So You Want To Run A Baseball Team$
2/18Tips and tricks for making it to the peak of baseball operations.
Nuevos datos indican que las gerencias siguen empleando visores
2/14Y contratan a mucha más gente en muchos otros puestos también.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightNew Front Office Data Shows Teams Are Keeping Scouts$
2/12And hiring everyone else, too.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightHandsomeness Used To Matter More$
12/04Right up until the strike zone was monitored.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightHandsomeness Makes The Minors Easier$
11/21More handsome players are promoted through the minors more often for worse performance.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Good Face: We’re Not Selling Jeans Here. Or Are We?$
11/15Turns out that more handsome players aren’t as good at baseball.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe End of the Shift Helped Left-Handed Line Drive Hitters the Most
11/07Not ground balls, as many assumed.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Umps Are AlrightB
7/31In a season with many complaints about the umps, they seem to be objectively as good–or bad–as ever.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightDrag Drops To 2020/2021 LevelsB
4/17The home run is back! (Sort of.)
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightMLB’s Crackdown Might Be Working: Spin Is Down$
4/10Whether it’s a temporary pause in cheating or a new normal remains to be seen.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Science of Spin: How Sticky Stuff Spikes RPMB
1/19Japanese scientists provide empirical evidence on the effects of tacky goop.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightMLB Is Less Balanced Than Ever$
10/17As fewer teams try to compete, MLB becomes increasingly stratified.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Shift Ban Won’t Work$
9/12The real action is in the outfield anyways.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSpin Is Back–And Cheating Probably is TooB
8/30Either the inspections have gotten lax, pitchers have found a way around them, or both.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAre Top Hitting Prospects Flopping More Than They Used To?$
8/15Depending on how you define and caveat "flop," anyway.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightWhy Is BABIP So Low?$
6/21Defense or inferior contact have driven BABIP to the lowest level in three decades.
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