Title: Wasted Pitches and the Pitchers Who Make the Most of Them
Date: May 9, 2014
Original Source: Fangraphs
Synopsis: This article looked at pitchers who throw the most pitches outside of a reasonable zone for possible strikes and examined which make the most of said offerings.
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Title: Troy Tulowitzki: A Tier Of His Own
Date: May 6, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article was a tiered ranking of fantasy baseball shortstops as of the beginning of May, which saw Troy Tulowitzki ahead of everyone by a country mile.
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Title: Bad Early-Season Swings And Who’s Coaxing Them
Date: April 24, 2014
Synopsis: This was originally supposed to be a Fangraphs post but contained a bit of overlap with something someone else was working on, so I posted it here instead. The GIFs are worth it.
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Title: Tightening Brad Miller’s Leash
Date: April 22, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at a cold start from Brad Miller, suggesting owners lower expectations based on some worrisome underlying indicators.
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Title: Martin Perez: Bad Fastball, Awesome Sinker
Date: April 21, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at the early success of Martin Perez, who was getting by with a deadly sinker but no effective fastball to speak of.
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Title: Why Would A Pitcher Pitch Against The Shift?
Date: April 18, 2014
Original Source: Fangraphs
Synopsis: I’ll now be writing at Fangraphs (non-Roto side) more often. This latest article broke down push and pull rates to determine whether pitchers should alter their location when a shift is on.
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Title: Giddy Up On Dee Gordon
Date: April 15, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article gave the big ol’ thumbs up to buying in on Dee Gordon’s hot start to 2014, given the underlying changes in his game.
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Title: Looking At Strikeout Rate Changes After 70 Batters Faced
Date: April 14, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at pitchers displaying major changes in their strikeout rate around the point of strikeout rate stabilization.
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Title: Step Away From Adeiny Hechavarria
Date: April 8, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at a hot start from Adeiny Hechavarria, warning against buying in on it.
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Title: Relevant Week One Playing Time Surprises
Date: April 7, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at players who got more playing time than expected in the season’s opening week, and whether that may tell us more about their 2014 value.
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