The hitting streak is one of the most most exciting feats in baseball, but is this show of physical and mental endurance real or just a statistically expected illusion?
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We've all heard MLB commentators, especially the old-school ones, complain about a team's postseason chances because its players lack experience, but is there real evidence to suggest that's true? Taking a look a hitters, pitchers, age, and experience, we can draw a data-driven conclusion.
The 2018 season is winding down, but the real races are just beginning.
Every team has that player who seems to crush the team they used to be on. But is this a general trend? This is an investigation into whether the average MLB player seeks revenge.
For July Fourth we look at whether players hit better on their own birthdays, or it's just another day for batting.
No-name hitters will often surprise pitchers with strong early showings, but in the modern game of constant tracking, pitchers are quick to adjust. Some hitters adjust back, and others... don't. But even for those who don't, there is hope.
Pirates pitching Coach Ray Searage has turned around countless pitching careers. I set out to figure out how he does it, and run into a fact about baseball that has gone unquestioned for a century, but needs to be changed now.
Coors Field, Denver, is by far the most hitter-friendly ballpark in the Majors. But if the Rockies played somewhere else, they would be a completely different kind of team. I've looked at the numbers, and discovered exactly what kind of team that would be.
It has long been asserted that when a pitcher switches from the American League to the National League, their statistics get better, and when one moves the other way around, they get worse. When put up against the data, does this theory really stack up?
At this point in the year, we know enough to begin making predictions about who will succeed and fail, but there is still a lot of luck and sample size to be played out. Here, I analyze the leaders in luck, and determine whose hot start will be sustainable, and whose will fall apart.
PROJEEEEEEECTIONS are here! See who will win each division and award for the upcoming 2017 season!
The middle reliever has grown massively in importance over the past few decades, with numerous breakout performers. Check out our top 10.
