Welcome to another edition of “Positive & Negative Regression.” Each week we’ll dig into some analytics to identify two players due to heat up and two who are likely to cool down. Believe it or not, we’re almost one-quarter of … read more »
One helpful statistic that fantasy baseball managers can use to identify productive batters is wRC+, or Weighted Runs Created Plus. This catchall stat measures a batter’s run creation based on a formula that factors in league runs per plate … read more »
Hard hit percentage is one of the most self-explanatory, digestible statistics in sabermetrics. As the name implies, it is the percentage of times a batter hits the ball “hard.” How hard? For the sake of this column, at least … read more »
Welcome to another edition of “Positive & Negative Regression,” where I dig into some analytics every week to identify two players due to heat up and two who are likely to cool down. This year, we haven’t looked at relievers … read more »
For the first month of the season, the focus of this column has been on the “expected” statistics. They generally allow us to gauge which hitters or pitchers are putting themselves in a position to deliver but simply aren’t getting … read more »
Last week, the focus of this column was O-Swing% or chase rate, a “double duty” metric that applies to both hitters and pitchers. Today’s column will focus on another metric that fits with players on both sides of the ball … read more »
Each and every Tuesday, I’ll address 10 burning questions that I’m looking either for answers to during the week or questions that may help fantasy managers navigate the week-to-week grind of their team. What Should I Know About George Kirby … read more »
Welcome to another edition of “Positive & Negative Regression,” where I dig into some analytics every week to identify two players due to heat up and two who are likely to cool down. Last week, I dug in on a … read more »
We looked at players whose expected statistics differed significantly from their actual numbers in the past two weeks. The two metrics were wOBA — weighted on-base average — and slugging percentage. The third number often associated with expected ratios is … read more »
Pitchers have outperformed hitters by and large thus far, a few weeks into the 2022 season. After looking at home run regression last week, we’ll turn our attention to a few of these pitchers this week. Even though most have … read more »
