Revisiting the 2017 MLB Draft
Jack Kruger takes a look at the intriguing 2017 MLB Draft class, giving his thoughts on how these players appeared to be on Draft Day, and how they eventually turned out.
Recent Posts
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2022 Season Preview: San Francisco Giants
William Gregory analyzes how the San Francisco Giants will move on from several key contributors after an iconic 2021 season.
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2022 Season Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers
Daniel Mueller writes about a Los Angeles Dodgers team that may not have the endless depth that they have had over the past half decade, even with the addition of Freddie Freeman.
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2022 Season Preview: Colorado Rockies
Andrew Beaudoin offers the deepest analysis we’ve published thus far in his Colorado Rockies preview. It’s good thing, too. A lot of people want to figure out what’s going on in Denver.
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2022 Season Preview: Milwaukee Brewers
Matthew Sussman writes about the Milwaukee Brewers and their interesting path to the playoffs in 2022.
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2022 Season Preview: Chicago Cubs
Ilyas Adnane analyzes the Chicago Cubs to see if their new, young talent will be enough to replace the old core’s production in the third preview for the NL Central.
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2022 Season Preview: New York Mets
Jared Greenspan returns to M-SABR to discuss the New York Mets’ offseason acquisitions, and shares how he thinks they’ll do in 2022.
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2022 Season Preview: Seattle Mariners
Daniel Mueller shares his opinion on why he thinks the Seattle are ready to take a step forward, even though it seems their projected record might not look like it.
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2022 Season Preview: Los Angeles Angels
Will the Angels finally take the next step and avoid wasting the primes of their two preeminent talents? Daniel Schultz discusses one of the more interesting teams in MLB.
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2022 Season Preview: Houston Astros
Nolan Bruce talks about the Houston Astros’ upcoming season. How will they keep on chugging? Check it out to find out.
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2022 Season Preview: Chicago White Sox
Daniel Korach tries to figure out what kind of baseball South Siders will see in 2022 for the Chicago White Sox season preview.
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2022 Season Preview: Detroit Tigers
Daniel Pardi’s second season preview is one about his hometown Detroit Tigers. Can AJ Hinch and company keep rising? Or was last season a flash in the pan?
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2022 Season Preview: Minnesota Twins
Abbi Pelky writes about the interesting moves the Minnesota Twins made this offseason and what their playoff chances are for 2022.
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2022 Season Preview: Baltimore Orioles
What’s going on in Baltimore? Jack Kruger discusses the O’s unsatisfying open to the 2020’s.
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2022 Season Preview: New York Yankees
Ben Poon returns to write about the New York Yankees season outlook. He predicted the Yankees would make the playoffs last year. What about this year?
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2022 Season Preview: Toronto Blue Jays
Lucas Szentgyorgyi takes an interesting dive into the surging Toronto Blue Jays. Are they legit?
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2022 Season Preview: Tampa Bay Rays
Daniel Pardi shares his take on a Rays team that is consistently the most interesting organization in baseball. Tampa Bay now gets to enjoy a full season from some guy named Wander Franco.
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The MLB Contracts That Are Going To Age The Worst
M-SABR is back, baby. In the last article posted before the 2022 Season Previews, the M-SABR writing team takes a stab at what players’ contracts they think will age the worst. Is it injury related decline? Was this player’s defining season a fluke? Are they too ancient? Is it just a hunch? Check it out to find out.
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The Complicated Legacy of Carlos Beltran
Will Pharo discusses Carlos Beltran in the context of his greatness as a player along with his controversies.
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M-SABR All-Stars: The 2021 Fastball% All-Star Team
M-SABR releases their second All Star team, and this time it’s all about MLB’s flamethrowers. Find out who threw the highest percentage of fastballs in 2021.
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M-SABR All-Stars: The 2021 BsR All-Star Team
Can a team of all elite baserunners contend for a World Series? M-SABR All-Stars returns in 2022 to answer that question.
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2022 Unheralded Player Predictions
Who will outperform expectations in 2022? M-SABR’s new team of writers for 2022 make their guesses.
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2022 Today’s Game Committee Candidates
Barry Bonds? No. John Olerud? Yes.
Here’s who William Gregory thinks the Today’s Game committee will look at for Cooperstown induction this Fall.
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The 2021 Baltimore Orioles in NPB: An OOTP Experiment
The Orioles have been ostracized ever since their rebuild phase began, so much so that many suggested that they get expelled or relegated. But what happens if they do and play a season in the NPB? William Gregory examines.
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Improving Defensive Positioning: An Algorithm to Shift Effectively
With shifts becoming more extreme and more commonplace throughout MLB, we set out to create an algorithm to make them more effective.
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Enhancing the Quality Start
M-SABR graduate advisor Kyle Kumbier takes a thoroughly-researched deep dive into improving the Quality Start.
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If Mike Trout Played His Entire Career in the Pecos League: An OOTP Experiment
Does Mike Trout have a chance to be the GOAT? Cam Cain takes another OOTP deep dive and discovers that the answer to that question in the Pecos League is a resounding yes.
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2022 Season Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks
William Gregory pens M-SABR’s last 2022 preview a bit later than needed. However, the Diamondbacks still prove to be interesting.
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2022 Season Preview: San Diego Padres
Devon Stein writes his second preview of this year. This time it’s about the San Diego Padres.
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2022 Season Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates
Jack Kruger previews the Pittsburgh Pirates. In a division full of question marks, the Buccos might be the biggest one.
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2022 Season Preview: Cincinnati Reds
William Gregory really does not like what he saw from the Reds this offseason. Visualize his frustration in Cincinnati’s 2022 Season Preview.
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M-SABR All Stars ›
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M-SABR All-Stars: The 2021 Fastball% All-Star Team
March 24, 2022
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M-SABR All-Stars: The 2021 BsR All-Star Team
March 14, 2022
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M-Sabermetric All-Stars: The O-Swing% All-Star Team
January 17, 2019
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M-Sabermetric All-Stars, Vol. II: The Barrels/PA All-Star Team
February 2, 2018
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M-Sabermetric All-Stars, Vol. I: The BABIP All-Star Team
November 8, 2017
OOTP Experiments ›
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The 2021 Baltimore Orioles in NPB: An OOTP Experiment
December 21, 2021
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Phil Coke and the Quest for 512 Wins: A Longform OOTP Experiment
July 10, 2019
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Could 25 Phil Cokes Win the Pecos League? An OOTP Simulation
May 10, 2018
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If Mike Trout Played His Entire Career in the Pecos League: An OOTP Experiment
January 28, 2018
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Could Barry Bonds save the ’62 Mets? An OOTP Simulation
November 12, 2017
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