A look at the defenses for AL West teams. The Astros could have a great one. The A's should be great in multiple spots. What about the other teams?
A look at the decisions to be made for each of the postseason teams.
Verlander's close to a "record" that has stood for more than 100 years.
Teams like the Astros, Rays, and Dodgers are aggressive in their positioning of infield defenders. Which teams have been best positioned in 2019?
Slider dominance and defensive dominance are going hand in hand to allow Verlander to outperform his peripherals.
The 2019 Astros are a little different from the 2018 squad, and a few things that helped the latter might not aid the former.
Sports Info Solutions charts how good a pitcher was at hitting the catcher-pre-pitch target. Dallas Keuchel was atop the list.
By ANDREW ZENNER I was looking through our data to determine whether there were any hitters that may be strong “shift candidates” that are shifted against infrequently. One name stood out in my findings: Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve. Let’s look at whether other elements of our data support…
