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Hall of Justice: Which Neglected MLB Hall of Fame Candidates Deserve Better?

Ahead of the long-awaited induction ceremony for the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2020, we're taking a look at some of the players who deserve more consideration.

3 years ago The Analyst

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Seis jugadores claves que no te podés perder en la Copa América

Más allá de Messi y Neymar: seis jugadores de seis países distintos a seguir cuando comience una nueva edición de la Copa América.

3 years ago The Analyst

Metric Explainers

Raw Value: A Comprehensive Pitch-by-Pitch Player Evaluation

By now, every analytical baseball mind knows there are countless statistics like batting average, slugging percentage and RBIs that evaluate performance based on the cumulative result of a player’s at-bats.…

3 years ago The Analyst

Metric Explainers

Whiff+: A Look at Which Pitchers Dominate by Generating Swings and Misses

Whiff rate doesn't paint an accurate picture when it comes to measuring a pitcher's stuff. Whiff+ accounts for what whiff rate does not.

3 years ago The Analyst

Metric Explainers

Discipline+: Why Not Every Decision to Swing is Created Equal

We’re taking a close look at discipline+ to discover what it tells us about the versatility of Mike Trout, Juan Soto and Ronald Acuna Jr. For a look at which players…

3 years ago The Analyst

MLB

Contact+: Which Hitters Are Baseball’s Best at Making Frequent Contact?

In this installment of a series on advanced baseball metrics, we look at what contact+ reveals about the greatness of DJ LeMahieu.

3 years ago The Analyst

Metric Explainers

Strike+: Who Thrives on Racking Up Both Whiffs and Called Strikes?

While whiff+ offers a more thorough analysis of a pitcher’s stuff by determining the rate at which he generates swings and misses, strike+ takes that concept a step further. Ultimately, the goal…

3 years ago The Analyst

Football

Remembering Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona is one of the most iconic players in World Cup history. In celebration of his life and achievements, we have dug deeper into the numbers behind the Argentine's…

3 years ago The Analyst