Rubbing Mud: A Drama Small Enough for the Stage$
6/03
No matter what, the 2020 season will be strange. What if the league leans in?
Rubbing Mud: Mike Trout and da Vinci’s Horse$
5/20
For players like Trout, a lost prime season stings more than most.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Hank Aaron’s Mid-Career Shift$
5/06
Aaron was not always destined to be the home run king.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Sammy Sosa Deserves Better$
5/01
The former Cubs great is still on the outs with the organization, and that's not right.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Improved Player Development is Leading to Fewer Trades$
4/22
Teams are more comfortable developing their own talent than exchanging prospects for ready-made players.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Ryne Sandberg and the Swing$
4/15
When Ryne Sandberg played, there was no launch angle. Yet he might have made his career by altering his.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: An Entire Season of Bullpenning$
4/10
The shortened season will mean myriad new strategies. One will be a continuation of past trends—less full-time starters.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: If There’s a This Year, We Know Who This Year’s Dodger Dude Will Be$
4/02
Every season, a Dodgers Dude comes out of nowhere. If there's a season, maybe it'll be Zach McKinstry.
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3/27
There has never been a 6’7” shortstop. Or a 6’6” shortstop. Or a 6’5” shortstop.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightBud Black: The Last Cowboy$
3/26
There's only one active manager in MLB who previously worked as a pitching coach. Why is that?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: The Mariners are Low on High Heat$
3/18
The league has gone a revolution in recent seasons toward locating fastballs high in the zone; the Mariners haven't followed suit.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Batter Strikeout Rate Matters Again$
3/12
A strikeout is like any other out, except when it isn't.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Luis Castillo Should Use His Slider Against Lefties$
3/04
Luis Castillo was great last year—but this one small trick could make him better and more consistent.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Cutting Up Cutter CSProbs$
2/28
The pitchers who changed their called strike rates on cutters most dramatically in 2019—and what that means.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: DRA and Dave Stieb$
2/26
Why does the metric hate one of the more underrated pitchers of the 1980s?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightRubbing Mud: Baseball’s Favorite False Equation$
2/19
2019 record plus additions does not equal 2020 wins
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