Was 2020 a Death Knell for the 200 Inning Starter?
I have talked about the 200-inning threshold a couple times before. In the middle of the 2019 season, I checked up on the pitchers on pace to surpass that threshold. At the conclusion of...
Category: Qualitative
When is the Rangers’ Window?
Last offseason, I considered the Rangers’ “skinny rebuild” and posited that 2020 would be a crucial season for determining its success. Toward the conclusion of the regular season, Dan Szymborski of FanGraphs also wrote,...
A Quick Zack Wheeler Update
Late last year, Zack Wheeler got paid. For many, the thought that Wheeler was worth 118 million dollars was a stretch. That’s no knock on the pitcher either: Wheeler had combined for 60 starts...
Universal DH and The Defensive Spectrum
Among the rule changes implemented for the abbreviated 2020 MLB season, the introduction of a universal DH is a particularly polarizing one. For now, the universal DH will take effect for 2020 alone, but...
Drew Gagnon, Journeyman
Drew Gagnon is not, shall we say, a household name. Mets fans, holding all else equal, might be most familiar with his career, but particularly fastidious baseball fans might just as well have familiarity...
The Texas Rangers, and The Skinny Rebuild
In 2015 the Texas Rangers won the American League West. Texas’ front office was rewarded for its faith in the 2015 Rangers roster when it acquired Cole Hamels at the Trade Deadline despite the...
On The Frequency of Arbitrary Thresholds
One seemingly trivial baseball event that occurred in the final week of the regular season was an incident involving Mike Minor. Specifically, the manner in which Minor recorded his 200th strikeout came under scrutiny....
Hitting, Not Walking, to a Batting Title
Among batting title recipients this century Tim Anderson is unique. Tim, unlike those title winners of the 2000’s that came before him, simply doesn’t walk much. Before running through his season though, here’s glance...
Wild Card Teams Have Done Pretty Well For Themselves, All Things Considered
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...
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...