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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Title: The Biggest Moments In Olympic Stadium History
Date: April 3, 2014
Original Source: The Hardball Times
Synopsis: With the Toronto Blue Jays playing exhibition games in Montreal, this article looked at some of the most dramatic moments in the history of Olympic Stadium.
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Title: 2014 Shortstop Tier Rankings: April
Date: April 1, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article was a tiered ranking of fantasy baseball shortstops at the beginning of the season, the first in a monthly series.
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Title: More On Spring Stats And Power, With An Eye on Chris Heisey
Date: March 27, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article attempted once again to improve on earlier methods for predicting breakouts based on spring training statistics.
Title: Adding Complexity Doesn’t Make Spring Stats More Predictive
Date: March 25, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article attempted to improve on earlier methods for predicting breakouts based on spring training statistics.
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