http://www.baseballprospectus.com/blog/the_stats_go_marching_in/ http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20596 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=20596 Extending our research into framing back to 1988. Thu, 16 May 2013 04:00:00 -0700 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19716 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19716 An attempt to answer the age-old question: Are hitters or pitchers closer to mid-season form early in the year? Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:55:00 -0800 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18263 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18263 Some strategic questions have different answers in September than they do during the rest of the regular season. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 04:00:00 -0700 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18120 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=18120 Do pitchers get worse at the plate the more time they spend in the minor leagues? Fri, 24 Aug 2012 04:00:00 -0700 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17804 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17804 Barry Zito's performance seems to rise and fall along with his arm angle. But is this correlation or causation? Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:28:00 -0700 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17623 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17623 Max crunches the numbers and comes up with the top 10 catchers of the 2012 season based on overall value both at and behind the plate. Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:00:00 -0700 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17505 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17505 Are pitchers less effective after taking a break between innings? And if so, should teams do anything about it? Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:00:00 -0700 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17352 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17352 Max continues his investigation into how starters and relievers and hard throwers and soft tossers alter their velocity depending on the situation and opponent. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:00:00 -0700 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17140 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=17140 Do pitchers really throw harder in tight spots? And if so, how much velocity can they add? Fri, 25 May 2012 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16888 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16888 Max examines all the factors that influence pitch velocity, lays out his simple and complex approaches to making PITCHf/x information more accurate, and determines how hard the Nationals are really throwing. Fri, 11 May 2012 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16699 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16699 If you want to estimate run-scoring accurately, what are all the factors you need to take into account? Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:00:00 -0700 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16439 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=16439 The Rays have been willing to experiment with unorthodox defensive alignments, but are they ready to move an infielder to the outfield? Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:00:00 -0700