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The No-Luck No-Hitter
In 2019 we saw four no-hitters: the two individual gems from Mike Fiers and Justin Verlander for their second and third no-hitter respectively, and two combined, both against the Mariners, by the Astros and the Angels. For the Angels it
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How do you solve a problem like a shortened season?
Depending on when the MLB gets the okay to start playing again, we could be at a point in the year where the numbers of days left means a severely shortened season. If we get to that stage, there are
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What infield OAA tells us about shortstops?
As I have stated previously the Infield Outs Above Average (OAA) metrics available on Baseball Savant contains a plethora of information. You can look at individuals and not only see their overall defensive value but you can breakdown the individuals
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What Infield OAA can tell us about Pitchers and Hitters
Firstly let’s start off with the fact that I am not a plant, stooge or shill for MLB, Statcast or Baseball Savant (I would like to be, but I am not). But secondly, I need to tell you all that
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Challenge Everything
Do you know how well your team does at challenging calls? I don’t know how well the Indians do. I was listening to a podcast last week and was surprised to hear them say that MLB’s instant replay challenge system
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The Impact of the Home Plate Umpire on Run Expectancy
Imagine you’re a pitcher in the majors and you’ve done everything you can to prep for a game so that you’re in the best condition. You’ve gone through the game plan with the catcher and coaches, to know where to
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What can Statcast’s Infield OAA tell us about positioning?
In my previous piece, on the intro to infield outs above average (OAA), I quickly compared Marcus Semien and Javier Baez. I showed you that, in 2019, Baez had 19 OAA and Semien has -4 OAA. This analytically tells us
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A Whole New World Of Defensive Metrics
For extremely online baseball fans the offseason has been one of the most active in recent years. A huge cheating scandal landed very quickly after the World Series finished. The top free agent players signed early with further deals happening
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Do MLB Writers & Broadcasters hate your team?
Like most of you I follow many baseball writers on Twitter so I can get their views on the latest news and read their new articles. Their aren’t many sites I check every day to see what new content is
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