Walking, Fast and Slow
When I was in Little League, it was a common refrain of coaches that not all walks were created equal, and that some were particularly egregious to permit. That is because walks, like all...
Category: Quantitative
In Appreciation of Juan Soto
It should come as no surprise to anyone reading this that, to put it lightly, Juan Soto is incredibly good at baseball. Still just 25 (26 later in October), Soto is all but certain...
Corbin Carroll Had Something of a Streak
To this point the here at the end of August, the Diamondbacks have had quite the second half. As of July 16th, the date of the 2024 MLB All Star Game, the Diamondbacks were...
Who is Displaying Power to All Fields?
There are a plethora of ways to consider power in the context of hitting a baseball. One may count things like home runs, extra base hits, hard hit balls, barrels, blasts and more; alternatively,...
Revisiting Gallo%, a Three True Outcomes Metric
Awhile back, I coined a term for a three true outcome metric called a “Gallo”. That term describes a game wherein a player gets three or more plate appearances, all of which result in...
Platoon Performance and Resulting Plate Appearances, a Quick Review
The 2024 season is off and running and, after uncomfortably long treks through free agency, many of the recently yet unsigned players have found homes in these last few days, or weeks. However, while...
Looking Back at Pitch Mix Variation in 2023
Awhile back I took a hack at introducing a catchall metric to describe how much pitchers vary their pitch offerings, i.e. how often they throw distinct pitch types. I called that metric Pitch Mix...
Doubles and Triples Really Aren’t So Different (Off the Bat)
One of the first statistics a new baseball fan might find value in is OPS. While there are limitations to OPS as well as other measures of hitter productivity which better capture total offensive...
A Quick Look at Sprint Speed Attrition in MLB
Spring training is just getting underway and, as a result, baseball news is just beginning to pick back up for all 30 teams. There are free agents yet unsigned, position changes being discussed, updates...
Let’s Make a Metric for Triple-Willingness
One of the more underrated plays in baseball, in this blogger’s humble opinion, is the “hustle double.” When a player tries to squeeze an extra base out of what appears to be a single...