Category: Baseball
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto lifts the Dodgers to the top once more.
No Sunday Sandbox this week due to a busy Sunday. Do not fret, I’m back with it next Sunday and more standalone pieces this week. Today, I want to share a quick piece about the World Series MVP. Dodgers take Game 7 in extras to break Canadians’ hearts If there was any doubt that this…
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Lessons in Sabermetrics: Expected Stats (xBA, xSLG, xwOBA, xERA)
With the introduction of Statcast technology in 2015, MLB evaluators have been able to unlock a new level of analysis. Understanding exit velocity, launch angle, spin rate or sprint speed allows students of the game to realize where certain players outshine others. If you watch enough baseball, you quickly learn there is much luck involved…
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4 of the MLB’s best postseason performances of all time
As we make our way through the 2025 AL and NL League Championship Series, I got the idea to research and write about the greatest postseason performances that baseball has seen. Note: I could have shoved the 2004 Postseason in your face with a number of performances, but decided to hold it to one so…
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A Review of Will Carroll’s The Science of Baseball: The Math, Technology, and Data Behind the Great American Pastime
Thought-provoking questions in baseball are hard to come by. As Carroll will tell you many times in this read, when it comes to change in baseball, the baseball minds will discuss the issues at hand over and over and over, and then a few more times before anything concrete occurs (or doesn’t). The Science of…
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Lessons in Sabermetrics: K% and BB%
Today I want to teach you all about two of the more simple, yet more telling statistics to reference when evaluating a pitcher. You can refer to these for any type of pitcher (starter, reliever, closer). K%, or strikeout rate, and BB%, or walk rate, are exactly what they sound like: the rate at which…
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An analysis of the season and where to start with the New York Mets post-2025
What a disaster this 2025 New York Mets team was. If you’re a fan, you probably wish they would’ve just ripped the Band-Aid off and not waited until the last day of the season to show exactly why they never had it in them. However, the world is not so kind, and the Mets were…
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My take on the ABS system coming to MLB in 2026
Major changes coming to baseball seem like a yearly occurrence nowadays. We’ve seen changes to doubleheaders, extra innings, pace of play, shift setups, and more. It feels like baseball has tipped its hand, emphasizing the fan experience by streamlining games to promote continuous action. Yesterday, MLB furthered themselves down this path with the official announcement…
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One of the MLB’s best hitters started this year in AAA
There’s been a trend in baseball recently where teams will promote a guy to the show within the year of drafting him. We saw the Angels do it with both pitcher Ben Joyce and first baseman Nolan Schanuel in 2023, the latter being promoted 40 days after getting taken in the 2023 draft. “Can’t-miss” pitcher…
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The age-37 resurgence of legendary closer Aroldis Chapman
There’s a reason that the trade deadline sees a large number of relief arms being shipped around the country. Baseball teams crave stability for those high-leverage, end of game situations in August and September. In October, it’s critical that your bullpen be performing better than everyone else’s because if not, you are at a severe…
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What to make of Milwaukee Brewers record breaking pitcher Quinn Priester
“To not necessarily strike everybody out, but just get the ball on the ground has simplified the game for me…” – Quinn Priester At 89-55, the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers hold a commanding 7.5 game lead on the 81-62 Chicago Cubs. The Brewers have leaned on some known names, such as Christian Yelich or William…
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