Travis Shaw

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

The Dynasty Guru’s 2020 Top 50 Third Basemen, #21-50
WELCOME BACK!!! Despite a scorching hot stove (I can’t believe the player you’re thinking of did or did not sign with the team you thought they would!), January and February can be some of the darkest months of the year (figuratively and literally, moreso for you Astros and Sawks fans

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?

Dynasty’s Child Episode 88: He’s A Fridge
Topics include: Transactions Marcus Stroman (7:15) Eric Sogard (10:40) Sergio Romo (11:15) Tyler White (12:00) Trade Deadline stuff (12:45) Bo Bichette (15:15) Ian Happ (18:00) Will D Smith (19:30) Trevor Richards (22:10) Yasmany Tomas (23:25) Brent Honeywell (24:25) Joey Gallo (25:40) Atlanta Injuries (26:30) Brewers Injuries (26:45) Max Scherzer (27:40)

Keaton It Real: 2019 First Half All-Disappointment Team
Everyone loves a downer at the party right? We just passed the halfway point of the season and now is a great time to reflect on the performances that have frustrated fantasy owners the most this season. I had more fun than I should have putting this article together last

Dynasty’s Child Episode 84: Posey Funeral Bells
Click Here To Listen Patrick, Keaton and Shelly are here to cover the week that was in the MLB, run through the batting order, hit the prospect stock exchange, pick a top podspect and answer some listener Q’s Topics include: Transactions: Adley Rutschman (11:00) Matt Allen (12:45) Brandon McKay (16:05)

Dynasty’s Child Episode 78: I Agree With Shelly
Click here to listen Patrick Keaton and Shelly are here to talk about the week that was in fantasy, hit on some notable transactions and injuries, waiver wire pickups and of course the Top Podspect Topics Include: Transactions: Kendrys Morals (6:30) Promotions and Demotions: Brandon Rogers (8:45) Keston Hiura (10:00)

Dynasty’s Child Episode 77: The Patrick Sad Lap
Click Here To Listen Transactions and call-ups: Edwin Jackson (5:00) Travis d’Arnoud (5:00) Madison Bumgarner (6:20) Craig Kimbrel (9:15) Dallas Keuchel (9:45) Promotions and Demotions: Nate Lowe (10:45) JP Crawford (11:05) Shed Long (11:50) Injuries: Fransisco Mejia (13:30) Austin Allen (15:45) Vince Velasquez (17:15) Nick Pivetta (17:25) Cole Irvin (18:00)

Keaton It Real: Fun With Small Sample Sizes
You hear it over and over again, especially this time of year: Be wary of small sample sizes. Unfortunately, two weeks into the season, small sample sizes are literally all we have to look at and as analysts of the game, fat chance of waiting until we have statistically weighted