MLB The State of Analytics, Part III: Baseball Openers, defensive shifts and four-men outfields - you don't have to look far to see how baseball has been shaped by the data revolution. 3 years ago Justin Sweetwood, Taylor Bechtold
MLB Locked In: The Most No-Hitters in Baseball and More We’re unveiling the pitchers with the most no-hitters in baseball history, along with the game’s no-hit kings in various scenarios (individual no-hitters only). Was it a fluke? Was it a… 3 years ago Opta Analyst
MLB How Did He Hit That? Major League Baseball’s Best (and Worst) Encounters of the Week It’s quite often that we find ourselves wondering about things during a baseball game. We're digging into the data to satisfy some of those wonders. 3 years ago Taylor Bechtold
MLB The Yerminator: Is the Hard-Hitting White Sox Rookie the Real Deal? Yermin Mercedes, an unheralded rookie with the White Sox, leads the majors with a .429 batting average. Is he here to stay? 3 years ago Sacha Pisani
MLB 50 Hits, 45 Runs and No TDs Two days before Christmas 1979, the Eagles defeated the Bears in a game that totaled 44 points. Seven months prior, the Phillies and Cubs scored more. This is the story. 3 years ago Kevin Chroust, Ethan D. Cooperson
MLB 50 Hits, 45 Runs and No Touchdowns Kevin Chroust and Chris DeSalvo take you back to May. 19, 1979 for Episode 5 of the Box Score Show to the era of disco with taches, both ironic and… 3 years ago Kevin Chroust, Chris De Salvo
MLB For Better or Worse: How the Analytics Movement Has Forever Changed Baseball Some insist the analytics movement hasn't just changed the game but ruined it. Others say it's only made those in the game smarter. We'll let you decide who is right. 3 years ago Taylor Bechtold
MLB Hampson vs. Urias: The Most Value-Added at-Bat of the Week Garrett Hampson certainly isn’t a slugger and is light on big-league awards so far, but he’s a winner to us this week. 3 years ago Taylor Bechtold
MLB From Rule 5 Pick to Ruling the AL: The Rapid Rise of Akil Baddoo Akil Baddoo was a Rule 5 pick of the Detroit Tigers after missing most of the past two minor league seasons. Now, he's tearing up the American League. 3 years ago Sacha Pisani
MLB Banking on Mr. Smile: Is Francisco Lindor Really Worth $341 Million? Francisco Lindor ordered chicken parmesan. Mets owner Steve Cohen ordered ravioli. The two met for dinner just days before Opening Day, which also doubled as Lindor’s self-imposed deadline to negotiate… 3 years ago Justin Sweetwood