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....
by Rose Katz | Jun 15, 2021 | Major League Baseball
When everyone previewed the NL West this season, the focus was only on three teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and the Colorado Rockies. This was a pretty reasonable decision, after all. The Dodgers were the defending champs and signed Trevor Bauer to...
by Matthew Kory | May 28, 2021 | Major League Baseball
We’re all familiar with the Orioles season. There is a plan in place, the organization is building towards something promising, but the franchise’s time is not right now. The rest of the AL East however is in full-on contention mode. So let’s talk about that. (You...
by Rose Katz | May 25, 2021 | Major League Baseball
The AL West has the best center fielder since Willie Mays and the best two-way player since Babe Ruth in Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. It also saw the #4 prospect in baseball make his debut less than two weeks ago when the Seattle Mariners called up Jarred Kelenic....
by Matthew Kory | May 13, 2021 | Major League Baseball
We’re 20 percent through the season and I find myself simultaneously thinking it should be over and thinking its barely started. The first is clearly a reaction to last season’s abbreviation, a psychosis that will hopefully be alleviated in short order. The second is...
by Rose Katz | May 11, 2021 | Major League Baseball
Entertaining games? Check. A group of superstars as young as 22 and as old as 36? Check. An alleged argument between the newly acquired star shortstop and the second baseman over a rodent? Check. This season, the National League East has provided just about every form...
