UNDERSTAND BASEBALL WITH SIMUALTION
An accurate analysis of baseball is complicated by the reality that so many factors are at play and that many players can influence the game. For example, we can’t quantify a player’s contribution to the offense since scoring runs are a collective effort. The analysis is also restricted by sample size, which makes the decisions […]
What Dave Dombroski Needs to do to Fix the Boston Red Sox
Ben Cherington had a heck of a ride as GM of the Boston Red Sox. He came into an organization that was in shambles in 2011, acquiesced when ownership insisted on hiring Bobby Valentine to replace fired manager Terry Francona, booted Valentine after a horrific 2012 season, set out to rebuild the team in 2013, […]
Oh No Don’t Hit My Catcher: GM’s Changing Their Tune on Blocking the Plate
My, oh my, how times have changed. Twenty years ago if the baseball world could have heard the conversations over the past week about whether or not catchers should block the plate, many would have thought the baseball people just got soft. That being said, probably the worst reason not to change […]
