The First Pitch of 2022, And What We Learned$
4/13
One pitch can contain a lot of storylines.
Ghost of the Bunt$
4/06
Why does home-field advantage disappear when the ghost runner enters the ballgame?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightWho Will Catch That Deep Drive Into Left Field?$
3/30
Is there a saving grace for the Phillies defense?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightHow To Argue With A Robot$
3/23
The robots are coming. Can they be metagamed?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightIs DHing Bad for Polar Bears$
3/16
What if Designated Hitter isn't *just* a place to stash your worst fielder, but rather a position unto itself?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSo You’ve Decided to Ban the Shift
3/09
Will excising the shift matter, aesthetically or otherwise?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightDon’t Bunt, Joey, Don’t Bunt$
3/02
For most hitters, bunting rarely makes sense at all.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightGet Your Head Out of Your Assets$
2/23
Even from a strictly economical perspective, treating players like assets might do more harm than good.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPECOTA 2022: Why Change the Story?$
2/16
There are plenty of reasons why Trevor Story might not want to engage the idea of moving away from shortstop. There are also reasons it's worth considering.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightWhy We’re Going to Get the Universal DH$
2/09
It's just a different ballgame now.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSudden. Death. Baseball.$
2/02
Is there a feasible and equitable (to home and away teams) sudden-death scenario for ending tie games?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThis War Needs Some Ground Rules
1/26
The idea of including WAR in salary calculations keeps coming up. If it's going to happen, we need ground rules.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPlaying with the Playoffs$
1/19
Expanded playoffs are all but guaranteed in the future. So let's figure out how to do it right.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Shift That Happened in 2021$
1/12
Usage of the shift ... transformed in 2021. How, and what are the implications going forward?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightJoey Votto, Shortstop$
1/05
This is about imagining Joey Votto at shortstop, yes, but also about a hole in the current player valuation models.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightTime to Tinker with the Strike Zone?$
12/22
Could alterations to the strike zone reverse changes to the shape of offense many fans view as boring?
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