by Chris Doyle
By now we’ve had a solid couple of months to analyze player performance. On the hitting side, we’ve seen plenty of standouts and disappointments, but when it comes to BABS’ assessments there are some clear underachievers and overachievers.
Here are six players whose performances have...
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When the Florida Marlins purged their roster this past off-season, a reason given was that their cache of stars was not winning them anything. One could argue that acquiring a few pieces could have been the quicker path to contention, but other teams have had success by tearing everything down...
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See the latest BABS update here.
by Chris Doyle
Strikeouts continue to rise in baseball, which means you’ve got more options when it comes to building your balance sheet. Averaging a strikeout per inning is no longer special and is almost a requisite for being considered a...
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Access the second BABS update of the season here.
by Chris Doyle
We’re two months into the season and things are finally starting to crystalize. Have we learned anything after the first third of the schedule? Let’s see if we can draw any conclusions.
Cream of the...
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The following article was written 10 years ago, at BaseballHQ.com, during the season that was filmed for the "Fantasyland" documentary. In honor of my current last place Tout Wars team, and Memorial Day, I present this redux.
I woke up on the morning of April 24 to find my Tout...
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by Justin Cary
Closers continue to be a difficult game to maneuver. Here are a few interesting insights and speculations for in-season acquisition.
The elite (E+, K+, SV) closers group includes many names you'd expect: Aroldis Chapman, Wade Davis, Edwin Diaz, Brad Hand, Craig Kimbrel and Bud Norris. Most were...
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The following piece was published at BaseballHQ.com back on April 17, 2015. That was before the Fanduel/DraftKings legal implosion the following fall. And it was before last week’s Supreme Court decision leaving the legalization of sports betting to the states. The gambling landscape is...
by Chris Doyle
As Ron pointed out in his piece on Minor League BABS back in January, there’s one weakness in BABS’ analysis that can group players together who otherwise may not actually share similar skill sets. The example he cited was Austin Slater and Boog Powell, who had...
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It's May 15, and for me, that is an important date. Up until now, all we've been experiencing is statistical noise. And despite the fact that most stats never really stabilize fully, May 15 is the date I like to use to consider the "rough realness" of where my players...
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