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Cam Cain is a senior at the University of Michigan majoring in Statistics. He is the Vice President/Director of Content of M-SABR, and he has written articles using OOTP simulations, as well as other analytical articles. Cam is from Salem, New Hampshire, and his favorite team is the Cincinnati Reds.

• 2023 MLB Season Preview: Cincinnati Reds

  By Cam Cain on March 30, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  M-SABR alum Cam Cain writes the preview for his Cincinnati Reds. The Redlegs are in the midst of the worst stretch of form in franchise history. Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

• 2019 NL Gallardo Awards: Honoring the Worst Players in Baseball

  By Cam Cain on November 4, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Baseball and its media have a strange fixation on focusing on things they deem are “best.” It’s elitist and downright gross. Who is the “best” player? Which is the “best” team? And what are the “best” ideas for articles? Luckily, the Gallardo Awards are none of those things.

• Phil Coke and the Quest for 512 Wins: A Longform OOTP Experiment

  By Cam Cain on July 10, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  Cy Young’s 511 wins are the most unbreakable record in baseball, unless Phil Coke has something to say about it.

• Fun with Small Sample Sizes: Three Relievers Who Have Impressed So Far in 2019

  By Cam Cain on April 9, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  M-SABR’s Cam Cain discusses three relievers who are off to great starts in 2019

• 2019 Season Preview: Cincinnati Reds

  By Cam Cain on March 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Contrary to popular belief, the Reds still exist, and M-SABR’s Cam Cain thinks they’re ready to make some noise in a crowded NL Central.

• NL Gallardo Awards: Honoring the Worst Players in Baseball

  By Cam Cain on November 6, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  At the end of every season, the baseball media likes to focus on the league’s best players, going as far as honoring them after the season with arbitrary awards, based on meaningless things like “performance.” But these awards neglect some… Read More ›

• Anthony Rendon is Flying Under the Radar Again

  By Cam Cain on September 25, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Last year’s under-the-radar MVP candidate is having another incredible season, but he’s still not getting the credit he deserves

• Jose Peraza is a Revelation

  By Cam Cain on August 27, 2018 • ( 4 )

  

  All but written off at the beginning of the season, Peraza has become a key piece in the Reds crowded infield

• Could 25 Phil Cokes Win the Pecos League? An OOTP Simulation

  By Cam Cain on May 10, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  A couple years ago, using the baseball management sim Out of the Park Baseball, I showed that a team of 25 Phil Cokes would be absolutely terrible if they played a full season in the major leagues. That’s not exactly… Read More ›

• 2018 Season Preview: Cincinnati Reds

  By Cam Cain on March 14, 2018

  

  Photo: John Minchillo / Associated Press Cincinnati Reds by Cam Cain 2017 Record: 68-94 (5th NL Central) 2017 Payroll: $115,323,803 (24th) Projected 2018 Lineup: All player projections for 2018 from Steamer CF Billy Hamilton, .242 AVG/.303 OBP/.345 SLG, 1.2 WAR… Read More ›