Playoff Pitching Update The Astros, Braves, and Padres are all neck and neck, and it’s anyone’s guess who will have the league’s best record once the season ends. But earlier this year, circumstances looked much more favorable for the Braves and Padres than they do now as far as postseason pitching goes. At the break,…
Virtually everybody involved in baseball analysis believes in using park factors in evaluating player performance. However, its a lot more difficult to get anyone to agree on how to calculate park factors. The major dispute revolves around how many years of data are needed to calculate park factors. Some people argue that you need multiple…