Archive for the 'Stats' Category

Returning to Win Probability Added, this time looking at individual batters, starters and relievers.

Studes takes a midseason look at the Win Probability Added stats tabulated by Fangraphs and finds some unique uses for them.

Guest writer Mitchel Lichtman explains how the American League really is that much better than the National League in Part 1 of a three-part series.

Tom’s last entry in his Leverage Index series.

Just under the wire to meet the deadline, here are the big shakeups in the most recent months of June. We encounter a Midnight Massacre, a Midnight Masterpiece, and a Montreal Misstep.

Guest writer Chris Jaffe looks at how players perform when revisiting teams that traded them.

Proceed at your own risk.

Strange and unusual happenings in the world of baseball.

What can pitch charting tell us about what’s wrong with The King?

Is the Cubs manager endangering his starters?