March’s Most Interesting Team Was… the Marlins?
Why? Because of their significantly unusual shift usage vs the Rockies this past weekend.
04.01.2019
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On Nick Foles’ now-annual resurgence
The Eagles and their QB face a tough task -- the Bears pass defense matches up well with them.
01.04.2019
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Stat of the Week: Minor League Defensive Runs Saved End-of-Season Roundup
When a promising position player gets called up from the minors, you almost never hear about his defensive prospects unless they are extreme in one direction or the other. At Baseball Info Solutions, we use Minor League Defensive Runs Saved (DRS) as a tool to expand fans’ knowledge of the…
09.18.2018
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Hardest-Hitting Minor Leaguers According to Synthetic Statcast
Statcast is a really exciting product to have at our fingertips when analyzing players. It has given the public a whole new vocabulary with which we can talk about baseball. How many times did you hear the terms “spin rate,” “exit velocity,” or “launch angle” before a couple years ago?…
05.11.2018
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With Byron Buxton out again, let’s find his most statistically similar player
BY ALEX VIGDERMAN While on a rehab assignment for another injury this past weekend, Byron Buxton fouled a ball off his toe and suffered a hairline fracture, sidelining him again in what is quickly shaping up to be a lost season. We all love keeping track of the trials and…
04.30.2018
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Limiting damage, improved walk rate keying Phillies’ success
By ALEX VIGDERMAN At least through the first third of the year, 2018 is shaping up to be the Year of Philadelphia. The Eagles finally won the Super Bowl, the Villanova Wildcats (admittedly merely a Philly suburb) won their second National Championship in three years, and the 76ers seem to…
04.24.2018
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The Best Position Player in Chicago
It’s been a rough year for Chicago baseball fans. With disappointing seasons from the likes of Starlin Castro and Paul Konerko, plus the trades of Alfonso Soriano, Alex Rios, Jake Peavy, and Matt Garza, there have few bright spots on either side of town. In a few short weeks, Chicagoans…
08.23.2013
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Manny Machado Has Company
One of the most exciting storylines of the 2013 season has been Manny Machado’s breakout. Earlier this month, Machado turned 21 years old, and like Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, he is already among the game’s elite. Machado is a well-rounded player, but his best skill may be defensive. With…
07.30.2013
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Alfonso Soriano Needs Power to Help Yankees
Over the weekend, new Yankee Alfonso Soriano paid early dividends with a home run and a walk-off single against the Rays. It was a big win for the Yankees who, even with the victory, remain 7.5 games back in the division and 7.0 games behind the second-place Rays. Brian Cashman…
07.29.2013
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Chase Utley Is Still an Elite Defender
If you look only at the recent trend in Defensive Runs Saved totals for Chase Utley, then it looks like he has really declined in skill, defensively. After a prime that saw him save an estimated 115 runs between 2005 and 2010, Utley has just 20 Runs Saved in the…
07.26.2013
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