The notion of a “platoon split” refers to the fact that, on average, batters have more success against opposite-handed pitchers than they do against same-handed pitchers. Thus, right-handed batters generally fare better against left-handed pitching,… Read more »
COMMENTARY
Watching the Tigers send out recently DFA’d Texas reliever Neftali Perez in the 8th inning, only to give up a grand slam in their July 21st loss to the Seattle Mariners, was emblematic of the… Read more »
All-Star Voting has come and gone. We’ve seen Royals go nuts, Twitter go crazy, and records set. How much of it, though, was real? Should we be up in arms about the trends? Is there… Read more »
With the advent of Instant Replay and Slow-Motion Camera technology, Major League Baseball is at a turning point. Fans, umpires, and front offices have unprecedented access to information regarding what’s happening on the field, and… Read more »
I am pretty sure by now we all know what Statcast is, have most likely seen it in use, and (for those of us who have been listening to the BttP Podcasts) are aware of its… Read more »
Billy’s Dad: Tell me, why Billy? What is it that makes him special? Scout #1: It’s very rare that you come upon a young man like Billy — who can run, who can field, who can throw,… Read more »
The Cincinnati Reds seem to be one of the most intriguing teams going into the July trading season. With Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake being free agents at the end of the year and Aroldis… Read more »
I don’t care whether or not Pete Rose ever makes the Baseball Hall of Fame. Not because I think enshrinement in the Hall of Fame is an unworthy argument – to the contrary – but… Read more »
On May 19th, Red Sox rookie lefthander Eduardo Rodriguez tossed 6.1 solid innings, surrendering only one run, scattering six hits and a walk, while striking out five. Out of five starts this year, four have… Read more »
OK, so this season hasn’t been excellent for the A’s. They’re among the worst teams in the league, and nothing short of a miracle would propel them back to the playoffs this year. Every trade… Read more »
I have been a St. Louis Cardinals fan since I can first remember being alive. I went crazy when Jack Buck told me to go crazy; I was glued to the TV in my college… Read more »
Julio Teheran was tagged for 6 earned runs across 6 1/3 IP on Tuesday. The Red Sox hit 4 doubles, a triple and a home run. Brock Holt completed ¾ of his cycle before Teheran’s… Read more »
Before the season, I wrote about Dee Gordon and how he might add value to the Marlins this season if certain benchmarks were met. The main items of concern I laid out was his ability… Read more »
Yesterday, the AL All-Star voting race was updated and Alcides Escobar widened his lead to nearly 3 million votes. The AL shortstop race is of particular interest because it’s a deep field featuring several players… Read more »
Advanced baseball statistical analysis offers fans the opportunity to better understand their favorite teams and players, highlight drivers of success, suss out underlying problem areas, and generally illuminate the mechanics of the game. Sometimes, though,… Read more »
In baseball today what all teams seem to be looking for is the “next big thing,” but I’m not necessarily talking about the next big player here. No, what teams are looking for might be… Read more »
It’s your election Czar, back again to go over the updated balloting results for the National League. St Louis fans have voted three of their Cardinals into the top spots for their respective… Read more »
We’re currently about a month and a half away from MLB’s Midsummer Classic, and Major League Baseball put out their second update of voting leaders this week. As is the case every year, the… Read more »
After much anticipation and salivation, Major League Baseball has begun trickling out tidbits from its revolutionary and proprietary STATCAST system, which tracks in real time the flight of baseballs off players’ bats, and routes defenders… Read more »
The title of this article pretty much sums up what we’re going to be looking at. I took the top ten qualified starters in K% from 2014 and 2015, and looked at any significant changes… Read more »
In this installment of “In-Season Scouting”, my amateurish attempt to evaluate players during the season, we will take a peek at Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker. After a half cup of coffee in 2013, Shoemaker came up… Read more »
In my last post I provided a brief introduction to the concept of creative destruction and how teams and players should consider embracing the principles behind it. The plan for this post is to dig… Read more »
What’s wrong with Clayton Kershaw? It’s a question I’ve started to hear recently. At one level, you can understand why people are asking it. Kershaw is currently 2-3 on the season with a 4.32 ERA…. Read more »
While watching the Angels and Blue Jays game the other day, Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez mentioned that C.J. Wilson had expressed to him before the game that he had re-invented himself six times during… Read more »
At this point we’re less than a month away from the June 8th, 2015 Major League Draft. Which essentially means we’re in draft season. A lot of mock drafts are coming out, and most fans… Read more »
Let’s go ahead and start with the backstory behind this post. In a game between the Yankees and Nationals on Wednesday, May 20th, Bryce Harper was at bat. A breaking pitch came in at the… Read more »
Around a month ago I wrote an article entitled “Tommy John Surgery and Throwing 95+ MPH”. Basically what I was trying to find out was, are pitchers who throw harder more likely to have Tommy… Read more »
The Marlins announced yesterday that GM Dan Jennings would take over as manager, marking the first time in recent history that an executive with as much power as he had would move down to the… Read more »
This week marked the start of month 2 in the Banished to the Pen ottoneu SABR points league. We haven’t quite reached the June 1st date in which all stats magically become credible but there… Read more »
Ain’t no change in the weather, ain‘t no changes in me. And I ain’t hiding from nobody, nobody’s hiding from me. Detroit Tigers fans weren’t sure what to expect out of their new starting pitcher… Read more »
