Mar 6, 2019Position Player Depth Charts (with Barrel Numbers!)Each team’s top 12 STEAMER-projected PA players with 2018 statistics listed. *Yellow denotes new players to 2019 team*Sports3 min readSports3 min read
Oct 4, 2018Milwaukee Brewers vs Colorado Rockies NLDS PreviewA closer look at some key numbers — MLB Playoffs2 min readMLB Playoffs2 min read
May 15, 2018Starting Pitcher Barrel Numbers ExplainerHow to read: The basics: Red is bad for the starting pitcher going today; green is good. *GS — games started so far in 2018; beware the small sample size. *Opponent Barrel % — barrels/PA for the full team the pitcher faces today. *Barrel FIP — a calculation replacing home…MLB1 min readMLB1 min read
Apr 20, 2018MLB Schedule ResultsUpdated through 5/13 games — Green: Win. Red: Loss. Purple: PostponedMLB1 min readMLB1 min read
Apr 14, 2018Runs Saved Above Average by Catch Percentage per Outfield UnitNumbers updated through 5/7, min 84 opps (line drives/fly balls/non-HR hit to outfield) — MLB1 min readMLB1 min read
Feb 5, 2018MLB 40-Man RostersSnapshot of the current state of each team’s available roster for the 2018 season, including contract status and 2017 WAR totals. — Notes: Rosters are sorted by earliest possible free agent year, then by age. As I have done in the past, WAR values are highlighted to denote three “chip” levels: >2 WAR is yellow, >4 WAR is red, >6 WAR is blue. Rosters will be kept up to date as much as possible; last updated 4/09/18.MLB3 min readMLB3 min read
Jan 16, 2018Catch Percentage Study: Advancing the StatsHow much of an impact can outfield defense make? — To help launch my new home at ForwardMile.com, I posted the details of how (and why) I put together data to take a look at the simplest sense of how an outfield performed — did they catch the ball or did they not (subscription required to read — highly recommend…Sports4 min readSports4 min read
Jan 3, 2018Barrels and Bloops — Colorado RockiesA 30-part series highlighting each team’s 2017 journey featuring a few of my favorite team attributes. — Ian Desmond. It may not be fair to Colorado Rockies fans but I’m starting my review of their favorite team discussing Ian Desmond. It may seem like a weird topic to begin on, but Desmond and the 2017 Rockies will always go hand in hand in my memory. Desmond has…Sports10 min readSports10 min read
Dec 19, 2017Barrels and Bloops — Minnesota TwinsA 30-part series highlighting each team’s 2017 journey featuring a few of my favorite team attributes. — The Minnesota Twins were not supposed to contend in 2017. Wait, I’ve heard this story before. In 2015, the Twins also came out of nowhere to remain within the race deep into September. …Sports7 min readSports7 min read
