Archive for the 'Batting' Category

We have neat new statistics. Now we have to figure out what they they mean — and don’t mean.

Rob Manfred is proceeding slowly on any change in the strike zone. Here’s what a change might bring.

Shining a little light on our first designated hitters.

Creative penalty ideas for documented PED users,

Is Francisco Cabrera in some way one of baseball’s greatest players?

Applying the KATOH formula to college hitters.

The strike zone has morphed in a way that is less equitable to certain hitters.

It’s harder to pinch-hit than to hit in the lineup. But does practice make a hitter better at it?

This in-depth look at run values examines the value of each ball not put in play, and thus, the value of catchers who know how to frame.

Is Kris Bryant’s eye color going to pose him a problem in Chicago?