Category: Visualizations

How Do Pitch Characteristics Relate to Value?

An evolving phenomenon in baseball is that of pitch design. In general terms, pitch design entails making adjustments a to players’ pitch(es) based on that pitches attributes. This could be achieved a plethora of...

2010’s Multi-Year Free Agency, in Three Tables

Below are three tables which briefly summarize multi-year free agency this past decade. The pace, trend, and equitability of free agency in recent years, in tandem with the noteworthy Winter Meetings earlier this month...

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...

Felix’s Streak, In Scatter Plots

As MLB’s 2019 Opening Day nears, managers seemingly take turns naming their starters of choice to begin their teams’ season.  It is of note that Felix Hernandez will not, for the first time in...

First Round Pick Visualizations

Here are two auxiliary plots in conjunction to the post made last week.  They provide a bit more insight into players who have been drafted in the first round over the past 19 amateur...