How Impressive Was Joey Votto's Career?
Joey Votto playing for the Reds in 2014; CC by License 2.0 While trying to think of a topic for this article, one of the greatest...
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Jackson Scudder
May 26 min read
How to Analyze a Hitter's Baseball Savant Page
Baseball Savant is one of the most useful tools for hardcore baseball fans to research player analytics and check in to see how players...
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Jackson Scudder
Feb 157 min read
Who Will Breakout in 2024?
MJ Melendez hitting for the Kansas City Royals; CC by License 2.0 Every season players come out of nowhere and break onto the scene, and...
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Jackson Scudder
Dec 19, 20239 min read
What Happened In the 2023 Rule 5 Draft?
The Rule 5 Draft is a yearly draft that takes place at the MLB Winter Meetings each December. This is a draft of current minor league...
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Jackson Scudder
Nov 22, 202311 min read
Oakland A’s History in 4 Games
On November 16th, 2023, the A’s announced that they would be moving to Las Vegas after the 2024 season, officially ending baseball in...
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Jackson Scudder
Nov 1, 20235 min read
Should Relievers be in the Hall of Fame?
Mariano Rivera pitching for the Yankees; CC by License 2.0 With veteran relievers like Craig Kimbrel, Aroldis Chapman, and Kenley Jansen...
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Jackson Scudder
Sep 26, 20236 min read
What Makes a Good Changeup?
Devin Williams pitching for the Milwaukee Brewers; CC by License 2.0 Changeups are one of the most misunderstood pitches across baseball...
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Jackson Scudder
Aug 22, 20236 min read
An Analysis of a Three True Outcome Hitter
Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies; CC by License 2.0 The wave of three true outcome hitters and the overall brand of baseball...
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Jackson Scudder
Jul 27, 20238 min read
What Makes an Ideal Leadoff Hitter?
Ricky Henderson on the Yankees; CC by License 2.0 The leadoff hitter is one of the most important spots in the order as it starts the...
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Jackson Scudder
Jun 14, 20236 min read
Breaking Down the Curse-Breaking Season of the 2016 Chicago Cubs
The 2016 Chicago Cubs celebrating their Game 7 win over the Indians; CC by License 2.0 The 2016 Cubs are going down as one of the most...
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Jackson Scudder
May 24, 20236 min read
The Best Forgotten Seasons of Greatness in MLB History
Anibal Sanchez pitching for the Detroit Tigers; CC by License 2.0 Baseball is a game that has been around for over 100 years and has had...
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Jackson Scudder
May 3, 20233 min read
OPS: The Most Valuable Hitting Statistic
One of the more interesting stats of the day, OPS seems to be a bridge of sorts between today’s advanced stats (wOBA, xwOBA, wRC+) and...
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Jackson Scudder
Apr 12, 20234 min read
What is Pitch Run Value?
In the current sabermetric era, there are hundreds of advanced stats, and new ones are seemingly created every week. To most fans, these...
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Jackson Scudder
Mar 17, 20236 min read
Players with Breakout Potential in 2023
Christain Yelich on the Brewers; CC by License 2.0 Every single year in baseball there are a couple of guys that break out and surprise...
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Jackson Scudder
Feb 22, 20235 min read
Defensive Metrics: Examining How to Evaluate the Game’s Fielders
Judging defense in baseball, especially at higher levels, has always been extremely difficult. Outside of fielding percentage and errors,...
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Jackson Scudder
Jan 27, 20236 min read
Lars Nootbaar: The Sabermetric Stud
Lars Nootbaar playing in college Lars Nootbaar is known for having one of the best names in baseball. His name also picked up a bunch of...
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Jackson Scudder
Jan 6, 20236 min read
Explaining WRC+: A Look Into the Game’s Premier Offensive Metric
Jose Hernandez with the Milwaukee Brewers; CC by 2.0 License Love it or hate it, sabermetrics is firmly in the game of baseball and the...
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Jackson Scudder
Dec 16, 20227 min read
The Importance of FIP: An Analysis
One of the most common knocks on sabermetrics is how certain stats are flawed. I am not going to talk about how FIP is a perfect stat and...
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Jackson Scudder
Nov 23, 20227 min read
Brooks Raley: From Mediocre Draft Pick to Sabermetric Stud
Brooks Raley is a guy who turned his career around, going from a failed big leaguer to one of the best RPs in baseball with a cult...
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Jackson Scudder
Nov 4, 20224 min read
Clayton Kershaw: More Than Just a Hall of Famer
Kershaw delivers a pitch during Game 6 of the 2016 NLCS CC by 2.0 License Clayton Kershaw has been one of the best pitchers of this...
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