Ahead in the Count: Sabermetric Teams and Sabermetric Scouting
9/03Does PECOTA overrate teams that rely heavily on statistical analysis and underrate those who don't?
Ahead in the Count: The Clutch and The Shifted
8/27Do hitters who face a shift actually have an advantage?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: Only Two Games Worse
8/17The Phillies, despite a plethora of injuries, are just two games off their pennant-winning pace of last season.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: The 2010 Trade Deadline
8/06Our resident economist looks at who benefited from their late-July deals and who might have made a mistake by standing pat.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: The Poor Return on Dan Haren
7/30The quartet the Snakes received for their ace leads to a few questions about player valuation.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: Buyers and Sellers
7/23A look at which clubs should be dealing for immediate help and which ones should be offloading players with the trading deadline eight days away.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: Why You Can Go for the Gold Ball and the Silver Trophy
7/16Hitters who appear in the Home Run Derby actually alter their swings in a good way.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: Three Eras of All-Star Voting
7/14As technology changes, so do election patterns for the Midsummer Classic.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: Trading The Prince
7/08The Brewers would maximize Prince Fielder's value by trading the slugging first baseman right now.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: Why Baseball Needs a Draft Lottery
7/02Giving every non-playoff team at least a chance at the No. 1 pick would reduce the temptation to lose games.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: Not So Home-Field Advantage
6/25How much of an edge do the Phillies have by playing three "home" games against the Blue Jays at Citizens Bank Park?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: Is Jimenez In Over His Head?
6/17Ubaldo Jimenez is having a great season, but has also had a lot of luck on his side.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: Production and the Draft
6/07The players teams select in the draft over the next three days can make a big impact on their future.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: No Turnover Standings Breakdown
6/04Putting every major-league player back with his original team in an alternative universe can tell us a lot about team building.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: Hometown Discounts
5/28The best way to build a winning organization is to draft and develop talent then know which players to keep for the long haul.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightAhead in the Count: The Cost of OPP
5/17Clubs who are down with re-signing their own free agents get better value than those who sign other people's players.
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