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Hardball Architects – Volume 2 (National League Teams): Evaluating Roster Construction and Team Performance Based On Player Acquisition Methods

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Hardball Architects – Volume 2 (National League Teams) – on sale now! Kindle edition ($9.99), paperback ($19.99) order here -> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TPYMNSS (Kindle), https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YNH354F (paperback) Hardball Architects examines the trades, free agent acquisitions, draft picks and other transactions for the 30 Major League Baseball franchises, divided into a 2-volume set (American League and National League). All … Read more

Hardball Retrospective – Misc. Transaction Types – Average Yearly WAR and Win Shares

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Based on my research for Hardball Retrospective, the following table reveals the average and total Wins Above Replacement (WAR) and Win Shares (WS) for miscellaneous transaction types for every franchise based on the players that were acquired and signed to their first professional Major League Baseball contract. Each player’s statistics are mapped to the appropriate … Read more

Tom Hoffarth’s Interview with Derek Bain – Farther Off the Wall

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Tom Hoffarth’s post was updated yesterday to include a Q&A session with yours truly. Follow the link, search on my last name and check it out! https://fartheroffthewall.com/2021/06/23/in-our-book-the-2021-spring-baseball-book-reviews-are-done-but-can-there-be-more/ “Hardball Architects: Volume 1 – American League Teams” received a mention in Tom Hoffarth’s Off the Wall – 30 books in 30 days series with a possibility for … Read more

Hardball Architects – Volume 1 (American League Teams): Evaluating Roster Construction and Team Performance Based On Player Acquisition Methods

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Hardball Architects – Volume 1 (American League Teams) – on sale now!  – Kindle edition ($9.99) Paperback ($19.99) Hardball Architects examines the trades, free agent acquisitions, draft picks and other transactions for the 30 Major League Baseball franchises, divided into a 2-volume set (American League and National League). All key moves are scrutinized for every … Read more

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Radio Baseball

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This is the seventh entry in a series focusing on computer baseball simulations to supplement the chapter “Play Retro Baseball Video Games In Your Browser” from my Hardball Retroactive book along with the corresponding post at Baseball Analytics. The series focuses on baseball simulations – games in which the primary emphasis is on managerial strategy … Read more