#sabermetrics

#Sabermetrics or OMGWTFBBQ baseball, do more of your math

메이저리그에서 새 바람을 일으킨 새로운 투수 운용 전략인 '오프너'에 대한 관심이 점점 커지고 있습니다. 한국서도 준플레이오프 4차전에서 한화 선발인 좌완 박주홍이 전통적인 의미의 '선발투수'가 아닌, 오프너일 가능성이 높죠. 메이저리그의 가난한 팀인 템파베이 레이스가 단순히 선발투수가 부족해서 시작한 '불페닝'이 시즌을 치르면서 '오프너' 전략이란 이름으로

As i was getting ready to write another piece on pitching WAR and why it should be based on ERA, not FIP, after seeing the numbers of Corey Knebel and Roberto Osuna propelled me to do so, i had an epiphany.

As we reach another weekend, it's time for another edition of top 10 players right now, today we'll rank the 10 best starting pitchers and first basemen. MLB Network's Top 10 SP 1, Clayton Kershaw 2, Corey

The Baltimore Orioles right now are a mediocre franchise, they had that one really great year in 2014 when it was clear the team as a whole overachieved and since have done nothing, stuck in that high

The Los Angeles Angels have a dilemma to handle, at least that's the opinion of some people, in my eyes, there's a clear right answer. The former Angel Vladimir Guerrero got elected into Cooperstown this

Perception is everything, but more often than not, it's deceiving and it leads people into making blank statements without properly analyzing the facts, the subject I'm about to address, really represents

it's January 23, and with zero moves to discuss, except for the Austin Jackson signing, let's talk about the HOF case of Andruw Jones, first off, I'm not here to measure him against another hall of famer,

JD Martinez is the perfect example of two theories I have. 1, How recency bias is real and it clouds people's judgments. 2, The inability of accurately measure a player's value when he's completely one

Note: I am very tired right now and it's very late, writing this off my phone, apologize for any mistakes you might find in this article, just wanted to get some content out for you guys. Contrary to popular

Flexibility is key. That's a statement i am constantly making and especially in baseball, a sport where high-end talent goes nowhere unless it's surrounded by a good supporting cast, Votto, Stanton, and

Creating rankings is a very common thing in sports and my belief is that it doesn't have much relevance and most of the time is just a way to create controversy and generate debates with no constructive

(Patreon supporters only) As i was getting ready to write another piece on pitching WAR and why it should be based on ERA, not FIP, after seeing the numbers of Corey Knebel and Roberto Osuna propelled

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he New York Mets recently signed Jay Bruce for 39 mil over 3 years, that sign represents what i like to call: An improper analysis of what represents an improvement. Jay Bruce is a nice complementary piece,

The baseball world has changed dramatically in these last few years, dating back to the whole Moneyball revolution that Billy Beane created in Oakland, it's clear that the roles have changed, guys like

The Toronto Blue Jays are flying under the radar, making small additions that might just take them back to the playoffs. Ok let's not get ahead of ourselves, clearly, they still need work, as of today

The San Diego Padres are a fascinating case, how many times do you see a team hire a GM, have such GM beginning his tenure by making splashy moves and basically going all in, and in an incredibly short

Baseball has its problems to deal with today, pace of play, international amateur signings, that whole situation is messed up, Ohtani is not an amateur, therefore he shouldn't be inserted into such rules,

In the midst of this trend in major league baseball that has seen teams spending big on relief help, more significantly middle relief help, the guys who provide the bridge between the starter and the closer