Five Things I Want to See From New Baseball in the New Playoffs$
10/02
The postseason always pushes baseball to its limits; this year, we could see some new ones.
Rubbing Mud: Candidates to Throw the Mid-90s Changeup$
5/12
Five pitchers who could benefit from adopting Yu Darvish's approach to pitching backwards.
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5/05
Yu Darvish is doing something different when ahead in two-strike counts, and it's working.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightFirst-Pitch Swingers Receive Major Advantage
4/14
The five highest league OPSes on the first pitch, since pitch-by-pitch data began to be tracked in 1988, belong to the last five seasons.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe AL Central Race in Service Time Questions$
3/22
Service time is often presented as a rational, "three weeks for one year" choice. But it's not that simple, as the AL Central race shows.
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3/15
Dead money was a popular concept in early sabermetrics. Did it fail to account fort the potential of players rebounding?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightZack Wheeler, and Pitching to Contact in the Age of the Strikeout$
3/08
Zack Wheeler works against modern trends—both in results and in his two-fastball, contact-oriented approach.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightMike Yastrzemski and the Merrifield Problem$
3/01
Is Mike Yastrzemski too good for the Giants?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Cubs on the West Side$
2/11
The Cubs have interest in turning a notoriously scandal-ridden site into the Cubs Urban Youth Academy. It's a proposition fans should be aware of and scrutinize.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: What Jed Hoyer Has to Work With$
12/01
For a guy who briefly had his own, independent GM gig, and who has been with the Cubs for nine years, Hoyer has remained a bit of a black box until now.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: What Perry Minasian Has to Work With$
11/19
The Angels haven't had luck keeping GMs around of late. What will Perry Minasian do to stay the course?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Awards to Suit the Season$
9/25
It's hard to think about, let alone have favorites in, awards races for a 60-game season. Consider this your primer.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: The Dodgers’ Incredible, Sinkerballing Bullpen$
9/23
The sinker is out of style, but don't tell the LA bullpen.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOctober Sky’s the Limit: Young AL Hurlers Who Could Light Up the Postseason$
9/21
These five young hurlers could take center stage come the postseason.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOctober Sky’s the Limit: Young NL Hurlers Who Could Light Up the Postseason$
9/18
These five young hurlers could take center stage come the postseason.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Implications of ‘No Days Off’ in the Playoffs$
9/16
The makeup of playoff rosters is going to be drastically different from the recent past.
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