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2016 MLB Post Season Long/Small Ball Meter

Posted in Baseball, Post Season on October 9, 2016 | 5 Comments »

All data is updated as of the end of the 2016 World Series. One of baseball’s most often repeated axioms states that, although home runs work just fine in the regular season, once the calendar turns to October, small ball becomes a more effective method for scoring runs. This mantra is proclaimed with such certainty […]

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Can Rangers Ride Texas-Sized Luck into the Post Season?

Posted in Baseball, Post Season on October 6, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good. Or, in the case of the 2016 Texas Rangers, it’s even better to be good at getting lucky. 2016 Pythagorean Differential (Actual minus Expected Winning Percentage) Source: Baseball-reference.com data, proprietary calculations Based on run differential, the Rangers should have been a .500 team, not the 95-win juggernaut […]

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Sabathia’s “Bad Contract” Pays Off for the Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Yankees on September 25, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Despite providing instant gratification, debilitating long-term deals have forced the Yankees into a prolonged period of mediocrity. That’s the argument the organization has used to explain its relative underinvestment in the team, and which many fans and most in the media have adopted as infallible, conventional wisdom. Unfortunately, all of the available evidence contradicts that […]

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The Trouble with Gary; Yankees Can’t Let Sanchez’ Performance Overshadow Remaining Flaws

Posted in Baseball, Brian Cashman, Yankees on September 15, 2016 | 1 Comment »

Gary Sanchez should be the Yankees’ biggest concern heading into 2017. Sounds absurd, right? After all, what trouble could come from a catcher who hits like Babe Ruth and throws like Johnny Bench? The trouble with Gary Sanchez isn’t the catcher himself, but the degree to which his unprecedented performance may be overshadowing the significant […]

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To Go from White Flag to Pennant, Yankees Need to Regain Buyers Mentality

Posted in Baseball, Brian Cashman, Minors, MLB, Prospects, Roster Analysis on August 4, 2016 | 4 Comments »

Flags fly forever, and nowhere have more championship banners been hoisted than at Yankee Stadium. This year, however, the flag flying in the Bronx is a white one. With the Yankees fresh off their first in-season surrender in nearly a quarter-century, there has been a lot of focus on how well Brian Cashman performed at […]

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Arod Ties Winfield on Hit List, but Yankee Sluggers Bound by More than Just Statistics

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Yankee History, Yankees on July 2, 2016 | 1 Comment »

Alex Rodriguez’s ninth inning single in last night’s game did more than just give Yankee fans false hope for a late rally. It also matched the career hit total of Dave Winfield, another Yankee legend whose many accomplishments in pinstripes have been surpassed by a lack of appreciation for them. The historical ties that bind […]

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Fair Labor or Foul Play? Minor League Pay a Major Problem for Baseball

Posted in Baseball, Minors on June 30, 2016 | Leave a Comment »

Democrats and Republicans agree upon very little these days, but, luckily for Major League Baseball, protecting the national pastime seems to be one area of bi-partisanship. How else to explain a bill sponsored by a Kentucky Republican and Illinois Democrat that is designed to exempt low-income workers from protection under the Fair Labor Standards Act […]

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