Do the Data Support the Commissioner’s Report on the Astros’ Sign-Stealing Scandal?

We know the Astros cheated in 2017 and 2018—how effective was it? Is there evidence it continued into 2021?

Moonshot: Real-Time Video Cheating Could Happen Again$

To Stop Cheating, MLB Should End (Team) Video Review$

Baseball Therapy: It Could Happen Again$

Mass Cheating was the Inevitable Result of the Analytics Era$

Alex Cora is Just One Self-Inflicted Red Sox Wound$

Prospectus Feature: Yu Darvish, Ralph Branca, and Traumatic Sign Stealing$

Prospectus Feature: Super Bullpens are Tired, Starters Relieving is Wired$

Prospectus Feature: J.D. Davis’ Breakout Makes the Mets Look Like the Astros$

Prospectus Feature: Challenging the Citadel of Spin$

Playoff Prospectus: A Matter of Trust

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gains a tactical advantage for Game 7 by having Clayton Kershaw available in relief.

Playoff Prospectus: Utley Gets it Done for Dodgers in Game 6

Chase Utley helped the Dodgers get it done in Game 6. That it wasn’t pretty doesn’t matter in the World Series.

Playoff Prospectus: Clayton Kershaw and Parental Images

Like your parents asking about the best friend in high school with whom you haven’t had contact in years, some fans see only the Kershaw that they remember.

Playoff Prospectus: The Strategy of Running on Empty

Beyond just the known variables of the office dynamic, managers have to grapple with the specter of the known unknowns.

Playoff Prospectus: Fever Dream of Game 5

The Astros beat the Dodgers 13-12 in Game 5 of an upside-down World Series. Houston needs one more victory for its first championship.

Playoff Prospectus: PECOTA Odds and World Series Game 4 Preview

It’s reasonable to expect Wood to pitch longer than Morton, all things being equal. That, however, is tempered by the exigencies of the Dodgers’ position in the Series. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will want to avoid trailing 3-1, so Wood will likely be on a short leash.