Category Archives: Baseball

Sabermetric Mining: SwStr%, K%, and K/9

Title: Sabermetric Mining: SwStr%, K%, and K/9
Date: August 17, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: This weekly Sabermetric Mining feature will look at a different statistics each week, explaining it and identifying how to leverage it for fantasy purposes. This time I took a look at strikeout-related stats, and how different metrics can help to identify over- or under-performers in the strikeout category.
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Down On The Farm: Cincinnati Reds

Title: Down On The Farm: Cincinnati Reds
Date: August 15, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: For the third instalment of Down On The Farm, I needed an excuse to rave about speedster Billy Hamilton, so I dove into the Reds’ minor league system and explored.
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Sabermetric Mining – Hitter BABIP

Title: Sabermetric Mining – Hitter BABIP
Date: August 10, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: This weekly Sabermetric Mining feature will look at a different statistics each week, explaining it and identifying how to leverage it for fantasy purposes. This time I took a look at BABIP for hitters, what components go into creating a baseline expectation for each player, and how the stat can be used by fantasy players.
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Down On The Farm: San Diego Padres

Title: Down On The Farm: San Diego Padres
Date: August 1, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: My third article for Full Spectrum Baseball, a baseball fantasy and analysis site, took a look at the San Diego Padres farm system. This weekly Down On The Farm feature will look at a different system each week, highlighting top prospects, those with their stock rising or falling, and the overall state of the system.
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Sabermetric Mining – FIP, xFIP, and SIERA

Title: Sabermetric Mining – FIP, xFIP, and SIERA
Date: August 3, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: My second article for Full Spectrum Baseball, a baseball fantasy and analysis site, broke down pitching statistics FIP, xFIP, and SIERA, and explained how fantasy players can utilize them in their roster management. This weekly Sabermetric Mining feature will look at a different statistics each week, explaining it and identifying how to leverage it for fantasy purposes.
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Down On The Farm: Toronto Blue Jays

Title: Down On The Farm: Toronto Blue Jays
Date: August 1, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: My debut article for Full Spectrum Baseball, a baseball fantasy and analysis site, took a look at the Toronto Blue Jays farm system. This weekly Down On The Farm feature will look at a different system each week, highlighting top prospects, those with their stock rising or falling, and the overall state of the system.
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Is Colby Rasmus’ Break Out For Real?

Title: Is Colby Rasmus’ Break Out For Real?
Date: July 13, 2012
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This article looked at Colby Rasmus’ offensive breakout over the past two months, attempting to identify underlying trends in his statistical profile to forecast regression or further improvement.
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AL East and NL East Set to Battle for Divisional Supremacy

Title: AL East and NL East Set to Battle for Divisional Supremacy
Date: June 8, 2012
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This article compared the dominance of both the AL East and NL East ahead of Interleague Play, with the divisions set to play 66 games against each other over the next two weeks.
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Regression Police – Blue Jays’ Starting Pitchers

Title: Regression Police – Blue Jays’ Starting Pitchers
Date: June 5, 2012
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This article took a look at the Blue Jays’ starting rotation, comparing their performance thus far to what Defense Independent Pitching Statistics would predict based on their underlying profiles.
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Looking at the Blue Jays’ Rest of Season ZIPS Projections

Title: Looking at the Blue Jays’ Rest of Season ZIPS Projections
Date: May 29, 2012
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: After a 25-24 start, I took a look at the Blue Jays’ ZIPS projections for the rest of the season to see which players were due for positive or negative regression, trying to get a gauge on what to expect from the offense moving forward.
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