Archive for the 'Strategy' Category

The Phillies would have been better had they adopted sabermetrics earlier on, but that’s not why they’re struggling now.

There’s reason to believe that so-so pitchers with good curves and sliders don’t use them enough.

Sometimes, unorthodox mechanics are a good thing.

We can’t get all the calls right, but there is a subset of calls where baseball can do better.

Do low-strikeout hitters receive special strike zone preference?

Could a team punt Game One against the other team’s ace to gain the upper hand for the rest of the series?

Let’s talk about quantifying the most efficient way to play a baseball game.

The long-time executive always keeps us on our toes.

Frank Costanza wanted to know how you could trade Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps. Here within lies the answer.

Continuing the quest to determine how many wins consistent play is or is not worth to major league teams.