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To: Tom Haley (thaley120791@jetmail.ca)
From: Ty Williams (knuckler_ty49@speedmail.com)
November 26, 2020
Hey Tom,
I'll apologize in advance if the mood of this email isn't all bright and sunshiny.
I really hope I didn't make a huge mistake when I started seeing Megan. I don't mean that asking her out was a mistake. She is terrific, and we get along great.
I just mean that I was figuring the Blue Jays would offer me a contract. They didn't, and now I'm a free agent. Unless they open the negotiations back up again, I'll be leaving Toronto, and who knows where I'll end up? I could even be out of baseball. And if I am, could I even come back to Canada to live? You might know what the Canadian laws about that kind of thing might be.
I really had a decent season for the Blue Jays. I never paid too much attention to a lot of the stats they use now, but my agent showed me some pretty cool things, and now I am learning more about how the stats show how well I really pitched.
I seem to remember you know what VORP means, so I won't bore you with the explanation again. Anyway, mine was 21.0 last year. Basically, I was that much more valuable than the guys they could sign off waivers or bring up from the minors. I looked yours up, and dude, mine was actually better! I'm just kidding you. You're a 4-time All-Star and I don't have a job. Still, I didn't stink last year.
I saw something else called FIP, for "Fielding Independent Pitching." It looks like an ERA, and mine was 4.40, which is a little better than the league's. So was my ERA, for that matter.
Hopefully someone will look at my VORP and FIP and decide I'm worth a chance. I hope it's Toronto. I never thought I would be talking about VORPs and FIPs, but welcome to the new world.
I'll let you know if anything good happens. Tell Trish hello for me, and have fun with your son. I'm sure you are really enjoying being a dad. I'm happy for you.
Later,
Ty
Ty Williams finished the season with a 12-9 record and a 4.46 ERA. He started 23 games and made 13 relief appearances, working a total of 183.2 innings. He allowed 180 hits, walked 57, and struck out 161.
As Ty told you, his VORP and FIP reinforce the conclusion that he pitched fairly well, and he was an asset to his team. I would think he'd make a fine addition to someone's pitching staff.
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