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Last week, we got a question: Has a power conference program ever seen such a drastic difference in offense and defense as Iowa? I already had this data set ready to go (yes, I’m a nerd), so let’s answer the question from a full-season Points Per Drive perspective, shall we?

Did the banning of shifts improve the quality of play in 2023? I would say only marginally, if at all. With four days left in the season, the combined batting average is .249. That is a...

The Twins leave 10 men on base but their bullpen comes through.

Surveys were conducted. Plans were concocted. Experiments were administered. And decisions were made. At the outset of the 2023 season, Major League Baseball ushered in a series of rules changes -- the pitch timer, bigger bases and defensive shift limits -- that were arguably the most ambitious in the modern

Pirates rookie Oneil Cruz didn’t walk once in his first 45 major-league plate appearances. That’s a problem.

After an appearance in the Futures Game and the Arizona Fall League in 2021, what does 2022 have in store for the switch hitter out of UCLA?

Pinboard material for next year