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May 28, 2021
Ariel is the 2019 FSWA Baseball Writer of the Year. Ariel is also the winner of the 2020 FSWA Baseball Article of the Year award. He is the creator of the ATC (Average Total Cost) Projection System. Ariel was ranked by FantasyPros as the #1 fantasy baseball expert in 2019. His ATC Projections were ranked as the #1 most accurate projection system in 2019. Ariel also writes for CBS Sports, SportsLine, RotoBaller, and is the host of the Beat the Shift Podcast (@Beat_Shift_Pod). Ariel is a me...
May 28, 2021
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.
May 28, 2021
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.
May 28, 2021
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.
May 28, 2021
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.
May 28, 2021
0.4% Fastball usage is holding steady from last year at just over 50%. In addition, the increase in slider usage continues, taking a chunk out of curveball usage. Still, the takeaway is that we’re approaching true 50/50 fastball/non-fastball usage splits over all counts, and it’s probably here to stay. As much as we can pull from our analyses, it’s useful to hear players and coaches diagnose issues themselves. There are a few quotes from Ryan Zimmerman in a recent piece by Tim Kurkjian th...
May 28, 2021
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.
May 28, 2021
Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.
May 28, 2021
May 28, 2021 Let’s talk about the hard stuff. Fastballs, that is. Because what was true 50 years ago, is still true today. But the splendid one put it best: “You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues.” – Ted Williams If you want to have any chance against the whiffle ball cheese currently being thrown by the modern game’s spin-rate savants, you’ll first have to deal with the unprecedented amount of fire in the velocity game. Simply put, if you can’t smoke the heaters...
May 28, 2021
SHALLOW LEAGUES (mixed leagues – 10 or fewer teams) Choi returned on May 16th and has been on fire in his 10 games, hitting .355/.500/.645 with 2 HR in 40 PA and playing virtually every day. He bats top 3 against righties and he’s even drawing some starts against lefties, though his career .604 OPS against them still says this is more of a platoon bat. A strong side platoon bat is still mostly a streamer in shallower leagues but if you are piecing together your CI or DH spot, Choi can be pa...