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• Time to Change it Up: An Examination of Changeup Usage and Effectiveness from 2015-2018

  By Max Brill on November 9, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  A 2010 study conducted by Dave Allen over at The Baseball Analysts suggested that all else equal, pitchers should try to avoid throwing their changeups to same-handed hitters and should be more willing to throw their changeups to opposite-handed hitters. 2010 was nearly a decade ago and baseball statistics, technology, and data manipulation have come quite far since then, so we figured we would investigate Allen’s claim that a changeup thrown to an opposite-handed hitter should be more effective than one thrown to a same-handed hitter. What we found was not what we expected.

• AL Gallardo Awards: Honoring the Worst Players in Baseball

  By Sahil Shah on November 7, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Traditional awards spend too much time acknowledging baseball’s best performances, let’s take a look at the other end of the spectrum in honor of Yovani Gallardo!

• 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 ›

• 2018 Gold Glove Predictions

  By M-SABR on November 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Defensive sabermetrics might be a notoriously imperfect science that lag behind their offensive counterparts, but that doesn’t mean throwing together some stats, some videos, and some passionate M-SABR writers won’t result in an excellent Gold Glove Preview. Stay tuned for… Read More ›

• 2018 Trades: The Best of the Best

  By Matthew Schneider on November 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Machado was the best player moved at the trade deadline, but does he win the title of best trade acquisition?

• Breaking Down Clayton Kershaw’s Contract Option

  By Max Brill on October 30, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Clayton Kershaw, in his postgame presser after Sunday night’s World Series loss to the Boston Red Sox, told reporters that he had three days to think about whether he would opt out of the remainder of his seven-year, $215 million… Read More ›

• The Underappreciated Aaron Hicks

  By Matthew Schneider on October 29, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  Hicks finished the season setting new career highs in almost every category. 2018 was also the first season in his career in which Hicks qualified for the batting title. He finished in the top 15 in the American League in runs, home runs, walks, OBP, wRC+, and fWAR. He was arguably the second-best center fielder in baseball this year (second only to Mike Trout, of course).

• 2018-2019 Top 10 Free Agent Predictions and Analysis

  By M-SABR on October 22, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  M-SABR’s Felipe Zwanzger takes an early look at the 2018-2019 offseason and offers his predictions for the upcoming class of free agents.

• M-SABR Chat with NY Post’s Ken Davidoff

  By M-SABR on October 19, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Recently, M-SABR had the chance to speak with Ken Davidoff. We discussed topics ranging from 2019 MLB Free Agency to the NL MVP race. Ken Davidoff has been a baseball columnist for the New York Post since 2012. He attended the University of Michigan, graduating in 1993.

• Creating a Dynasty Part 6: Season One Review

  By Max Brill on October 15, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Good thing the season’s over and I don’t have to worry about this roster until March. Until then, I just have to wait. And then after that, I’ll have to wait a little more. Still, though, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

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