Tag: Sabermetrics 101
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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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Lessons in Sabermetrics: ISO
In 2024, Anthony Santander of the Baltimore Orioles had his most productive season to date. He hit 44 HR, drove in 102 RBI and tallied a 128 wRC+. His .506 SLG was top 15 in the MLB and he was rewarded handsomely with a 5 year, $92.5M contract with the Toronto Blue Jays this past…
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Lessons in Sabermetrics: wOBA, wRC and wRC+
In this post, I’ll explain a few statistics developed in recent years that perhaps do the best job of relaying offensive production by valuing what actually creates runs: Weighted On Base Average (wOBA), Weighted Runs Created (wRC) and Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+). Weighted On Base Average (wOBA) Developed by Tom Tango in The Book,…
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Lessons in Sabermetrics: OPS and OPS+
If you didn’t read my post on slash lines, I highly suggest you do so that you have a general idea of what concepts we’ll be referencing a lot in this one. OPS has taken a major foothold in Major League Baseball recently. In fact, when I’ve gone to watch the Mets play at Citi…
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