Prospectus Feature

Prospectus Feature: Favorite Futures Game Moments

We review some of the moments from Sunday that made the biggest impression on us.

Prospectus Feature: Measuring Pitcher Similarity

by Shiyuan Zhao, Glenn Healey, and Dan Brooks 7/10

Creating a tool that considers the speed and movement of every pitch, the similarity measure allows the direct comparison of pitchers across various contexts.

Prospectus Feature: MLB Draft Day 3: Gut-Feel Guys

by Steve Givarz 6/14

As the draft rolls on, more and more of the selections will be someone that scouts just had a gut feeling on.

Prospectus Feature: MLB Draft Day 2: Quality Seniors

by Steve Givarz 6/13

Some potential senior signs that could go on Day 2 of the draft.

Prospectus Feature: The 2012 Re-Draft

by Baseball Prospectus 6/12

Five years later and this draft class still looks about the same. Big-time talent at the top. Big-time drop off at the bottom.

Prospectus Feature: The Ervin Santana Disagreement

by Jonathan Judge 5/29

DRA, examined through the lens of MLB's surprising ERA leader.

Prospectus Feature: It Finally Clicks for Aaron Hicks

by David Brown 5/19

Hicks struggled over four seasons with the Twins and Yankees, but he's one of the best hitters in the majors so far in 2017.

Prospectus Feature: TIDES Report: Gender and Race in MLB

by Kate Morrison 4/21

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport's annual report card shows that MLB continues to struggle with racial and gender diversity.

Prospectus Feature: Graveman Comes to Grip With His Destiny

by David Brown 4/14

Kendall from Alex City had better baseball connections when he was a kid than he realized, and lessons learned half a lifetime ago are fueling his success for the A's.

Prospectus Feature: Taylor Motter’s Flow

by Daniel Rathman 4/14

Taking notice of a 27-year-old rookie who's suddenly crushing the ball.

Prospectus Feature: Lew Fonseca and the Myth of Democratic Baseball

by Mary Craig 4/13

Baseball is entwined with American history, but it can also be the source of propaganda.

Prospectus Feature: Estimating Release Point Using Gameday’s New Start_Speed

by Alan M. Nathan and Dan Brooks 4/05

Summarizing the history of the start_speed parameter, including a cautionary note to new pitch-tracking researchers, and describing a method for estimating release point (extension) by taking advantage of Gameday's parameter switch.

Prospectus Feature: Pre-Season Staff Predictions

by BP Staff 4/03

BP's writing and editing staff look into their collective crystal ball to predict the 2017 season.

Prospectus Feature: Christian Bethancourt and Fun

by Patrick Dubuque and Meg Rowley 3/27

There are two sides to every two-way player.

Prospectus Feature: DRA 2017: The Convergence

by Jonathan Judge 3/09

What if you could have a metric that accurately describes what a pitcher did while also reliably forecasting the skills that pitcher would bring to the future?

Prospectus Feature: The Marketing of Baseball

by Kate Morrison 3/01

Baseball is trying to reach a bigger, younger audience, but its marketing has yet to reach the 21st century.