Category Archives: Sabermetrics

Sabremetrics – Are We Focused on the Wrong Kinds of Metrics

Posted on October 22, 2015 by DonH

I like analytics. I’ve made my living as what is now-a-days called a data scientist. But it bothers me when lots of folks quote all these different stats and metrics without really understanding how they are calculated, what they mean and what … Continue reading →

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Scouts: The old school tool that has been a part of baseball forever.

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The best seats in the house to watch a great pitcher is down low near the screen in the center. You get to see what the batter, the catcher and the ump see which can’t really be seen on TV. … Continue reading →

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#Statcast™ reveals their inaugural “5 TOOL” players & the Nat on the list is NOT Bryce

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Did you expect Bryce Harper to be on the list with Mike Trout and Andrew McCutcheon? We did. Statcast™ only had 8 players who met or exceeded the minimum criteria, and Ian Desmond is one of those 8 players. The … Continue reading →

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Conventional Wisdom vs. Reality – Is it really just/mostly the BP?

Posted on September 13, 2015 by DonH

In a recent post Help me if you can, I’m feeling down….. , ManassasNatsFan asked this very interesting question: One thing I wish I could find the stats for is our batting average against relievers and runs per inning. Compared to … Continue reading →

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Sabremetrics and the fallacy of one metric

Posted on August 27, 2015 by DonH

This post is more about giving Yunel the green light on a 3-0 count. But it highlights the problem of putting too much stock in one metric. The defense for giving Yunel the green light on 3-0 is that the … Continue reading →

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Sabremetrics for Dummies – Part 1 of ?

Posted on August 20, 2015 by DonH

Yes there is a double-entendre in the title. Are you a dummy if you take them to seriously? Do you need to know more about them before you quote them? Both are a little bit true IMO.

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