After months of speculation, the curtain finally fell on one of the greatest eras in the storied history of the Chicago Cubs this week. If social media is anything to go by, some fans still weren’t quite ready to let
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What’s the point of the Mets?
Steven Cohen bought the Mets in November 2020, having outbid singer/actor/producer Jennifer Lopez and her (then) fiancé, the former Texas Rangers shortstop, Alex Rodriguez. Cohen indicated a reversal of the existing Mets culture with the proclamation of “I want professionalism.
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Fantasy baseball Friday: Hitters who tend to start Hot
With Opening Day getting underway, I wanted to have some fun and look back at the last four full seasons (2016-2019) to see who are some guys that historically get out to hot starts. To define hot starts, I looked at
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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 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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Chicago Cubs 2020: Reasons for optimism
What happened in 2019? Another frustrating year on the Northside of Chicago with the Cubs finishing third in the division. This is the same division as the Reds and Pirates, so third-place was a low bar to clear. They had
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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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10 things you need to know about the Chicago Cubs
Legacy. It’s a strange word. In the build-up to the 2012 Olympics, it became a byword for legitimising £9 billion of expenditure. But what is the legacy of London 2012? Do we have more kids participating in athletics? I doubt
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Three minutes on the Kansas City Royals
Picture the scene. Kansas City Royals owner David Glass summons GM Dayton Moore and team manager Ned Yost into his plush, top floor office in Kauffman Stadium. He asks what they need in 2019 in order to accomplish the rebuild.
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