Cesar Puello

The Bastard Son of xwOBA: xwOBA-lite for Minor Leaguers
How to best make sense of the recent proliferation of information on minor league hitters, specifically power metrics? This is a question I’ve been struggling with in the last few weeks/months (does anyone keep track of time anymore?) regarding minor league fly ball distance, exit velocity, and exit velocity on

Jordan’s Research Ramblings: Expected Power Leaderboards for Minor Leaguers
Last week, I generated an expected home runs per fly ball measure (xHR/FB) for minor leaguers based on their average fly ball distance and average exit velocity. The logic is this: a minor leaguer can be expected to hit a certain number of home runs per fly ball given their

Way Too Deep League FAAB: Week 9
For an explanation of league rules, see the introductory post. Week 9 wasn’t a huge week in terms of the number of bids, but there were a number of interesting moves to talk about. We have a few breakout prospects, and a few standout bench/spot players. Programming note: Way Too
Going Deep: Recap of a 20-team Dynasty MiLB Draft: Picks 41-50
Last week I covered the second half of the second round of a 20-team dynasty league’s minor league draft. To check that out, click here, and within that link is a link to a previous iteration of this exercise that full explains the league settings/structure. From there it’s just links within links until