Quantifying Hitter Plate Discipline with EAGLE: Part 2
4/29The second of a two-part series, applying a new metric and reviewing its performance.
Quantifying Hitter Plate Discipline with EAGLE: Part 1
4/28The first in a two part series, adapted from a SABR conference presentation, sets up the new plate discipline metric.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGuestus: What Does Social Media Think of MLB Pride Nights?
6/16What sort of reception do Pride Nights across MLB get on social media?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGuestus: Studies of the Active Spin Ratio
6/10Discussing the concepts of active spin and active spin ratio, how they can be derived from Statcast data, and introducing normalized movement.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGUESTus: The Game of Fouls
4/03How does prolonging a plate appearance affect strategy?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGUESTus: Casting Some Uncertainty on How Players Age
10/17Taking a probabilistic approach to aging.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGUESTus: A Potential Alternative for Public Pitch Classification
9/26My presentation at Saber Seminar this year was about a potential alternative to our public pitch classification system for baseball analysts. The following is a summary of my 10-minute presentation. Background Before discussing the potential for an improvement to our current public pitch classification system, let’s go over some background on how Statcast currently classifies...
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGUESTus: Reliever Sequencing
9/19“How much bullpen diversity do we need during a game, season, or series?”
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGUESTus: Knock on Wood
4/06How does going from aluminum to wood bats affect hitting? Scouting? Development? We asked.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGUESTus: Why College Bats Disappeared From the Top of the Draft
1/29And the players who this year are poised to upset the trend.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGUESTus: The Physics of a Truly Amazing Throw
6/12Quantifying the degree of difficulty of Yoenis Cespedes' incredible outfield assist.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGUESTus: Riding Top Prospects’ Coattails in the MLB Draft
6/05Want to get drafted, but lack loud tools? Try playing alongside a top prospect.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGUESTus: Fantasy Gets Impersonal
5/23What the fantasy baseball experience has gained and lost in the digital age.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGUESTus: An Ode to the Double Play Pivot
5/22The semi-quantifiable art of the transfer.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGUESTus: Book Excerpt: Dry Land
4/25Charlie Wilmoth's book, Dry Land, traces the Pirates fan experience over two decades of losing and one year of winning.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBaseball ProGUESTus: Updating the Encyclopedias, One Baseball Card at a Time
4/11Solving baseball mysteries with the aid of an unlikely source.
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