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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.

• M-SABR Power Rankings: 4/30/17

  By M-SABR on April 30, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The 2018 Major League Baseball season is well underway. A lot has happened in the first month of the season. Sean Manaea has thrown a no-hitter, Didi Gregorius is the best hitter in baseball, and the Astros still look really… Read More ›

• M-SABR Power Rankings: 4/16/18

  By M-SABR on April 16, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The 2018 Major League Baseball season is finally upon us. A lot has happened in the first two weeks of the season. The rise of Shohei Ohtani, the surprising first place Mets, and so many rainouts. At M-SABR, we wanted to briefly… Read More ›

• 2018 Season Preview: Bold Predictions

  By M-SABR on March 29, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Hot takes are flying as everybody’s favorite day of the year has arrived: Opening Day—or as it is known in Ann Arbor, M-SABR Bold Prediction Day! From divided thoughts on Ohtani, to dreams of Tim Tebow, check it out.

• 2018 Season Preview: Awards Predictions

  By M-SABR on March 28, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Opening Day is tomorrow! With the season about to begin, M-SABR staff members take an early look at which players—from Yelich, to Greinke to Trout—will be taking home the individual hardware in 2018.

• 2018 Season Preview: World Series Predictions

  By M-SABR on March 27, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  With Opening Day only two days away, M-SABR staff members share their Playoff and, most importantly, World Series predictions. We hope you like the Yankees!

• MLB Free Agency: Does Jake Arrieta make sense for the Phillies?

  By M-SABR on March 24, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Max Sander examines the Jake Arrieta signing and its impact on both the Phillies and Arrieta.

• 2018 Season Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks

  By M-SABR on March 23, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  How will the Diamondbacks fare in an increasingly competitive NL West in 2018? Max Baer takes a look.

• 2018 Season Preview: Colorado Rockies

  By M-SABR on March 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  by Alex Fischer 2017 Record: 87-75 (3rd in NL West, NL Wild Card #2) 2017 Player Payroll: $130,963,571 (16th) Projected Lineup: All player projections for 2018 from Steamer Charlie Blackmon (CF), .331 AVG/.399 OBP/.601 SLG, 6.5 WAR DJ LeMahieu (2B),… Read More ›

• 2018 Season Preview: San Diego Padres

  By M-SABR on March 20, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Looking at 2018 for the San Diego Padres!

• 2018 Season Preview: San Francisco Giants

  By M-SABR on March 19, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  (Wikimedia Commons) San Francisco Giants by Matthew Kikkert 2017 Record: 64-98 (5th in NL West) 2017 Payroll: $191,065,290 (6th) Projected 2018 Lineup: All player projections for 2018 from Steamer 2B Joe Panik – .280 AVG/.350 OBP/.416 SLG/2.6 WAR CF Andrew… Read More ›