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January 31, 2023
Sam Burer, professor of business analytics, received the inaugural Activity Group on Optimization Test of Time Award from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
February 17, 2022
Who needs baseball when you can play the games on a spreadsheet?
February 10, 2021
Can the Tigers finally beat their PECOTA prediction? They only need 68 wins to do it. Updated Feb 10, 2021; Posted Feb 10, 2021 Detroit Tigers Isaac Paredes reacts after striking out during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP Facebook Share The PECOTA standings, released Tuesday, predict the Tigers will go 67-95, last place in the American League Central and just one game better than the Baltimore Oriol...
February 2, 2021
Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images Itโs PECOTA week at Baseball Prospectus, diving deep into their flagship projection system. It cleverly shares a name with nine-year major league infielder Bill Pecota, but also is an acronym, standing for Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm. Among the difficulties this year with projections is how to handle a truncated 2020 season that was 37 percent of a normal seasonโs length. Jonathan Judge tackles that and other questions, an...
December 29, 2020
Will the Diamondbacks Have a Power Hitter Next Season? Share this story Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Although trades and free agent acquisitions could change the answer, the keys to finding an answer are: Define โpower hitter.โ For this article, the key measure is homers per plate appearance. Nevertheless, two other measures could help define a โpower hitter:โ barrel %, and hard hit %. These measures can be found at Baseball Savant. Project how well the Diamondbacks will ba...