Category: Baseball
Philadelphia Phillies Still Maintaining Impressive Pace in the 2024 Season
(Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) The 2022 Philadelphia Phillies were sneaky good: they almost missed the postseason, then went on and made the World Series. The 2023 Phillies were dangerous, but couldn’t win key games in the NL Championship Series and lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 2024 version of the team might be the…
Pirates Finally Announce Paul Skenes Signing
(Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) The Pittsburgh Pirates took right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 MLB Draft. Some specialists said that even at that point, Skenes was ready for the big leagues. A series of circumstances limited him to 6.2 innings in the minors last year, but…
Upcoming Saberseminar 2024 Set to Take Place August 24-25 in Chicago
Robert Edwards-USA TODAY Sports Saberseminar is a leading baseball and sports analytics conferences — and it’s all for a good cause! The conference will take place August 24-25 at Illinois Tech in Chicago. Saberseminar brings together academics, data scientists, and MLB front office employees for a two-day showcase of the latest developments in baseball analytics,…
MLB Analyst’s Commentary Leads to Hilarious No-Hitter Jinx
(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Baseball loves its unwritten rules and is likely the most superstitious sport, and one of those rules is that when a no-hitter is taking place, you don’t speak of it under any circumstances. An MLB Network analyst broke this cardinal rule last night and delivered an all-time jinx on…
Jeremy Peña’s Impressive Start Hindered by Inconsistencies
Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Jeremy Peña is off to an excellent start. He’s also been one of the least productive hitters in baseball. How’s that for a lede? If I told you that without any additional context, perhaps you’d think Peña was struggling at the plate but making up for it in the field. Yet,…
Yankees’ Stronghold Over Top Rival Continues
(Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) The New York Yankees are on a tear and have now moved into a tie with the Baltimore Orioles atop the AL East after winning four in a row behind a stretch of strong performances on the mound. Another subplot of this early season so far is that the Yankees…
Davis Schneider Explains the Secret Behind His Success
Davis Schneider is a throwback. Not because he’s 5-foot-9, and fought his way through the minor leagues after signing for $50,000 as a 28th-round pick. Or because he has featured at three positions in his brief major league career, or because he hides half his face behind a bushy mustache twice the size of Tom…
Ronald Acuña Jr.’s Previous Form has Disappeared from View
As professional baseball journalist, it is quite surprising to see some of the recent MVPs struggling at the start of the 2024 season. This includes Ronald Acuña Jr., who had an incredible season last year but has not been able to replicate that success so far this year. Along with a few other key players…
Avoid Mookie Betts at All Costs!
In-zone rate is one of the most fascinating stats in baseball. It definitely means something, but you sometimes need to sort through a couple different factors in order to determine just what that something is. If pitchers think they can knock the bat out of your hands, they’ll come right after you inside, but if…
Assessing the Impact of Stadium Funding: Breaking Down Effectively Wild Episode 2161
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Riley Greene’s recent pants-related wardrobe malfunction, the Padres-Marlins Luis Arraez trade, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s struggles, a C.B. Bucknor incident, and more. Then, they are joined by Neil deMause, author of Field of Schemes, and J.C. Bradbury, stadium-funding researcher and professor of economics, finance, and quantitative analysis at Kennesaw Sports…