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May 24, 2013
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Note: This page displays up to 200 articles at a time. To view a subset of a writer's work, click on one of the following years: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Dan Lependorf's ArticlesClick here to view an RSS feed of this writer's articles. Visualization: Handedness through historyMay 23, 2013Good news for southpaws: there are now more LH batters in recent years than ever before. Which agencies negotiate the best contracts for their clients?April 25, 2013The easy answer is Scott Boras. But is he truly the king? On rotation order and win probabilitiesApril 11, 2013Can you carve out an advantage by starting your fifth starter first? No, no you can't. Visualization: The geographical offseasonMarch 28, 2013That's a lot of frequent flyer miles. Defending the World Baseball ClassicMarch 14, 2013Yes, the WBC doesn’t generate many headlines in the United States. But that’s not what it’s all about. Five questions: Oakland AthleticsMarch 08, 2013Another year full of platoons and strong pitching should have the A's near the top of the AL West for the second year in a row. How many ballots to get elected to the Hall?February 14, 2013Sure, the basic idea is that the best players go in more quickly. But is it that simple? Visualization: Hall of Fame ballot results from 1968 to the presentJanuary 31, 2013A graphic tracking BBWAA voting over the years. What baseball must learn from Lance ArmstrongJanuary 17, 2013The public doesn't forgive very easily. Baseball is still too close to the steroid era for comfort. Josh Hamilton and the jumbled up AL WestDecember 20, 2012Josh Hamilton just took everything we knew about a tight upcoming division race and turned it upside-down. Using WPA to grade bullpen management, part twoNovember 23, 2012With a little tinkering under the hood, we can modify WPA's Clutch score to grade bullpens. Using WPA to grade bullpen management, part oneNovember 08, 2012With a little tinkering under the hood, we can modify WPA's Clutch score to grade bullpens. The best teams that only had one All-StarOctober 26, 2012Every bad team gets one representative, but teams with one All-Star aren't always bad. Visualization: Miguel Cabrera and his 44 Triple Crown-winning home runsOctober 12, 2012A graphic with all the homers and their flight paths. How 2012’s biggest under-performers can turn it all around.September 13, 2012How well would they have to hit? How does steroid testing actually work?August 30, 2012Melky was betrayed by biochemistry. Visualization: The 2012 trade deadlineAugust 02, 2012Who added the most talent? THT Live: The rebuild that wasn’t: Oakland’s past, present and futureJuly 24, 2012Something thrilling is brewing in the American League Wild Card raceJuly 19, 2012Bud Selig's second Wild Card experiment might just get the testing ground it needs. Visualization: How Matt Cain’s perfect game stands in baseball historyJune 21, 2012Matt Cain had one of the greatest pitching performances we'll see in decades. Are certain kinds of teams more susceptible to no-hitters?June 07, 2012There have been 41 no-hitters in the past 20 years. What do they have in common? Visualization: Vertical spray chartMay 24, 2012A vector spray chart that separates fly ball batters from their ground ball brethren. Did Matt Kemp just have one of the best Aprils ever?May 10, 2012Already hitting at a great pace, Matt Kemp's month was one for the ages. Don’t forget: April is a small sampleApril 26, 201220 games in April shouldn't be enough to significantly change your impression of a team. Comparing players between historical eras part two: pitchersMarch 29, 2012Using z-scores to adjust for differences in talent spread. Is there a better way of comparing players between historical eras?March 15, 2012Improving "plus stats" with standard deviations. Who consistently hit the longest home runs in 2011?March 01, 2012Fun with Hit Tracker Online's home run tracking calculations. What in the world did Billy Beane just do?February 16, 2012Making sense of the shocking Cespedes signing. How are wins, attendance and payroll all related?February 02, 2012How strong are the links? | ||||