Archive for the 'Stats' Category

Reliever performance, and manager evaluations of that performance, can be fickle.

The demographics of baseball have changed greatly over the history of the game, but not always in the way we’d expect.

While everyone hopes for the next island superstar, what do the numbers really tell us?

Sometimes the truth is more mundane than fiction.

Creating pitch tunnels is great, but should doing so be the gold standard factor in pitch selection?

If the game report says it was warm and breezy, was that really the case on the field?

Seeking the balance between skill and “the mean” when determining just how good players truly are.

Now that there is data on manager challenges, we can get to the heart of this question.

“Optimal coverage” and “total coverage” are not the same thing.

The Killer-Bs and some killer pitching make the Astros a team to take seriously.