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...
When You Just Need a Zero
When creating digital products, like websites or apps, an important step is to conduct performance testing, which according to Wikipedia is “performed to determine how a system performs in terms of responsiveness and stability under a...
How Many Starters Do Teams Use in a Season?
One of the bigger stories of the 2023 season to this point, rather unfortunately, involves underperformance; specifically, the story of the highly paid and underperforming Mets. Through July 21st, the $445 million dollar (after...
The 2023 Texas Rangers: Meeting, and Exceeding, Expectations
Here in mid-May, the 2023 Texas Rangers find themselves atop the AL West. In fact, they have occupied first place (solely or in a tie) for the entire season to this point. For fans...