Team Chemistry: Fast Pitch Follow-Up
9/28Can hitters learn to handle fast pitching the more they see 97 mph heat?
Team Chemistry: (If You) Can’t Take The Heat
9/14The extended exposure to high-end velocity should theoretically make hitters better against it. So, has it?
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8/17Recalibrating our impressions of pretty-okay.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightTeam Chemistry: What’s Average?
8/03We pretty much all pretty much always have an inaccurate idea of what an average slash line looks like.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightTeam Chemistry: Fringe Effects on Called Strikes
7/20Wondering whether release point affects the likelihood of getting a favorable (or unfavorable) call, and so on.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightTeam Chemistry: Explaining the DRA-Beaters
6/26The Cubs' pitchers are on a historical DRA-beating pace. Are there some factors that explain why some teams do this?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightTeam Chemistry: The Outsized Importance of a Joe Mauer Cold Streak
6/08In April, Joe Mauer (and his sunglasses) looked as good as ever. In May, he fell back. Each month promises a very different legacy for the lifelong Twin.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightTeam Chemistry: Diagnosing the Swing Swings
5/25Batters increase the "swing zone" as the season goes on. To try to understand why, we need to know how.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightTeam Chemistry: The Swing Zone’s Connected to the Strike Zone
5/11How batters are responding to umpires' whims, and how it's defining this era of baseball.
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