Royals Sign Carlos Santana
The Kansas City Royals have made yet another free agent signing. This time, they have added a veteran first baseman
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Max's Sporting Studio
Insightful Data-Driven Analysis
Author: Max Goldstein
Why Michael Taylor is an Intriguing Signing for the Royals
On the final day of November, the Kansas City Royals have signed Michael A. Taylor to a one-year deal. According
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An update to pwOBA+ (Pitchers)
I’m proud to announce that I have updated pwOBA+, my predictive pitching metric. Predictive weighted on-base average plus factors in
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An Introduction to pwOBACON+ (Hitters)
I’m proud to introduce a new predictive hitting stat: pwOBACON+. Some of you may remember back in April when I
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Which pitchers have improved their 4-seam fastballs most?
Almost every pitcher in baseball throws a 4-seam fastball. In fact, more than one-third of all pitches thrown this season
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How much should it cost to extend Mookie Betts?
This morning, Lou Merloni, a NBC Sports Boston Baseball Analyst, reported that Mookie Betts will (likely) sign a 10+ year
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Padres acquire Jorge Mateo
According to Jeff Passan, the San Diego Padres have acquired middle infielder Jorge Mateo from the Oakland Athletics in exchange
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Even the Tigers could make the Postseason in 2020
If there is a baseball season, all 30 MLB teams will have a chance to make the postseason, and that
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An introduction to pwOBA+ (Pitchers)
While I’m very pleased that the Major League Player’s Association has resolved all issues and players have agreed to report
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Will the single-game pitcher strikeout record ever be broken?
The answer to this question is (probably) yes. As you can see in the graph above, the rate at which
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