Pitching Backward: PECOTA’s No. 1 Breakout Candidate, And the Case Against Him
2/04A pitcher with some filthy stuff coming off a mini-breakout year in his mid-20s. Sounds like Kluber, right?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: The Cost of Being on Baseball’s Bad Side
1/22What losing the All-Star game means for Baltimore.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Jake McGee’s Smash-And-Grab
1/15The simplest pitcher in baseball gets progressively more ridiculous.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Brandon McCarthy and the Outlier Curveball
12/19Brandon McCarthy's breaker did different things last year, and so did Brandon McCarthy.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Curveballs and Changes
12/16Exploring the league's curveballs, we find two excellent breakers that changed dramatically last year--though in surprising ways.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Best. Reliever Season. Ever.
12/04Or, at least, in the past 25 years.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: The Guy Who Makes Scherzer (Slightly More) Expendable
11/20Even if Max Scherzer leaves this offseason, the Tigers will have a dominant top four. A big part of that is Rick Porcello's emergence. Here's how it happened.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Designing A Bullpen Usage Critique
11/14Before we can criticize a manager for using one reliever instead of another, we have to know which reliever is better. How accurately can this be done in real time?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Perfect Hindsight and Bullpen Mismanagement
11/07Which managers stood out for their ability to get their best pitchers in the biggest situations this year?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Sing, Sing, Sing, for the Unsung Affeldt
10/30A bit more quietly, Jeremy Affeldt is approaching postseason records as impressive as Madison Bumgarner's.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: How To Get A Hit Off Madison Bumgarner
10/21Searching for the weakness in Bumgarner's gameplan.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: First-Pitching to the Situation
10/17A first attempt at measuring how much different pitchers pitch to the situation--and the questions it raises.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: The Not-So-Sudden Breakout of October’s Best Lefty Reliever
10/10The emergence of Andrew Miller was a slow burn that happened right in front of us. How much should we have seen coming?
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: In Love With Lohse
10/02A pitcher, a plan, and one great big metaphor.
continue reading chevron_rightchevron_rightPitching Backward: Buxton or Beane?
9/25Would you rather have the best GM or the best prospect for the future of your franchise? And more importantly, how would you determine the answer?
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