Prospectus Feature

Prospectus Feature: Josh Donaldson’s Dead Arm

by Jason Woodell 4/02

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Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson has a dead arm, but what does that mean?

Prospectus Feature: 2018 Staff Predictions

by BP Staff 3/29

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BP staffers predict the division standings, award winners, and World Series champions for 2018.

Prospectus Feature: Won’t Get Fooled Again$

by Martin Alonso 3/22

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Sometimes good hitting beats good pitching, or at least good pitch tunneling.

Prospectus Feature: A Rotation Spot Made For Two

by Martin Alonso 3/16

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Could a rotation that includes tandem starters actually work?

Prospectus Feature: A Revised Look at Clutch Hitting (Part 2)

by Rob Mains and Pete Palmer 3/15

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Is clutch hitting an identifiable and replicable skill?

Prospectus Feature: The Prospect Hype Cycle

by Sean Morash 3/13

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Taking the Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies and turning it into the Hype Cycle for Baseball Prospects, with Julio Teheran as our guide.

Prospectus Feature: A Revised Look at Clutch Hitting (Part 1)

by Rob Mains and Pete Palmer 3/12

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Applying new methods to an old controversy.

Bayesian Bagging to Generate Uncertainty Intervals: A Catcher Framing Story

by Jonathan Judge 3/07

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We want to start disclosing uncertainty. Here's how we want to calculate it.

Prospectus Feature: Selling it to the Judge$

by Martin Alonso 3/06

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BP's new Interactive Matchup Tool takes us deep inside a Chris Sale vs. Aaron Judge at-bat.

Prospectus Feature: The Draft Value Calculator

by Anthony Rescan and Martin Alonso 3/02

Introducing our new Draft Value Calculator and examining the many ways to use it for future research.

Prospectus Feature: I Swing, Therefore I Am$

by Martin Alonso 2/26

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Rene Descartes predicts next offseason's retirements.

Prospectus Feature: Pitch Tunneling with Michael Wacha

by Joe Schwarz 2/16

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Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha seems to possess an innate ability to pitch tunnel effectively.

Prospectus Feature: Ueberroth, Manfred, and the Return of “Smart Business”

by Jack Moore 2/16

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This offseason's free agent market looks and sounds an awful lot like the 1980s.

Prospectus Feature: The Spring Training Strike

by Eugene Freedman 2/08

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What are the MLBPA's legal options to "boycott" spring training during the term of a CBA?

Prospectus Feature: Updating Pitch Tunnels

by Jeff Long, Harry Pavlidis, and Martin Alonso 1/31

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Explaining the changes to our approach to pitch tunnels and introducing our new interactive matchup tool.

Prospectus Feature: Why is the Hot Stove Cold?

by Alec Denton 1/18

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Is there actual evidence of collusion taking place this offseason or are other factors slowing down the free agent market?