by Stephen Loftus | Jul 22, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles, MLB Draft
The 2021 MLB Draft has come to a close. The picks are made, the contracts are being negotiated, and I’ve cleared my computer’s desktop of the myriad files related to this class. Before we move to 2022, let’s look at this year’s draft....
by Stephen Loftus | Jul 11, 2021 | MLB Draft
6:30 PM: Hello all! For draft night this year, I’ve decided to as much as possible live update this article with my thoughts and reactions as the picks roll in. There will be a little gap beginning at 8:30 when I join the On The Verge Podcast, so feel free to...
by Stephen Loftus | Jul 10, 2021 | MLB Draft
Goodhart’s Law isn’t one of the widely known adages. I hadn’t heard of it until a few years ago, but it’s one that I think can widely apply to all analytical data scenarios. It really should be called the Goodhart-Strathern Law, as...
by Stephen Loftus | Jul 6, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles, MLB Draft
We’re five days out from the 2021 MLB Draft, and there’s one question that’s dominating the Orioles fan’s minds: Will the front office pick the best player available, or will they go underslot? It can seem like a foreign concept at times; why...
by Stephen Loftus | Jun 28, 2021 | Baltimore Orioles, Major League Baseball, MLB Draft
If you study statistics for any length of time, eventually you’ll run across the oft-repeated aphorism of noted statistician George Box. While similar sentiments pre-dated Box, he succinctly noted in a 1978 paper… All models are wrong but some are useful....
