The New England Journal of Baseball$
5/18
Does the prevalence of left-handed batting, right-handed throwing players mean those players are particularly gifted?
Remember When Pitchers Used To Bat?$
5/11
What if the National League was a lie, all this time?
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5/04
Wherein Russell attempts to figure out if a Facebook argument can teach us something about the shift and double plays.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Shift That No One Noticed$
4/27
It's not just the infield shift MLB should be keeping in mind.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe End is NearB
4/20
Clayton Kershaw was lifted from a perfect game attempt, and it's because the game has changed. Just maybe not in the way you think it has.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe First Pitch of 2022, And What We Learned$
4/13
One pitch can contain a lot of storylines.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightGhost of the Bunt$
4/06
Why does home-field advantage disappear when the ghost runner enters the ballgame?
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3/30
Is there a saving grace for the Phillies defense?
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3/23
The robots are coming. Can they be metagamed?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightIs DHing Bad for Polar Bears$
3/16
What if Designated Hitter isn't *just* a place to stash your worst fielder, but rather a position unto itself?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSo You’ve Decided to Ban the Shift$
3/09
Will excising the shift matter, aesthetically or otherwise?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightDon’t Bunt, Joey, Don’t Bunt$
3/02
For most hitters, bunting rarely makes sense at all.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightGet Your Head Out of Your Assets$
2/23
Even from a strictly economical perspective, treating players like assets might do more harm than good.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPECOTA 2022: Why Change the Story?$
2/16
There are plenty of reasons why Trevor Story might not want to engage the idea of moving away from shortstop. There are also reasons it's worth considering.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightWhy We’re Going to Get the Universal DH$
2/09
It's just a different ballgame now.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSudden. Death. Baseball.$
2/02
Is there a feasible and equitable (to home and away teams) sudden-death scenario for ending tie games?
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