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Evaluating the 2018 Cy Young contenders

September 8, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, Opinion

Gavin aka Tramps is back for the second part of his two post submission. Today it’s time to look at the 2018 Cy Young Contenders. Born in 1867, Cy Young pitched more innings and won more games than any other

2019 MLB Schedule Answers London Series Questions

August 22, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, GB Baseball, London Series

Since the news that MLB was scheduling a marquee series between the Yankees and Red Sox at the London Stadium on 29-30 June 2019 a couple of key questions have circled. How will the league compensate teams for the travel

Will there be a Triple Crown winner this season?

June 27, 2018 James Feldman Baseball

There hasn’t been a Triple Crown winner in baseball since 2012, when Miguel Cabrera picked up the trophy, with a batting average .330, 44 home runs and 139 runs batted in. Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander were the last players

What’s an Ace?

May 30, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Analytics, Baseball

Steve from Bush League Ramble makes his debut to look into the world of a teams “Ace”. It is a term you hear all the time, and probably use all the time, too. But have you ever stopped to evaluate

Baseball and It’s Three True Outcomes

May 17, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Analytics, Baseball

Russell Eassom returns to look at baseballs three true outcomes. Read his previous work here. In one of my previous pieces I talked about the metrics for defensive play and how the MLB are getting to the stage that they

Are the Red Sox ‘Managing’ Chris Sale?

April 21, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Analytics, Baseball

With another fascinating analytical piece, Russell Eassom… After no decisions in his first two games Chris Sale picked up his first win of 2018 receiving run support in a grand fashion. The team provided 14 runs against the Yankees with

Top Five GIFs of the Week: Week Two

April 17, 2017 Ben Carter Baseball

It’s week two of the 2017 regular season and everything in baseball is back to normal. Bryce Harper is at his MVP-calibre best. The Philadelphia Phillies are bottom of the NL East. And Chase Headley leads the Majors in fWAR. Yes,