What’s to be done with the last albatross left north of the border?
Who ranks among the best and worst in this seemingly unpredictable yet key metric?
For Chris Herrmann, spring training is a new experience. One year ago, the 22-year-old infielder turned catcher was at the University of Miami, soon to be taken in the sixth round of the June draft by the Twins. Now he’s in Fort Myers, not only preparing for his first full professional season, but also acclimating…
Phil Birnbaum has a good reminder of the difference between frequentist and Bayesian statistics. The central Bayesian insight is that you need information about the world as it exists "prior" to the test. For example, if we want to know how a Triple-A player with certain statistics will perform in the major leagues, we need…
Can the 1-2 punch atop Detroit’s lineup better last year’s mediocre performance?
Figuring out what the book is is the current challenge.
A look at the expansion teams and why they have or haven’t won it all.
The Twins figure to benefit from paying Joe Mauer his $184 million in equal installments.
A’s AGM David Forst talks about what is going on with the big-league club and in the farm system.
BABIP isn’t as luck-driven as many suggest, not after you drill down into the numbers.
They’re finally here. All 5948 of them.
The new Super Joe, worthy of the price, plus the full slate of roster churn as cuts get tough.
Joe Mauer has a big new contract. How much of that will he spend behind home plate?
I'm back from South by Southwest with links for all. At least now, in addition to waiting for opening day, I can await the release of the debut Sleigh Bells album. Is Joe Mauer's contract extension "good for baseball"? Walkoff Walk is tracking that cliche. Or is it a cliche? Drew Fairservice argues convincingly the…
Hero worship has a large role in how teams are built.
Closers, middle infielders, and rotation horses with various flavors of bad news, plus a catcher’s quick comeback.