(Wikimedia Commons) by Theo Mackie For nearly as long as baseball has existed, ERA has been the king of pitching statistics among the vast majority of fans. But, as most baseball fans know, Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) has risen to… Read More ›
(Wikimedia Commons) by Max Brill This offseason has been one of the slowest, if not the slowest, in history. The top five free agents according to MLB Trade Rumors all remain unsigned, and we are now less than two weeks away… Read More ›
If you are a baseball fan and have not tried fantasy baseball yet, I highly recommend doing so. It’s a lot of fun, and if you are already familiar with the widely successful fantasy football, you can fit in easily…. Read More ›
by Max Smith, Max Brill, Cam Cain, Jack Gioffre, Parker Marcon, Matthew Kikkert, Connor Stemme and Clayton Myers Though it no longer arbitrarily decides home-field advantage for the World Series, it’s hard not to love the All-Star Game. From newcomers… Read More ›
(Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune) by Duncan Wallis This is the fifth installment of a multi-article series about the true value of the best MLB players. Today, we’re looking at the National League Central. For a brief introduction or a… Read More ›
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.
(James Keivom / New York Daily News) by Jared Wolff Following their World Series appearance in 2015, Mets fans envisioned years of contention led by the starting rotation. The group was thought of as the best young starting rotation… Read More ›
(Scott Cunningham / Getty Images) by Duncan Wallis This is the fourth installment of a multi-article series about the true value of the best MLB players.
(Kathy Willens / AP) by Patrick Barron Ever wonder why strikeouts are more important for pitchers than for hitters?
(Getty Images) by Max Brill Let me start by offering a comparison of three relief pitchers: A quick note on ERA+: it’s a metric that takes a pitcher’s total contribution on the mound and attempts to encompass it in one… Read More ›
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