Category: Analytics
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No Game for Old Men
Leonard “Bones” McCoy: Admiral, wouldn’t it be easier to put an experienced crew back on the ship?James T. Kirk: Galloping around the cosmos is a game for the young, Doctor. From the movie: Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan Evidently, so is the game of baseball. We examined the current, top 100 position players in terms…
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Not so Fast Times on the Injured List: The Velocity Dilemma
Pitching injuries in MLB are up. Way up! We covered MLB pitching injuries from a couple of angles previously (here and here), but this article from a year ago shows the mounting evidence. Specifically, this chart from that same article clearly shows a steady increase of pitching injuries over the past twenty years. The article sums…
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Statistics you Likely Never Heard About nor Care to Hear About
PPTV, CPTV or DSV. Have you ever heard of any of these acronyms? Neither have we. No, they are not new variants of Covid nor are they government agencies. Do not feel bad, we didn’t know what these stood for before we started researching pitch clock related violations. The pitch clock has sprouted a number…
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Strikeout Considerations
The premise that MLB functions under is that baseball is on the decline because the games are too long and this has turned off the fan base. As we noted in prior posts the rule changes do little to change the actual action, and instead just shorten the game. If you want to buy into…