Archive for Batting

How a small-market team fills a position economically — and sometimes very well.

What pitch type can be hit the farthest, and how is that accomplished?

Is Commissioner Manfred having his wish granted already?

Now that we have the full data from the regular season, how did the 2015 strike zone fare overall?

Let’s apply defense independent statistics to batters!

Many can’t cut it past one season, but the success stories ought to be celebrated.

Let’s settle this once and for all.

It’s finally possible to meld some objective batting process data with subjective scouting grades.

What keeps Mike Hessman traveling around the minor leagues? Well, he likes it.

Run scoring was way up in August. Wait, what?