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In one of the later chapters of  The MVP Machine, the authors describe a working relationship between an unnamed position player and a writer at an “analytically inclined” baseball website. The player felt that his club’s advanced scouting data wasn’t granular enough and asked the writer to supplement the information he was given by the club with additional detail. The writer was eventually performing scouting reports on the player himself, opposing pitchers, as well as the home plate ...

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary.

Matt Chapman A great piece has already been written about Chapman’s recent affinity for up the middle ground balls by FanGraphs’ own Devin Fink and you can take advice from PitcherList’s recent note on Chapman’s focus on ridding his mechanics of bad habits acquired in 2020 as a result of an injured hip explains the most.  Has This Happened Before? The quick answer is yes. In 2019, Chapman’s hard-hit rate fell to 20.5%. On the season, he’s at 25.5%, but his rolling average is not ...

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-2.1 On first glance, you wouldn’t think there was anything fluky about Michael Wacha’s home run rate, as his 12.1% HR/FB rate is just below his career 12.4% mark. But if you scroll down on his player page, you might notice the absurd 13.6% Barrel%, which is likely driving that much higher xHR total. Wacha has allowed extremely hard contact this season, but his BABIP is actually right around league average, while his HR/FB is below. So one of two things are likely to occur over the rest of ...

May 27, 2021 On Tuesday, the Phillies placed Bryce Harper on the 10-day injured list with a bruised left wrist after insisting for days that their star rightfielder was healthy. Last Sunday, when asked if Harper was out of the lineup due to any medical issues, manager Joe Girardi flatly told reporters, including Matt Gelb of The Athletic, “No. [It’s] just a day off. Just a day off.” When Harper missed a second consecutive game, Girardi again denied that anything was wrong, saying, “I ...

May 27, 2021 When the Cubs’ 2021 schedule came out, I circled May 17-20. That otherwise unremarkable four-game series with the Nationals would mark the return of 2016 World Series heroes Jon Lester and Kyle Schwarber to Wrigley Field. I knew they would receive an epic welcome from fans and I felt like I needed to be part of it. The Cubs are pretty far removed from the juggernaut that won 103 games on the way to the team’s first championship in 108 years. While a relatively weak division mea...