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Sabermetrics

To Swing or Not to Swing … That is the Question

November 24, 2019

The last two articles have hinted how Moneyball’s heavy emphasis on analytics may actually bring baseball back to an old school style. The pendulum has swung so far in one direction that the inefficiency in the market in the two…

Sabermetrics

Ball-Strike Outcomes: Gaining the Upper Hand

November 16, 2018

How do ballplayers fare in different ball-strike counts? Is there a substantial variation in batting and slugging percentages as one goes deeper in the count? In which counts does the batter or pitcher gain a significant advantage? Revisiting the Retrosheet…