So You’ve Decided to Ban the Shift$
3/09Will excising the shift matter, aesthetically or otherwise?
Don’t Bunt, Joey, Don’t Bunt$
3/02For most hitters, bunting rarely makes sense at all.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightGet Your Head Out of Your Assets$
2/23Even 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?$
2/16There 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$
2/09It's just a different ballgame now.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightSudden. Death. Baseball.$
2/02Is there a feasible and equitable (to home and away teams) sudden-death scenario for ending tie games?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThis War Needs Some Ground Rules
1/26The idea of including WAR in salary calculations keeps coming up. If it's going to happen, we need ground rules.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPlaying with the Playoffs$
1/19Expanded playoffs are all but guaranteed in the future. So let's figure out how to do it right.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Shift That Happened in 2021$
1/12Usage of the shift ... transformed in 2021. How, and what are the implications going forward?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightJoey Votto, Shortstop$
1/05This is about imagining Joey Votto at shortstop, yes, but also about a hole in the current player valuation models.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightTime to Tinker with the Strike Zone?$
12/22Could alterations to the strike zone reverse changes to the shape of offense many fans view as boring?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightWhere Gameplay and Labor Negotiations Collide$
12/15The money, perhaps rightly, draws most of the attention during and after CBA negotiations. But also on the table: scheduling, gameplay, and mutually profitable ventures.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightThe Disposable PlayerB
12/08The current disagreements between MLB and the PA are shining a light on a specific kind of player that's emerged more and more of late.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightOpenly Skeptical$
12/01Using an opener is all the rage, but does the logic behind it hold up?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightWhat’s Going On Outside the Apartment
11/24With teams finally beginning to address minor league housing, they shouldn't stop there.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightWhat Arbitration Replacement?B
11/17MLB is flirting with using WAR to determine player salaries. That would be a mistake.
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