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About Josh Weinstock

Josh hails from North Carolina as a die-hard baseball fan. He roots for the Yankees, and only feels slightly evil about it. Josh also contributes to FanGraphs, itsaboutthemoney.net, and Beyond the Box Score. You can contact Josh through email at Josh82093 at gmail dot com or Twitter @J__Stock (two underscores).


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Josh Weinstock's Articles

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2011

The limits of baseball

December 30, 2011
The proliferation of sabermetrics serves as a reminder—or a harbinger—of the limits of baseball performance.

Josh Willingham’s contact struggles

December 15, 2011
Did Josh Willingham have a weakness exposed in 2011 that was hidden before?

Predictive ability of swing area

November 30, 2011
What can plate discipline statistics tell us about the future?

Pitchers and swing area

November 18, 2011
Measuring the size of the area in which pitchers are getting swings, and how much this tells us about how good they are.

A different take on plate discipline

November 02, 2011
A look into an alternate plate discipline metric that takes a very different approach to evaluating swings than O-swing.

Two lackluster years

October 20, 2011
John Lackey has struggled mightily since joining the Red Sox. A look into the causes of his bad performance.

Rick Porcello’s struggles

October 06, 2011
Why Porcello has stuggled to live up to his hotshot prospect hype.

Pitching repertoires and BABIP

September 22, 2011
Another look into the mystery of DIPS and BABIP. Do pitchers with good changeups allow weaker contact?

Mark Teixeira’s shrinking BABIP

September 07, 2011
Why aren't balls dropping in for him?

When batters swing, and when they don’t

August 17, 2011
A look into batter and pitcher strategies depending on count.

Ted Williams and perception

August 03, 2011
How Williams compares to batters today—and how that underscores a point.

A look at Ubaldo Jimenez

July 20, 2011
Analysis of Ubaldo Jimenez's 2011 performance using PITCHf/x data.

Anatomy of a pitch: four-seam

July 07, 2011
An update on Josh Kalk's "anatomy of a pitch" series: What makes a four-seam successful.

The best fastball you’ve never heard of

June 22, 2011
Tyler Clippard has one of the best fastballs in the league. What makes it so effective?

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