Checking the Numbers: The Doctor is Operating
4/22The Phillies' new ace has been nearly untouchable in his first four starts.
Checking the Numbers: Churn and Burn
4/21Can a player's performance one week have any predictive power on how he will perform during the next week?
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4/16The Braves took on greater risk but spent less money in building the back end of their bullpen.
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4/09Exhibition statistics have little bearing on roster decisions.
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4/06Understanding neuroscience could help devolop better switch-hitters.
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4/02Those who switch-hit in name only make up a rare cadre all their own.
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3/24What's to be done with the last albatross left north of the border?
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3/16Sometimes teams have to bite the bullet and pay players just to go away.
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3/10Not all LAIM moundsmen live down to the label, so why is there so little love for Joe Blanton?
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3/03David Wright's power drain in 2009 was nearly unprecedented and almost certainly a fluke.
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2/24Baseball Prospectus' new metric looks at some pitchers ready to break out and others ready to step back.
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2/01Precision produces a sharper answer as far as what to expect from the Garlands and the Pineiros.
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1/27How different are the performances of volatile and consistent pitchers?
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1/20Picking between Jon Garland and Joel Pineiro seems a matter of picking reliability versus upside, but is it?
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1/11How having to hit or run the bases affects pitching performance in DH-less ballgames.
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1/07Sorting out the rewards of dumpster-diving to shore up big-league rosters.
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