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• Can Outperforming xFIP Be Predicted?

  By M-SABR on February 8, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  (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 ›

• A Deeper Look at this Historically Slow Offseason

  By Max Brill on February 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  (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 ›

• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep 2018: Do’s and Don’ts

  By Erik McKeen on February 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• M-Sabermetric All-Stars, Vol. II: The Barrels/PA All-Star Team

  By M-SABR on February 2, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Club-Friendly Contracts: The Best Players Who Aren’t Cashing In MVP Series Part V: National League Central

  By Duncan Wallis on January 30, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  (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 ›

• If Mike Trout Played His Entire Career in the Pecos League: An OOTP Experiment

  By Cam Cain on January 28, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  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.

• Why the Mets Pitching Staff Will Finally Live Up to their Potential

  By M-SABR on January 27, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    (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 ›

• Club-Friendly Contracts: The Best Players Who Aren’t Cashing In MVP Series Part IV: National League East

  By Duncan Wallis on January 19, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  (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.

• The K Zone: Why strikeouts affect pitchers more than hitters

  By M-SABR on January 17, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  (Kathy Willens / AP) by Patrick Barron Ever wonder why strikeouts are more important for pitchers than for hitters?

• The Case for the Hall: Billy Wagner

  By M-SABR on January 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  (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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