BaseballSavant is a valuable resource packed with useful information, but some of the choices they’ve made with which statistics to put foremost on their site leave something to be desired. One of these I encounter frequently is Hard Hit rate, or the rate of batted balls a hitter has at 95+ mph. Or from aContinue reading “A Different Way to Evaluate Hitters”
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Aaron Nola’s Stellar Start
With the Phillies officially one-third of the way through this abbreviated season, their horse at the top of the rotation appears to be having a career year and pitching at a level reserved for the very best aces in the sport. After four starts Aaron Nola has a 2.05 ERA, a career high 12.6 K/9Continue reading “Aaron Nola’s Stellar Start”
The Sac Bunt 