As in the case of the genius who decided Ross Ohlendorf deserved a raise of $1,586,000 for winning one of 11 decisions for the Pirates last year. Sure, why not. The Pirates would have only won 56 games without his help.
According to Wikipedia, that bastion of factual accuracy, “Ohlendorf [who majored in Operations Research and Financial Engineering at Princeton University] completed his degree…in 2006 while in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ farm system. He received the George Mueller Award from the university for combining ‘high scholarly achievement in the study of engineering with quality performance in intercollegiate athletics.'”
I wonder if he would have given a 1-11 pitcher a raise had he been the arbitrator.
UPDATE: An observant reader notes that Ohlendorf won one of 12 decisions, not 11. Even better.
Remember Anthony Young of the Mets? He had consecutive seasons of 2-14/4.17 in 1992 and 1-16/3.77 in 1993 and lost 27 consecutive decisions. Wonder how much of a raise he would merit?
UPDATE, Feb 14 — Veteran baseball writer Murray Chass weighs in on the lastest Pirates’ loss.
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To be fair, in 9 of his 11 losses, the mighty Pirates scored 2 or fewer runs (0 runs 4 times, 1 run 1 time, 2 runs 4 times). In three of his no decisions they did likewise (2 runs twice, 1 run one other time). So maybe he should lose his case for not being a better hitter so he could drive in some runs for himself. But it’s hard to blame him for the Pirates being the Pirates.
Remember Anthony Young of the Mets? He had consecutive seasons of 2-14/4.17 in 1992 and 1-16/3.77 in 1993 and lost 27 consecutive decisions. Wonder how much of a raise he would merit?
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