My colleague, Connor O’Brien, did a series of getting to know your sabermetrics statistics in 2016. I wanted to continue his efforts to bring more stats to you that many baseball front offices believe are important in player evaluation. I have previously covered ERA+ and xwOBA in my portion of the series. No one knows how to perfectly predict defense, largely because it really can be so...
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“If I didn’t hit a ground ball all year, I’d be in good shape.”- Jay Bruce to James Wagner of the NY Times last March. Jay Bruce made a commitment to hit more fly balls in 2017, something he never really tried before. This is not to say he didn’t hit a lot of fly balls before in his career. He was, but it was in an attempt to hit home runs. Bruce figured that if he changed his...
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My colleague, Connor O’Brien, did a series of getting to know your sabermetrics statistics in 2016. I wanted to continue his efforts to bring more stats to you that many baseball front offices believe are important in player evaluation. The one we will discuss today is expected weighted on base average or xwOBA. Weighted on base average (wOBA) gives hitters credit for the types of ways that they...
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The weather might finally be warming up outside and it looks like the hot stove is as well. By the way, sorry Bills fans. As for the Mets, the question still remains: who is on second? Latest Mets News Josh Harrison coming to the Mets is unlikely according to Mike Puma of the NY Post. Puma also mentions Howie Kendrick as a potential fit for New York. I also wonder how former Met, Neil Walker...
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Good morning Mets fans! Unfortunately, it appears a couple of second base options might no longer be options to appear in orange-and-blue next season. Latest Mets News According to Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com, the Indians will keep Jason Kipnis and stick him at second base. Kipnis was said to be a Mets target but appears the Indians have changed course. The Mets may have altered their plans...
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