Archive for Batting

Do division rivals know each other too well for their pitchers’ good?

Manny Ramirez brings his lovable hijinks back stateside.

A look at the guys who have gotten the oldest, the quickest this year.

Looking at the timeliness of the long ball through the lens of Win Probability and Leverage Index.

The classic Clutch score uses leverage index, but what happens when we use run expectancy instead?

Regarding Warren Spahn, Walt Jocketty, and … The Fugitive?

And the winner is …

Tracking how much pitcher batting shows up in the won-lost records

A look at how swing rates are affected by base state, outs, and inning.

A look at Win Shares, RARP, and (mostly) WAR.