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Founded in 2016, Michigan Baseball and Sabermetrics is the first club at the University of Michigan solely dedicated to the study of baseball and sabermetrics, the advanced statistics of the game.
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2021 Season Preview: San Diego Padres
Zachary Betron analyzes the new additions the free-spending Padres made this offseason, and predicts whether or not it’ll be enough to win the NL West.
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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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2021 Season Preview: Chicago Cubs
After sending their Cy Young candidate ace to San Diego in a blockbuster trade, can the Cubs make one last postseason run before their inevitable rebuilding phase begins?
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2020 Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
They have the star power. They have Joe Girardi. Do they have what it takes to make a postseason run?
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2020 Season Preview: New York Yankees
In a shortened 2020 season, the Yankees have one of their best teams in recent memory. Can they overcome the injury bug and reach the Fall Classic?
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2020 Season Preview: Detroit Tigers
After a subpar 2019, the Tigers have raided a division rival’s infield and are preparing for another rebuilding year.
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2020 Season Preview: St. Louis Cardinals
After a disappointing NLCS finish to a strong 2019, can the Cardinals defend their position on top of the NL Central?
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The 2019 Detroit Tigers: What Went Wrong?
After a disappointing 2019, M-SABR’s Robert Banas looks at how it all happened.
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Grading the Extensions signed in the 2019 Offseason
Armed with one year’s worth of hindsight, M-SABR’s Yuki Mori grades the extensions signed in the 2018 offseason.
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Tyler Austin Player Profile
By Felipe Zwanzger After a 2012 minor league season in which he slashed .322/.400/.559 with a 10.8 BB% and 20.8 K%, there was a widespread belief that Tyler Austin would form part of the Yankees then future outfield. Injuries halted… Read More ›
