Let’s Ban Short-Burst Relievers$
12/20
It'd be like time travel, and just like with time travel, there are all kinds of rules to consider.
The Kinky Slinky ZoneB
12/13
MLB hitters may have picked up a bad habit.
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12/06
When fantasy baseball strategies become actual baseball strategies.
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11/29
The trick is to not confuse inputs with outputs.
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11/15
Is the root of Arizona's 2023 success a sea change, or serendipity?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Year in New Baseball Words, 2023 Edition$
11/08
The events of 2023 that taught us we need a more robust baseball vocabulary.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Tyrannical Spreadsheet?$
11/01
Thanks to the spreadsheet, every team manages the same way now. Or do they?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Other Post-Season Hunt$
10/25
Major League Baseball is unapologetically data-driven and evidence-based now, and you can tell by the job descriptions. (And the Nationals are hiring a president to race, if that's more your speed.)
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10/18
There's only one loser every postseason, and it's the concept of justice.
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10/11
Status quo bias rages on.
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10/04
Investigating an observation from Toronto's Chris Bassitt.
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9/27
Even with the new rules, modern baseball teams are conservative on the basepaths. But is it a mistake?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Value of Buzzing in the Periphery$
9/20
Turns out that getting inside the pitcher's head is, in fact, worth something.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAre Stolen Bases Trendy?$
9/13
Could that famous 118-SB season recur these days? Or was it a product of its environment?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Guardian Angels of Rationality$
9/06
What the Angels did with the waiver wire in August has been analyzed again and again, but they were just one side of that equation.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Dog Days Are Over$
8/30
The season is a grind, and minimizing that stress on players is a manager skill.
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