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May 16, 2013
by Max Marchi
Extending our research into framing back to 1988.
February 26, 2013
by Max Marchi
An attempt to answer the age-old question: Are hitters or pitchers closer to mid-season form early in the year?
September 7, 2012
by Max Marchi
Some strategic questions have different answers in September than they do during the rest of the regular season.
August 24, 2012
by Max Marchi
Do pitchers get worse at the plate the more time they spend in the minor leagues?
August 10, 2012
by Max Marchi
Baseball is missing from the Olympics this summer, but the sport has a longer, richer history at the Olympic Games than you remember.
July 27, 2012
by Max Marchi
Barry Zito's performance seems to rise and fall along with his arm angle. But is this correlation or causation?
July 13, 2012
by Max Marchi
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.
June 29, 2012
by Max Marchi
Are pitchers less effective after taking a break between innings? And if so, should teams do anything about it?
June 15, 2012
by Max Marchi
Max continues his investigation into how starters and relievers and hard throwers and soft tossers alter their velocity depending on the situation and opponent.
May 25, 2012
by Max Marchi
Do pitchers really throw harder in tight spots? And if so, how much velocity can they add?
May 11, 2012
by Max Marchi
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.
April 27, 2012
by Max Marchi
If you want to estimate run-scoring accurately, what are all the factors you need to take into account?
April 13, 2012
by Max Marchi
The Rays have been willing to experiment with unorthodox defensive alignments, but are they ready to move an infielder to the outfield?
March 23, 2012
by Max Marchi
What can PITCHf/x tell us about how the switch to starting affects relievers, and what can we conclude about this spring's candidate for conversion?
March 9, 2012
by Max Marchi
Was Mike Piazza one of the best defensive catchers ever? How does catcher defense age? What effect do managers have on their pitching staffs, and do former catchers really make the best skippers? And how good was Leo Mazzone, really?
February 27, 2012
by Max Marchi
A short sabermetric take on last year's best picture, according to the Academy.
February 24, 2012
by Max Marchi
Quantifying the most elusive of catcher skills: game-calling.
February 10, 2012
by Max Marchi
A comprehensive look at catcher defense by BP's latest addition reveals that the Rays may be getting plenty of bang for their buck from their new backstop.
January 27, 2012
by Max Marchi
Introducing our newest analyst and author, and our first regular contributor from across the pond.
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