Moonshot

Moonshot: A Season Of Lost Baseball Will Make Everything Less Certain$

by Robert Arthur 4/03

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Teams may react defensively.

Moonshot: Turning Video Into Data$

by Robert Arthur 3/27

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With a little help from Statcast.

Moonshot: The Next Frontier In Baseball Data Is BiomechanicsB

by Robert Arthur 3/20

And it’s surprisingly easy to get that data yourself.

Moonshot: What Are the Differences Between Minor and Major League Baseball?$

by Robert Arthur 3/13

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It's often said the minors and the majors play an entirely different game of baseball. What differences exist between the leagues, and how might we quantify them?

The Rise Of The Sub-Replacement Level Reliever$

by Robert Arthur 3/10

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Bullpens are contributing more negative WAR than ever before.

Moonshot: Real-Time Video Cheating Could Happen Again$

by Robert Arthur 3/06

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And next time, it might be much worse.

Moonshot: José Altuve Didn’t Cheat, But The Red Sox Sure Did$

by Robert Arthur 2/21

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There’s a way to tell who was getting signals and who wasn’t.

Moonshot: Parity Is Likely To Take Another Hit In 2020$

by Robert Arthur 2/14

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Projections and Vegas agree: Los Angeles and New York will dominate.

Moonshot: Payroll Flexibility Is A Lie$

by Robert Arthur 2/12

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When teams trim salary, it usually doesn’t come back.

Moonshot: The Banging Scheme Hurt the Astros As Much As It Helped Them$

by Robert Arthur 1/30

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They paid a high price for inaccuracy.

Moonshot: Major-League Teams Don’t Value Defense Like We Do$

by Robert Arthur 1/24

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But our metrics might be getting better.

Moonshot: Devil In The Details$

by Robert Arthur 1/15

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A closer look at the Astros' violations that were described in MLB's report.

Moonshot: Teams Now Pay For Who Players Are, Not What They Did$

by Robert Arthur 1/10

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Hitting and throwing the ball harder is what’s important.

Moonshot: What Free Agent Signings Can Teach Us About Player Evaluation$

by Robert Arthur 1/03

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When did teams learn to value catch framing?

Moonshot: Tanking Doesn’t Work Like It Used To$

by Robert Arthur 12/19

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With more teams losing more games, the rewards are much lower.

Moonshot: MLB Admits Lower Seam Height Caused The Home Run Surge$

by Robert Arthur 12/12

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But many mysteries still remain.