The Stats Go Marching In

The Stats Go Marching In: Is it Time to Lift the Ban on Left-Handed Catchers?

by Max Marchi 8/07

A new argument in favor of reviving a long-extinct species.

The Stats Go Marching In: Measuring Catcher Framing in the Minor Leagues

by Max Marchi 6/13

Extending the quantification of catcher framing to a new frontier.

The Stats Go Marching In: Catcher Framing Before PITCHf/x

by Max Marchi 5/16

Extending our research into framing back to 1988.

The Stats Go Marching In: Who’s Ahead of Whom?

by Max Marchi 2/26

An attempt to answer the age-old question: Are hitters or pitchers closer to mid-season form early in the year?

The Stats Go Marching In: Four Questions for the Stretch Run

by Max Marchi 9/07

Some strategic questions have different answers in September than they do during the rest of the regular season.

The Stats Go Marching In: Do Pitchers Forget How to Hit in the Minors?

by Max Marchi 8/24

Do pitchers get worse at the plate the more time they spend in the minor leagues?

The Stats Go Marching In: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Barry Zito’s Arm Slot

by Max Marchi 7/27

Barry Zito's performance seems to rise and fall along with his arm angle. But is this correlation or causation?

The Stats Go Marching In: Catching Up with Catcher Rankings

by Max Marchi 7/13

Max crunches the numbers and comes up with the top 10 catchers of the 2012 season based on overall value both at and behind the plate.

The Stats Go Marching In: Should Pitchers Change Their Between-Innings Routine?

by Max Marchi 6/29

Are pitchers less effective after taking a break between innings? And if so, should teams do anything about it?

The Stats Go Marching In: Reaching Back for a Little Extra, Part Two

by Max Marchi 6/15

Max continues his investigation into how starters and relievers and hard throwers and soft tossers alter their velocity depending on the situation and opponent.

The Stats Go Marching In: Reaching Back for a Little Extra

by Max Marchi 5/25

Do pitchers really throw harder in tight spots? And if so, how much velocity can they add?

The Stats Go Marching In: All About Velocity

by Max Marchi 5/11

Max examines all the factors that influence pitch velocity, lays out his simple and complex approaches to making PITCHf/x information more accurate, and determines how hard the Nationals are really throwing.

The Stats Go Marching In: Scoring Runs, Revisited

by Max Marchi 4/27

If you want to estimate run-scoring accurately, what are all the factors you need to take into account?

The Stats Go Marching In: Bringing Back the Birdie Tebbetts Shift

by Max Marchi 4/13

The Rays have been willing to experiment with unorthodox defensive alignments, but are they ready to move an infielder to the outfield?

The Stats Go Marching In: Exploring Starter Conversions

by Max Marchi 3/23

What can PITCHf/x tell us about how the switch to starting affects relievers, and what can we conclude about this spring's candidate for conversion?

The Stats Go Marching In: The Hidden Helpers of the Pitching Staff

by Max Marchi 3/09

Was Mike Piazza one of the best defensive catchers ever? How does catcher defense age? What effect do managers have on their pitching staffs, and do former catchers really make the best skippers? And how good was Leo Mazzone, really?