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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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An Analysis of a Three True Outcome Hitter

Jackson Scudder

Aug 22
6 min

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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
8 min

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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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Breaking Down the Curse-Breaking Season of the 2016 Chicago Cubs

Jackson Scudder

Jun 14
6 min

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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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The Best Forgotten Seasons of Greatness in MLB History

Jackson Scudder

May 24
6 min

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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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OPS: The Most Valuable Hitting Statistic

Jackson Scudder

May 3
3 min

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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
4 min

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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
6 min

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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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Defensive Metrics: Examining How to Evaluate the Game’s Fielders

Jackson Scudder

Feb 22
5 min

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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
6 min

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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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Explaining WRC+: A Look Into the Game’s Premier Offensive Metric

Jackson Scudder

Jan 6
6 min

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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, 2022
7 min

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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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Brooks Raley: From Mediocre Draft Pick to Sabermetric Stud

Jackson Scudder

Nov 23, 2022
7 min

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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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Clayton Kershaw: More Than Just a Hall of Famer

Jackson Scudder

Nov 4, 2022
4 min

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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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The Blue Jays’ Movie Did Not Have a Storybook Ending

Jackson Scudder

Oct 14, 2022
5 min

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The Blue Jays’ Movie Did Not Have a Storybook Ending

In March of this year, Blue Jays' star 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr said, “Last year was the trailer. Now you guys are going to see the...

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Christian Walker Is Very Good at Baseball

Jackson Scudder

Oct 5, 2022
4 min

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Christian Walker Is Very Good at Baseball

Looking at the title, one might think, “Wow, this guy is stupid!” or “Who is Christian Walker?” I did not want any flashy wordplay in the...

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