In modern baseball, there are many ways to try to analyse a pitcher’s performance. They all have their uses, and they all are helpful when used in the right context. So, why not add some more to the works. Today,
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Category: Sabermetrics
Why We (And The Projections) Hate Your Team
Regular Bat Flips & Nerds listeners will have recently heard Ben, John, Tom and myself make a series of win predictions in our long-running annual preseason game. We even let the Triple-A squad of Rob, Russell and Gav have a
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The Psychology of the Infield Shift
Over the past 10 seasons, the shift has gone from a quirky defence against some pull-heavy left-handed hitters to being employed against over 50% of lefties and over 20% of righties. In that time multiple researchers have shown that the
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Does the Madden Curse extend to MLB?
After rumours and blurred images made the rounds of the internet on Sunday night, Monday morning stateside came and we were all given clarity. It was officially released that Fernando Tatís Jr. will be the cover player in 2021 for
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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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Analytics and its effects on the MLB – The Stolen Base
This is the second piece in a series on the effects of analytics on baseball, the first on the bunt can be found here. This time I will be looking at the decline of the stolen base, the involvement of
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The Cy Young Case for Blake Treinen
The following is a case for why Blake Treinen should be considered as a Cy Young candidate. I am not certain if he should win but what I am about to detail is why he should get some votes and
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The Rays Are Breaking Baseball (Records)
This season the Tampa Bay Rays have been using what is commonly known as ‘The Opener’. By that I mean they have been using an individual who is usually a reliever by trade to start the game for them and
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The Case for Defense – Examining Advances in Defensive Analytics
Making his BF&N debut, welcome the analytical genius, Russell Eassom… Baseball like any other sport you win by scoring more than your opponents and in baseball you have to score more runs to win a game. But unlike most other
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