Pitching Backward: The Rise of the LiRPA
12/17Also, the introduction of "the LiRPA."
Pitching Backward: The Real-Life Closer Report
12/10Ranking the most attractive trade targets for a team trying to match the back of the Royals' (or Yankees', or Red Sox') 'pen.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: The Bundy Conundrum
12/01Baltimore has limited options for the former best pitching prospect in baseball.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: So, Hey, What if the Mets Had Intentionally Walked Wade Davis
11/17The issue on everybody's mind.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: How Chris Sale Learned A Third Dynamite Pitch
11/04Dare we say he used to be a thrower but not he's a pitcher? Nah. We daren't.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: How The Mets Got Here
10/23Seven months ago, the Mets were a bona fide underdog. No, really. Really, they were!
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Some Signatures Are Forgeries
10/15Looking for significance in signatures, with special guest Chris Heston.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: TINSTAABOPP
9/29The "BO" stands for "Baltimore Orioles"
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: There is No Such Thing as TINSTAAPP
9/17TISNSTAT? Sure, TISNSTAT.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: On Manager Analysis
9/04Should manager's decisions been evaluated in or out of context? Ignoring or including leverage?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Casey Fien Makes No Sense
8/27The Twins reliever bucks most conventional wisdom and has still been successful. Why?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Cribs, Dorms, Ballplayers in Swarms
8/20One aspect of minor-league life is substandard housing. It doesn't have to be that way.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Mother May I?
8/17Could Trevor May be a hidden gem? What improvements does he need to make to be successful?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: The Next Collin McHugh?
8/09Is there McHugh-like value to be derived from Tyler Lyons?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Spin That Curveball
7/23Statcast gives us a view on pitch spin that we haven't had before
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Advance Scouting the All-Star Game: American League
7/14How can you get the American League's starters out? You can't, but maybe the National League's pitchers can.
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