showing posts with label Red Sox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red Sox. Show all posts

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Best Lineup - Boston Red Sox


Next up on my look at each teams most efficient lineup is the Boston Red Sox.  In this exercise the methodology is to use my simulator to find out which lineup wins the most games vs RH and LH pitchers.  I do this by making the team of interest the "away" team, playing against a "make believe" team whose stats don't change from one sim to the next. In fact no stats (or input projections) change for either team, the only difference from one simulation to the next is the lineup of the team of interest.  For player projections, I am using ZIPs projections which are available on Fangraphs. The lineup results will only be as good as the projections.  Keep in mind, the results are not intended to match what a certain teams manager is most likely to do during the season.  In fact, I know that many of the results will not happen due to manager philosophies and veteran favoritism but these are the most optimal lineups that the simulator spit out.  In some cases the top couple of lineups had very small differences in results. The starting nine players were taken from MLBDepthCharts website.

Previous teams:
AL: Angels | Rangers | Rays | Twins | Blue Jays | Indians | Athletics | Astros
NL: Mets | Cubs | Padres | Marlins | Reds | Giants | Brewers | Dodgers

                 Red Sox 2014 ZIPS Hitting Projections
K%BB%AVEOBPSLGOPSwOBA
Shane Victorino13.4%6.6%0.2690.3310.4200.7510.331
Dustin Pedroia11.1%9.3%0.2850.3520.4250.7770.340
David Ortiz15.5%12.9%0.2960.3860.5520.9380.377
Mike Napoli30.5%12.2%0.2410.3420.4660.8080.350
Xander Bogaerts23.6%8.0%0.2670.3310.4290.7600.333
Daniel Nava20.8%8.8%0.2570.3440.3840.7280.322
Jonny Gomes26.9%11.4%0.2360.3350.4080.7430.327
Jackie Bradley23.3%8.4%0.2450.3220.3750.6970.308
Will Middlebrooks26.0%5.2%0.2490.2910.4250.7160.312
A.J. Pierzynski15.4%2.9%0.2670.2970.4300.7270.312


See the results after the jump

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Cardinals vs Red Sox - World Series Game 6 Simulation Results



                                 Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankCardinalsRed SoxOccurrencesRankCardinalsRed SoxOccurrences
1234699951065999
2124294652755618
3343860453575295
4323163254825002
5212938655834855
6132604456704782
7452558857764773
8432550958814687
9312455359284549
10012450560384438
11242428461844241
12422346462184058
13411955363074032
14021897164483684
15141884465853471
16201712466783422
17521699267923249
18251695368583121
19531689869803114
20541683470932932
21351669871292878
22101652572912862
23031538073392745
24301510674862736
25511480675082612
26561466876682582
27151327777192539
28401310678942513
29621192879492273
30041160880872170
31631160081952157
32361157482901906
332610701831021880
346110696841031799
356410389852101736
364610098861011706
3750996087591703
3865950888091692
3916921289961669
40058388903101632
41728029911101556
4273763992891538
43677575931041538
4460729994691491
45717074954101390
46276994961051237
4737678597971228
4874661998791145
49476430991001117
501762441005101078

World Series Remaining Game Odds


With a maximum of two games remaining in the 2013 World Series this is the last installment of the reverse engineered game odds.  The only unknown left is the odds for Game #7.  The Game #6 odds and the final series winner odds are both out and from those two knowns we can reverse engineer what the Game #7 odds are (or should be).

     Individual Game Odds
Game # Red SoxCardinals
Game 1100%0%
Game 20%100%
Game 30%100%
Game 4100%0%
Game 5100%0%
Game 653.16%46.84%
Game 755.75%44.25%
Series79.27%20.73%

And using the nifty spreadsheet calculator that one of my readers made for me, we can also see the chances that each team wins the series in X number of games.  There are only three possible outcomes left obviously and they are the Red Sox winning in six or seven games or the Cardinals winning in seven games.  Here is another table showing those odds.

ResultChance %Odds
79.27%
Red Sox in 40.0%NA
Red Sox in 50.0%NA
Red Sox in 653.16%0.88
Red Sox in 726.11%2.83
20.73%
Cardinals in 40.0%NA
Cardinals in 50.0%NA
Cardinals in 60.0%NA
Cardinals in 720.73%3.82

Monday, October 28, 2013

Red Sox vs Cardinals - World Series Game 5 Simulation Results




                                       Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankRed SoxCardinalsOccurrencesRankRed SoxCardinalsOccurrences
11246055173565
22345165271558
33434435360552
42132145418502
53231805557495
60128735675485
71328205738453
84324225876424
93123625908418
102423596029396
111422556170377
120222396283375
134522336382374
141021426419367
154221176548351
160319866681348
172017936739343
184117716858316
192517486984308
200416727009304
211516597185277
223515587278276
235415337349256
243015127492254
255214817580249
2653147176110231
275112537786228
2826124978210225
295612167968225
300511888093216
314011678191211
3216115082010204
3336113283310198
346310038487198
35629588594193
36469188659165
37179128795164
386485788410162
39068548990159
406584490103149
41508289169144
422781492211143
436179293101141
443770494111137
45476369596135
46076069689128
477459797102127
48675959897123
497257899011118
5028571100311113

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Red Sox vs Cardinals - World Series Game 4 Simulation Results




                                       Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankRed SoxCardinalsOccurrencesRankRed SoxCardinalsOccurrences
12341345171665
21236035276629
33433915357598
43228665460569
52126745507561
64325355628542
71323735783530
84523285882528
92422805938514
103121636018493
114221536184465
121419646285447
130119036348444
145417746481441
154117016570433
162516856619420
170216726708376
183516526878376
195316436958370
205216197039366
211015937129360
222015627286351
230315447393340
241515347480315
255614967592308
265113727694301
273013427768300
280412507891292
296312097949290
302611758087272
3136115081210251
3262111882110240
336411088309233
341610858495221
3565108385410214
3640105986310207
3705104487102206
384610238859205
396190989103200
40678179089196
41508079196196
42178039269182
432779393104179
443777994101172
457476195211158
460675996311157
47737599790157
48477139897149
497269899010148
5075667100105141

Friday, October 25, 2013

Red Sox vs Cardinals - World Series Game Three Simulation Results




                                       Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankRed SoxCardinalsOccurrencesRankRed SoxCardinalsOccurrences
1234294851755988
2123938652475746
3343457953825340
4323443754835065
5213166955704965
6432755856764930
7312597257574921
8132525558814567
9422495459844314
10452328560284309
11242319961074220
12012184862383973
13412050463183933
14141989464853770
15101895365923396
16201840766483313
17521829567933118
18531803068803091
19021786969783048
20541779170862962
21251675071912951
22351621372582838
23301613173942740
24031591174082668
25511474075292637
26151416876392536
27561320777192466
28401271778872355
29041251679682297
30631247580952069
31621218981902041
32641105882492002
332610874831021900
343610684841031839
356110537851011815
36651010886961761
37509662872101657
38469613881041615
3916958989091598
4005930390591591
41728209913101532
42737940921101475
4374745893691314
44717135941051314
45607028951001238
4667686296971230
4727678897891202
48376475984101178
49176343991121149
500663121001131092

World Series Individual Game Odds Reverse Engineered


Here are the odds of each remaining World Series game based on the knowledge of the Vegas odds that each team wins the World Series and the Vegas odds for games 1,2 and 3.  The odds for games 1,2 and 3 give us a good approximation for the odds in games 5,6 and 7 and we can move the game four odds around in such a way that the chances for each team winning the series match the Vegas odds.

Here is a look at the table with the individual game odds.

Game #Red SoxCardinals
Game 1100.0%0.0%
Game 20.0%100.0%
Game 350.6%49.4%
Game 449.3%50.7%
Game 545.9%54.1%
Game 652.0%48.0%
Game 758.6%41.4%
Series52.4%47.6%

And here is a table with the chances of the series ending with one team winning in X number of games.

ResultChance %Odds
52.4%
Red Sox in 40.0%NA
Red Sox in 511.5%7.73
Red Sox in 619.0%4.28
Red Sox in 722.0%3.55
47.6%
Cardinals in 40.0%NA
Cardinals in 513.5%6.38
Cardinals in 618.5%4.40
Cardinals in 715.5%5.43

Notes
- HFA of 4% is assumed
- Data was computed with spreadsheet provided by one of my readers.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

World Series Individual Game Odds


Vegas has come out and given the Red Sox a 68.75% chance of winning the World Series.  So I am going to try to reverse engineer the odds of the remaining games as if we didn't know who the pitchers were, just where the games were being played (no advanced handicapping).  What we know is that the Red Sox were a 53.9% favorite in Game #1 and are a 53.4% favorite in Game #2.  Knowing the odds in Game #1 gives me a hint at the odds in Game #5 (assuming 4 man rotations and HFA of 4%), so I am going to subtract 8% from the Game #1 odds and give the Red Sox a 45.9% chance of winning Game #5.  I can do a similar thing with the Game #6 odds, as I can copy the Game #2 odds as that game will be played in the same park.  Now I just need to massage the numbers in games 3,4,5 and 7 in an attempt to make the Red Sox chances of winning come as close to 68.75% as possible.  The game 7 odds will be an 8% difference of the game 3 odds.

Using the nifty spreadsheet that my reader gave me in one of the previous similar exercises I did in the NLCS we come up with the following table of individual game odds needed to have the Red Sox be 68.75% favorites to win the World Series following the Game #1 results.  To take this to the next level you would break down the odds of games three and four by looking at the probably starting pitchers.  Where one of the two games would move up in odds, the other would need to move down.

Game #Red SoxCardinals
Game 1100.0%0.0%
Game 253.4%46.6%
Game 349.7%51.2%
Game 449.7%51.2%
Game 545.9%51.2%
Game 653.4%46.6%
Game 757.7%43.2%
Series68.7%31.3%

And below is the table that shows the percent chances and odds of each possible result in the World Series.

ResultChance %Odds
68.7%
Red Sox in 413.2%6.58
Red Sox in 517.5%4.70
Red Sox in 620.1%3.98
Red Sox in 717.9%4.59
31.3%
Cardinals in 40.0%NA
Cardinals in 56.4%14.58
Cardinals in 611.8%7.47
Cardinals in 713.1%6.62


Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Cardinals vs Red Sox - World Series Game #2 Simulation




                                     Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankCardinalsRed SoxOccurrencesRankCardinalsRed SoxOccurrences
12345545106629
21241575275570
33438035357565
43230295483558
52128105576522
61326295681490
74525965782483
84324915870470
93123925938466
102423806018463
110123266184442
124222786228431
131418646307403
140218556448379
154118056578351
162517366685351
175417146793334
185316906858331
193516846980322
205216577092322
212015417139299
220315237291298
231015167386297
245614977429286
255114477568274
263014177608263
271513617719259
280411867895256
294011537949252
306211528087248
313611498194248
3263113682102213
3326112283103203
3464102984210202
3561102385101198
364610198690193
376598287310179
38169268809177
395092589104175
40728589059171
410585491110170
42738059269169
43677829389155
447175094410150
45277089596150
467468596105146
473768397100135
48476719897126
491765199211123
5060639100510120

Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Red Sox vs Rays - ALDS Game #4 Simulation Results




                            Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankRed SoxRaysOccurrencesRankRed SoxRaysOccurrences
12337225147686
23435405276677
31230635384671
43228775457655
54526415505648
64325955681616
74223465717603
82122895885566
92422655993514
103122156070500
111320396192495
125320076206481
135219566338481
145418566494464
154117996528441
163517406686439
171416206748437
185616176878425
192516086991409
206315487058399
215114887195362
226214487207353
230114037380342
246412867468337
252012817587337
260212337618336
2765121877102329
283012097839301
291512087929292
304611678096290
3136116581103284
326111548219272
3310113483104270
347210728449269
3503105385101236
367310498690230
3740103287310222
382610198859222
397497289105221
40679009097202
41718769169196
42048359208191
43508229389189
441680294112185
457579595210183
463776496113180
47277499779163
488373298106163
498270299110158
5060694100410156

Saturday, October 05, 2013

Rays vs Red Sox - ALDS Game #2 Simulation Results




                                    Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankRaysRed SoxOccurrences RankRaysRed SoxOccurrences
1234099 5176652
2343613 5217622
3123298 5382585
4322790 5483568
5452692 5560561
6432431 5606542
7242373 5728540
8212246 5838534
9132184 5984527
10422150 6078499
11312042 6148478
12561768 6218470
13351745 6358466
14531739 6481463
15141731 6570441
16411719 6685436
17251705 6793434
18541702 6892424
19521693 6907415
20011630 7039393
21021413 7129365
22361361 7286358
23511306 7391345
24641248 7468341
25151234 7587328
26631234 7694320
27031226 7749319
28461215 7819312
29621215 7995301
30201208 8080300
31261137 8108284
32301117 82102284
33651087 8359274
34101080 84310261
35401029 85103255
3604969 86104242
3761966 8796239
3867921 88210231
3972896 8969228
4073868 9089228
4174861 91101209
4216855 92110203
4347841 9390195
4437824 9409194
4527802 95105192
4675734 9679186
4750731 97410181
4857699 98113177
4971689 9997175
5005678 100510171

Friday, October 04, 2013

Rays vs Red Sox - ALDS Game #1 Simulation Results




Top 100 Most Likely Final Scores
RankRaysRed SoxOccurrences RankRaysRed SoxOccurrences
12337101 51736863
23435129 52486623
31230573 53726542
44527358 54756541
52422768 55766316
63222302 56076304
71322020 57786117
84320521 58586093
93518616 59295873
105618527 60505641
112518485 61395556
122118341 62195161
131418255 63715096
144217097 64834876
150116066 65084840
165415964 66844675
173115754 67684652
183614794 68494635
191514606 69824391
200214557 70854323
215314501 712104135
222613621 72604084
230313356 73864013
244613072 743103905
255212524 75593895
264112246 761103653
271611851 77813519
280411333 78873477
296710974 79093466
302710462 80693301
316510431 814103282
326410413 82893177
333710381 83933177
344710280 84943016
356310083 85703015
36519626 86922905
37109569 87952833
38059483 882112682
39209439 893112637
40179125 905102588
41629071 91792558
42578151 92962546
43068105 930102433
44308101 941112403
45288063 95912349
46387574 964112204
47187250 97972087
48747149 981032079
49617098 99802029
50407055 1006101955

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Red Sox vs Dodgers - Weekend Series Simulation Results


Series Results...

DayAwayHomeAway StarterHome StarterFavoriteAway RSHome RSWin ProbabilityTotal RS
FridayRed SoxDodgersJohn LackeyRicky NolascoDodgers3.6483.77754.1307.425
SaturdayRed SoxDodgersJon LesterHyun-Jin RyuDodgers3.2103.85959.8617.069
SundayRed SoxDodgersJake PeavyChris CapuanoDodgers3.5163.81856.3657.334

Simulation Boxscore for Friday's game


Note: One million games simulated.