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About Jeff Sackmann

Jeff Sackmann is the creator of MinorLeagueSplits.com. With Kent Bonham, he founded CollegeSplits.com, which provides data on amateur baseball to about half of the 30 Major League teams. In his other virtual life, Jeff helps people get into business school. He has written Total GMAT Math, Total GMAT Verbal, and Total GRE Math. Jeff also has an email address.


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Jeff Sackmann's Articles

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2010

Another look at replacement level

August 12, 2010
On a position-by-position basis, are we doing replacement level wrong?

How competitive was the 1914 Federal League?

August 05, 2010
A statistical look at a renegade major league yields a surprising insight into the effect of expansion.

The most surprising .300 hitters

July 29, 2010
Using retrospective projections to find breakout (and flat-out weird) seasons.

Free Mike Hessman

July 22, 2010
The journeyman infielder has been unfairly consigned to a career in the minors. Someone needs to let him contribute ... if it's not already too late.

THT Live: Rehab assignments for minor leaguers

July 21, 2010

THT Live: Bengie Molina and the cycle

July 17, 2010

THT Live: Advanced pro debuts

July 16, 2010

THT Live: The value of situational hitting

July 15, 2010

Book review: The Eastern Stars

July 15, 2010
A new book takes a closer look at a baseball hotbed in the Caribbean.

THT Live: Does every *seller* get one representative?

July 10, 2010

Prospect (and suspect) defense

July 08, 2010
Checking in on midseason TotalZone defense numbers for the minor leagues.

The odds of a cycle

July 01, 2010
What is the probability of a given player hitting for the cycle?

A summer league near you

June 24, 2010
College players, wood bats ... what more could you want?

Preview: The College World Series

June 17, 2010
Who's there, who to watch, and who's going to win.

THT Live: 2010 MLB Draft by the numbers

June 11, 2010

THT Live: Angel Salome: Not a catcher; not getting any taller

June 10, 2010

Sleeper watch: 2010 draft

June 10, 2010
Jeff sifts through the first 10 rounds of the amateur draft looking for names you should know.

THT Live: Supplemental round draft recap

June 07, 2010

THT Live: First round draft recap

June 07, 2010

College World Series odds

June 03, 2010
The road to Omaha runs through Monte Carlo.

The college board

May 27, 2010
Jeff cracks open the spreadsheets and ranks the top college draft prospects.

Beyond Bryce

May 20, 2010
There's plenty of draft-eligible college talent behind the plate. Jeff ranks the contenders.

How many strikeouts is too many?

May 13, 2010
Jeff identifies an important red flag for draft day.

All about college walk rates

May 06, 2010
In which Jeff beats a dead horse, wondering if it will come back to life.

College catcher defense

April 29, 2010
Who is the most feared college catcher? Which 2008 Giants draft pick is better (at some things) than Buster Posey? For once, Jeff tries to answer as many questions as he asks.

Across the (defensive) universe

April 22, 2010
How the defensive spectrum changes from college ball to the professional ranks

Prospect prizefights

April 15, 2010
What happens when college pitchers face future draftees? And what does it all mean?

Mano a mano

April 02, 2010
A new way to measure amateur prospects: What happens when they go head to head?

Five questions: Milwaukee Brewers

March 18, 2010
The NL Central is up for grabs. Will the Crew be good enough to take it?

Should Carlos Gomez hit more ground balls?

March 12, 2010
On the use and misuse of batted ball stats.

College pitcher development patterns

March 04, 2010
Answering some questions, and asking some new ones.

The young and the aging

February 26, 2010
A first look at development patterns for college hitters

College flychasers

February 18, 2010
Defense analysis meets NCAA outfielders.

Pull hitters and lopsided ballparks

February 12, 2010
Breaking down park factors to see who benefits—and who suffers—from their home park.

Power to all fields

February 04, 2010
Which farmhands have it, and which ones don't?

Relievers in the rough

January 21, 2010
Hunting for bullpen help in minor league starting rotations

New captain, new crew

January 05, 2010
The Pirates are bringing new meaning to the word "rebuilding."

The Hall of Fame case for Alan Trammell

January 05, 2010
When second best is more than good enough.

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