#456428636 / gettyimages.com Twenty-one year old Brandon Finnegan put his name on the map in Tuesday night’s epic wildcard game, when he tossed scoreless 10th and 11th innings before leading off the 12th with a walk to Josh Reddick, who … Continue reading
#450837160 / gettyimages.com It’s been quite a week for the WAR stat. Since Jeff Passan dropped his highly controversial piece on the metric on Sunday night, the interwebs have been abuzz with arguments both for and against the all-encompassing value … Continue reading
#454584396 / gettyimages.com Rockies outfielder Corey Dickerson is quietly having an excellent season at the plate. Believe it or not, the 25-year-old is hitting an impressive .315/.371/.577, which even after adjusting for the effects of Coors Field, is still good for … Continue reading
#453762166 / gettyimages.com Brandon Moss has wielded an immensely potent bat since joining the Athletics’ lineup in June of 2012. Between 2012 and 2013, he hit a remarkable 146 wRC+, and clubbed a homer once every 15.7 PA’s, placing him … Continue reading
#151246148 / gettyimages.com The ability to quantify the value of catcher framing has been one of the biggest sabermetric breakthroughs of the last decade. By parsing through PITCHf/x data, analysts like Mike Fast, Max Marchi, Dan Brooks, and Harry Pavlidis … Continue reading
Major League Baseball players are striking out more frequently than ever before. Not only is that statement true today, but it’s also been true for each of the last seven years. The Major League strikeout rate has been trending upwards for a … Continue reading
At some point in their baseball lives, the majority of Major League position players called themselves a catcher or a shortstop. These are the most difficult defensive positions, and from little league on up, they tend to be filled with the … Continue reading
Catcher framing data has created quite a bit of buzz in sabermetric, and even main-stream, baseball circles in the last couple of years. Through the analysis of PITCHf/x data, sharp minds like Mike Fast and Max Marchi managed to put … Continue reading
Hall of Fame season is upon us, with the announcement of the 2014 class coming on January 8th. There’s been plenty of debate pertaining to this year’s crowded ballot, so I’ll mix it up. Instead, let’s examine what active players … Continue reading
Hall of Fame season is upon us, with the announcement of the 2014 class coming on January 8th. There’s been plenty of debate pertaining to this year’s crowded ballot, so I’ll mix it up. Instead, let’s examine what active players … Continue reading