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Sabermetrics & Analytics 

Spin Rate

April 8, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments Kyle Boddy, mlb, spin rate, Trevor Bauer

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

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Defensive Efficiency Ratio (DER)

April 5, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments DER, Hernandez, Kluber, Tom Knuppel

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

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Statcast-Launch Angle

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments

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

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WHIP
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WHIP- Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments Mariano, sabermetrics, WHIP

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

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FIP
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FIP- Fielding Independent Pitching

March 24, 2021March 23, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments FIP. fielding, sabermetrics

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

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Batted Ball Formulas

March 23, 2021March 22, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments batted ball, sbaermetrics

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

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Game Score (GSc)

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments

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

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Sabermetrics & Analytics 

Launch Angle- What is the Purpose?

March 18, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments baseball, launch angle, sabermetrics

What is Launch Angle? it is the vertical angle at which a ball leave the bat of a player after

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plate discipline
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Plate Discipline – Swing %

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments plate discipline, swing rate.sabermetrics

What does plate discipline tell us? how often a hitter swings and makes contact with certain kind of pitches. it

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BsR BaseRunning

March 16, 2021March 15, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments baserunning, Mike Trout, Vince Coleman

Measuring speed in baserunning wasn’t a precise metrics for many years. Today they define this category as a statistic that

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Spotlight Division Series: NL West Preview

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Spotlight Division Series: AL Central Preview

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Spotlight Division Series: AL East Preview

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