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Jordan’s Research Ramblings: Some Pitching Observations from Week 1
Since last season, I’ve been updating expected strikeout and walk rate leaderboards for pitchers, using data from Baseball Savant. They have now been updated through the games of August 1st this year. I will update approximately weekly, not always with an article in accompaniment, so be sure to bookmark if

Dubious future ahead for Boston
During this COVID-19 outbreak that will delay the MLB season, I decided to take a look at the Boston Red Sox.

News and Nuggets from the Minors
Now that Spring Training games are underway, there will be many great articles and interviews on some of the top prospects in the game. For now, I will highlight some interesting news and notes from spring training every couple of weeks or so. Once the season starts, News and Nuggets

News and Nuggets from the Minors
Now that Spring Training games are underway, there will be many great articles and interviews on some of the top prospects in the game. For now, I will highlight some interesting news and notes from spring training every couple of weeks or so. Once the season starts, News and Nuggets

News and Nuggets from the Minors
Now that Spring Training games are underway, there will be many great articles and interviews on some of the top prospects in the game. For now, I will highlight some interesting news and notes from spring training every couple of weeks or so. Once the season starts, News and Nuggets

Potentially Ill-Advised Adventures in xwOBA (and a New xwOBA Metric!)
Let’s play a game: what do Brian Dozier, Rougned Odor, Andrelton Simmons, Jonathan Schoop, Jose Ramirez, Paul Dejong, Max Kepler, Travis Shaw, Randal Grichuk, and Sal Perez have in common?

MLB First Quarter Review (Part 2: National League)
As we take the turn past the quarter pole of the MLB season, we wanted to reflect on some of the major stories thus far (and by the time you are reading this over Memorial Day weekend, some teams will have played one-third of their schedule already). Jonathan Merkel and

MLB First Quarter Review (Part 1: American League)
As we take the turn past the quarter pole (and beyond) of the MLB season, we wanted to reflect on some of the major stories thus far. Jonathan Merkel and Bob Osgood share their thoughts from both real life and fantasy perspectives, division by division. Today, we will look at

Prognosticating Punch Outs and Passes, Free
One month of baseball is in the book; enough for walks and strikeouts to become 50% reliable for pitchers, or at least 50% reliable indicator of past talent. As Eno Sarris highlighted in his recent starting pitcher rankings update, velocity, and strikeout minus walk rate are two indicators fantasy baseballers

Keaton It Real: Buying and Selling Spring Training Performances
It’s always difficult to make heads or tails of spring training stats, but sometimes they can offer you a glimpse into the direction a player is trending. As we round the Grapefruit/Cactus League corner into the home stretch and into Opening Day, let’s take a dive into some stat lines