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Is This Really Happening?: Kris Medlen
Atlanta Braves right-hander, Kris Medlen, has shot up the F12 Rating since moving to the starting rotation on July 31. Medlen has pitched as efficiently as possible, leading the Braves to victory in...
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Updating the Infield Fly Rule
By this point, everyone has heard plenty about what happened in yesterday’s Cardinals / Braves game. Left-field umpire, Sam Holbrook, called an “infield fly” on an Andrelton Simmons pop-up in short...
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Measuring Outfield Defense Using Time and Distance
In the fourth inning of the NL Wild Card game, David Freese of St. Louis hit a sacrifice fly to center field. Atlanta’s Michael Bourn threw home, and the go ahead run scored. Any old time player, or...
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BBWAA Fire Shutout
Chicks might did the long ball, but the BBWAA threw a shutout against the 37-player ballot of the 2013 MLB Hall of Fame induction class. This is clearly an aberration due to the taint of the Steroid...
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Craig Kimbrel, Greatest Power Pitcher in History
If you had to pick one pitcher in the game today, who would be the most dominating to face? What pitcher would strike you out the most often and give up the fewest hits and runs? When you add ERA and...
View ArticleHudson vs. Halladay
Tim Hudson won his 200th game on Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals, becoming just the 110th pitcher in MLB history to reach the milestone. On the same evening, Roy Halladay allowed 8...
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Free Agent Joe Maddon has few options
Joe Maddon has resigned as manager of the Tampa Bay Rays, opting out of the remainder of his contract. He had a clause in his deal that let him leave the Rays if the GM left (GM Andrew Friedman moved...
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Ranking WS Game 7 Walk-Offs
The phrase Game 7 of the World Series evokes special memories for baseball fans. The finality of the season is distilled down to one game with two fan bases hanging on every pitch. There have been 109...
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Did the Cardinals steal Jason Heyward?
No one arm bars harder than Heyward. At first glance, this Jason Heyward for Shelby Miller deal looks like an old-fashioned robbery, ski mask and everything. Heyward will be just 25 years old in 2015,...
View ArticleScouting Report: Shelby Miller
Shelby Miller wins with his fastball. The right-hander shows an uncanny ability to beat hitters while sitting at “just” 93 mph. His 4-seamer “rises” over bats and produces whiffs. Shelby will...
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