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

1 year ago The Analyst
Framing Runs: It’s Not About ‘Stealing Extra Strikes’
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Framing Runs: It’s Not About ‘Stealing Extra Strikes’

As part of our series on advanced baseball metrics, we examine what framing runs tell us about the hidden greatness of Austin Barnes and Tyler Flowers, and Willson Contreras’ dramatic…

1 year ago Taylor Bechtold
Strike+: Who Thrives on Racking Up Both Whiffs and Called Strikes?
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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…

1 year ago The Analyst
Extreme Chases: Which Pitchers Are Best at Making Batters Look Bad?
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Extreme Chases: Which Pitchers Are Best at Making Batters Look Bad?

Let's take a look at extreme chase+ to determine which pitchers are elite when it comes to coaxing swings on pitches far off the plate.

1 year ago Taylor Bechtold
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