At the time of this writing the Washington Nationals lead their National League championship series against the St. Louis Cardinals two games to none. The Nationals’ path to this point was not a linear...
In what is quickly becoming an annual tradition, MLB recently set yet another record for the number of strikeouts in a season. 2019 is also a year dominated by home runs. Meanwhile walks, or...
MiLB’s regular season has recently come to an end. Affiliated ball, and those individuals who play in it, is increasingly scrutinized as teams and fans alike keep an eye on the future of the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In baseball, sooner or later, everyone disappears. From those who secured rare 10-and-5 rights, to those who played long enough to experience free agency, and for those whose big league appearances can be counted...
As its title indicates, this post aims to address whether or not a pitcher’s fastball velocity corresponds to, or is predictive of, how often he turns to that pitch. One would imagine that the...
The Home Run Derby took place very recently. Pete Alonso won. But this post will not really be about this year’s Home Run Derby. Rather, it will be about the wake of the Home...
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