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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Alec Bohm and the Sophomore Slump
Disclaimer: this article talks about launch angle *a lot* and I’m very sorry for it In 2020 the Phillies entered the season with 2 prospects on most top 100 lists, with Spencer Howard widely regarded as the team’s premier youth product and an ace-to-be and third baseman Alec Bohm heralded as a gifted young hitter,Continue reading “Alec Bohm and the Sophomore Slump”
Two Under-the-Radar Trade Targets for the Phillies
The Phillies have a problem. They are desperate for quality starting pitching and while many would love to see them splash out huge money on one of the top free agent aces available – Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, or Zack Wheeler – there is very little precedent for a team handing out enormous contracts inContinue reading “Two Under-the-Radar Trade Targets for the Phillies”
The Sac Bunt 