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Divisions have been settled and the wild-card games are upon us. The Cubs and Rockies meet at Wrigley Field for a win-or-go-home game on Tuesday night. Let's take a look at the starting pitchers for the game. First, a quick pitching comparison Name IP ERA WHIP K/9 GB% FB% WAR WPA Kyle Freeland 202.1 2.85 … Continue reading NL Wild Card Game: Pitching Comparison
We're two weeks into the NFL season and there have been a fair share of surprises so far, particularly in the area of the quarterback. I decided to use a similar metric to measure quarterback value as I have for baseball players. I looked at Win Probability Added (WPA). This metric measures the change in … Continue reading Best and Worst QBs Through 2 Weeks
Kris Bryant has now been out for over a month and the Cubs haven't really missed him at all. The Cubs hitters have been raking this year and they've had the best offense in the National League so far. The chart below shows the top 5 offensive teams in the National League this season. The … Continue reading People Should Pay Attention to David Bote
Time to talk about the Rays again. I didn't plan to write about them again, but then last Wednesday, Sergio Romo played 3rd base. The Rays used a very unique version of the Waxahachie swap. The Waxahachie swap is a maneuver in which the manager will move a pitcher (usually a lefty) to another position … Continue reading Waxahachie Swaps and Sergio Romo Playing Third Base
I wrote previously on the Rays and their use of the opener. I'll link to that post at the bottom of this one. Now that we are just past the All-Star break I felt it was a good time to check in on how it's working. Let's take a look at where the Rays pitching … Continue reading I Think The Opener Is Working
I've already talked about the hitters for this year's All-Star game so let's look at the pitchers. I once again used an algorithm to analyze the pitchers. I used 5 stats and weighted them equally to get a glimpse at who were the best pitchers in the first half of this season. Strikeout percentage (K%) … Continue reading Analyzing This Year’s All-Star Rosters: Pitchers
It’s just about time for another MLB All-Star Game, this year in Washington DC. A lot of people say the All-Star game doesn’t mean anything and I don’t think the game itself really does. However, we judge players’ careers on All-Star appearances. When talking about a player, announcers often say ‘the 5-time All-Star’ or refer … Continue reading Analyzing This Year’s All-Star Rosters: Hitters
