Everything we think we know about baseball right now is subject to debate and revision.
Revisiting the 2012 and 2013 MVP debates, with the help of DRC+.
Looking at batting statistics through a pitching lens.
It was a letdown, when this year’s Women’s Baseball World Cup ended, to go back to watching men’s. Much has been written about the hard baseball details of the women’s tournament: the match-ups, the spin rates, the turf, the rain, the sharpness of the double plays and the joy of the home runs. The athletes…
Recapping the best of Major League Baseball, from Justin Verlander’s Detroit homecoming to Mike Trout reminding everybody that his amazing abilities go both ways.
So you’re thinking of marketing your MLB star? Great! You’ve taken the first step on a profitable and rewarding journey. First, a few questions: Is your MLB star good at baseball? If the answer is no, perhaps reconsider this exercise, as ironic admiration, or really any level of irony at all, has not made its…
Baseball players as Marvel characters? Yup.
The Portable Dictionary of Baseball Idioms-Turned-Americanisms (Part 2) Baseball has always positioned itself as the All-American pastime, tying itself to our nature’s culture. But even I (writer, baseball enthusiast, nerd) hadn’t realized how much baseball has shaped American English. Part 1 of this list appears here. And a few more follow: Home Run In baseball:…
Maybe there’s something about Mookie Betts that WAR is missing.
What we’re talking about when we talk about OFP and likely outcomes.
Take a journey to the one percent.
PECOTA helps pick the best player in baseball for each age, from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to Bartolo Colon, and every superstar in between.