The Astros, Windows, and Waves
A term that has increasingly made itself a part of the baseball lexicon is “window”. The window of any given team supposedly opens and shuts as that team becomes competitive for a time and...
Monthly Archive: August 2019
Complete Games in Decline, but Disproportionately So
It’s no surprise that the amount of innings that starting pitchers throw each year is on the decline. It has been covered already here, in fact. That prior post emphasized an innings threshold that...
Julio Teheran, and Where Expectations Diverge from Reality
When evaluating pitcher performance, xFIP is a logical place to start. It controls for the various defenses that play behind any given pitcher, ballpark effects, and the sequencing of plays. There is good evidence...
Fantastic Swings and When to Expect Them
The purpose of this post is to briefly examine swing and contact data. Specifically, it will take a look at those players whose swing decisions are most and least impacted by the traditional strike...
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