Sabermetrics & Analytics - Baseball Spotlight

Vlad Jr. is Proving that Launch Angle isn’t Everything: There is a new home run leader in the show as

Barrel Zone

What is a Barrel Zone? It starts out with launch angle which we covered here. Batter would like to see

Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+) wRC+ takes the statistic Runs Created and adjusts that number to account for important

Spin Rate-What is it? Spin rate is measured in RPM’s or revolutions per minute. It is the rate of spin

What is Defensive Efficiency Ratio (DER)? Defensive Efficiency Ratio is the percentage of ball in play that a defense convert

What is statcast? Statcast is an automated tool used to measure player movements and athletic abilities through the use of

The statistic shows how well a pitcher has kept runners off the base paths, one of his main goals. The

FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching) is a measurement for the pitcher. It looks at the things he can control. The pitch.

Batted Ball Statistics are fairly straightforward: they express the share of a pitcher’s balls in play that are line drives,

Game Score is a pitcher stat that measures a starting pitcher’s performance in a specific game. After searching for a