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Zane Harding is co-president and co-founder of the Michigan Society for American Baseball Research (M-SABR) and is the founder and advisor to the Michigan Football Analytics Society (M-FANS). In his time with M-SABR, he has launched the club's website, established the club's SABR affiliation, and overseen the club's publication. Zane is currently a third-year student at the University of Michigan double-majoring in Statistics and English. In addition to his work with M-SABR, Zane also writes for SB Nation's Bless You Boys and is an avid Detroit and Michigan sports fan.

• 2019 Season Preview: Atlanta Braves

  By Zane Harding on March 13, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The 2018 Atlanta Braves took the National League East by storm. Will the 2019 squad follow up that success in a fiercely competitive division?

• 2019 Season Preview: Cleveland Indians

  By Zane Harding on March 3, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  No outfield, no bullpen, no problem.

• MLB Network Top 10 Right Now Recap & Analysis: Third Base

  By Zane Harding on January 16, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Jose Ramirez leads both the Shredder and M-SABR’s lists despite the sheer depth of third base talent in baseball.

• MLB Network 2019 Top 10 Right Now Recap & Analysis: Second Base

  By Zane Harding on January 14, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Is Jed Lowrie the best non-Altuve second baseman in all of Major League Baseball? We agree with The Shredder that he is.

• Fluke or Fixture? Assessing 2018’s Breakout Stars

  By Zane Harding on June 27, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Co-President Zane Harding analyzes the staying power of 2018’s five biggest breakout stars: Trevor Bauer, Eddie Rosario, Patrick Corbin, J.T. Realmuto, and Matt Chapman.

• The Opener is the Next Huge Advantage in Major League Baseball

  By Zane Harding on May 20, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Sergio Romo is one of the first relievers to ever start both games in the same weekend. He won’t be the last.

• 2018 Season Preview: Atlanta Braves

  By Zane Harding on March 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The Braves farm is extremely talented, but is the team ready for contention in 2018?

• MLB Free Agency: Cubs Sign Darvish to 6-Year/$126M Deal, take a calculated risk

  By Zane Harding on February 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  By Zane Harding The Cubs made a huge splash Saturday afternoon, inking All-Star pitcher Yu Darvish to a long-term contract. The 6-Year/$126M deal has a $21M AAV and is the biggest contract signed in this unprecedently slow off-season. By committing… Read More ›

• Must-See JV: Verlander’s Defining Postseason Moments

  By Zane Harding on October 16, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  (Houston Astros) Justin Verlander is a future Hall of Famer. In the past ten years, no one has pulled off playoff heroics quite like JV. Whether it’s his seven 10 K performances in the postseason (no one else has more than… Read More ›

• M-SABR 2017 NLCS Predictions

  By Zane Harding on October 14, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  (Getty Images) The Astros and Yankees kicked off the American League Championship Series last night, as Dallas Keuchel and Masahiro Tanaka and, well, the stats from yesterday’s article predicted that game pretty well. Today, the Dodgers and Cubs will begin the… Read More ›