Overthinking It: Forever Changes
7/11Ben's time as a BP author and editor comes to a close.
Overthinking It: June in Catcher Framing
7/02The best and worst receptions, with glorious GIFs and graphs.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: The Nationals’ Non-Problem
7/01Time heals all wounds, but in Washington's case, it will also inflict them.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: The BP Staff Tries to Trade, and Trade for, David Price
6/27Let the no. 1 starter sweepstakes begin.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: Does Bill James’ Game Score Still Work?
6/25Clayton Kershaw's no-hitter had the second-highest Game Score ever. Is that as significant as it sounds?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: Josh Byrnes Breaks Streak; Padres Face Uncertain Future
6/23The firing of Josh Byrnes ends a period of unprecedented GM job security. Did he deserve to get the axe?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: The Players PECOTA Has Missed
6/19Hitters and pitchers who've defied their preseason PECOTAs, and players who've changed the projection system's mind.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: Why That Stanton Homer Broke Your Brain
6/17Giancarlo Stanton finds a new way to impress us with his power.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: The Season of Super-Parity
6/13In his final season, Bud Selig gets his wish: a year in which almost no one is out of the race early.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: The OTHER Way We Could Move the Mound
6/11Why bringing an end to the strikeout scourge might require some three-dimensional thinking.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: May in Catcher Framing
6/04Framing leaders, best and worst receptions, and a bunch of glorious GIFs.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: This Week in Bunting to Beat the Shift, 5/30
5/30This week's bunts, a chat with Chip Hale, and a new trend in defensive shifts. Plus: Ted Williams.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: Defining Positions in the Age of the Shift
5/28In the era of aggressive defensive positioning, does the old-fashioned box score still tell us where people played?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: The 12-Second Rule and the Boring-ization of Baseball
5/23Is the solution to baseball's pace problem a rule that's already on the books?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: How to Prevent Future Prince Fielders
5/23Prince Fielder's injury may have ended the Rangers' hopes of contending. Could it have been avoided?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOverthinking It: The Way in Which the A’s Are Still Old-School
5/19At one position, the A's are still Moneyballing like it's 1999.
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