Can the Phillies succeed through scouting alone?
Gold Glove voting is getting a statistical side. Is that something to celebrate?
At the SABR Analytics Conference in Phoenix, the Indians introduce a new sort of sabermetrics, without some of the usual secrecy.
Ben and Sam discuss Ben’s trip to Phoenix for the SABR Analytics Conference, covering the sabermetrics of marketing, clubhouse chemistry, knuckleballers, bullpen usage, the WBC, Kyle Lohse, and other topics along the way.
Is the dispute between statheads and those who prefer traditional metrics mostly a matter of semantics?
Are sabermetricians too willing to blame their own mistakes on bad luck?
We know the Twins use PITCHf/x data. That’s about it.
Former Reds supersub Ryan Freel committed suicide on Saturday. Why does his death hurt more than most?
How can we tell whether a player’s performance improved because he did something different or because he had better luck?
Things people said that look less smart in retrospect (and probably didn’t sound that smart at the time).
If you’re frustrated about the outcome of the AL MVP voting, a look back at the way things used to be might soothe your sabermetric soul.
The Mike Trout-Miguel Cabrera debate reminds us why the sabermetric movement was what baseball needed.
Ben and Sam discuss whether Manny Acta’s lousy career win-loss record has any bearing on his likelihood of success if he becomes the Blue Jays’ manager.
Forward-thinking baseball analysis has moved out of the periphery and into the mainstream–and Cubs TV broadcasts.
Manny Acta has never done anything but lose. Is this the sort of thing that should get a manager fired?