Overthinking It

Overthinking It: Bill James, Base Umpires, and the Sabermetric Significance of Checked Swings

Is there meaning in checked swings, and can teams take advantage of it?

Sizing up a win-win trade that looks lose-lose so far.

The best and worst of the week and season, plus more on Matt Wieters and the Brewers.

Two epic plate appearances with a dramatic disparity in styles.

A Rangers reliever returns to the majors in the midst of a career-redefining resurgence.

The Orioles don't have the record they had this time last year, but they're a stronger team.

The pitches pitchers don't throw for strikes, to try to get strikes.

The best and worst framers of the week and the season, plus framing-related links.

Yankee magic is universal, as it turns out.

The best and worst receivers of the week and the 2013 season so far.

Robots aren't a realistic solution for all of umpires' ills.

Life is hard, and so is fielding qualified players at all eight positions.

On five players attempting to do new things this season, and whether those things have worked.

Blind framing test results and the best and worst receivers of the week and the season.

A Scutaro hot streak and slump explain why the "good luck" and "bad luck" narratives don't always make sense.

Take the blind framing test, plus the best and worst framers of the week and season.