Math and Data

The Case for Leaving the Starter In

Quantifying the hidden costs of bullpen overexposure

Feb 25 •

Reintroducing the Simple WAR Calculator

An explainer, FAQs, and statistical glossary

Feb 11 •

Unpacking the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame Results

Six takeaways from this year's Cooperstown inductees and voting trends

Jan 22 •

Is This How the Strikeout Era Ends?

How the 2024 playoffs could change modern pitching philosophy

Nov 21, 2024 •

Why Do Most Wild Card Series End in Sweeps?

A simple mathematical explanation for why we don't see more Game Threes

Sep 30, 2024 •

Beware the Six-Inning Minimum

Gaming out the impact of MLB's latest proposed rule change

Aug 16, 2024 •

Unpacking the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame Results

Five takeaways from this year's Cooperstown inductees and voting trends

Jan 24, 2024 •

Cooperstown's Votes of No Confidence

The historical impact of the BBWAA's secret ballots on the Hall of Fame

Nov 28, 2023 •

Plunking Down a Plan to Curb Strikeouts

A modest proposal to bring more action back to baseball

Sep 14, 2023 •

The Shift is Hitting the Ban

How baseball's new rules are inadvertently increasing strikeouts

Jun 9, 2023 •

Yes, the Shift Ban is Working

Revisiting the new rules' impact at the end of Spring Training

Mar 29, 2023 •

Is the Shift Ban Working?

A reluctant acknowledgment of the promising early evidence

Mar 9, 2023 •

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