What happens when a team of prospect experts gets together for rookies-only league? Follow along with this experimental First Pitch Arizona Rookie Draft league in 2017.
This article, which focuses on examining the effects of adjusting for replacement level, is part 2 in our series using simulated drafts to empirically compare valuation methods.
Leading indicators are useful for predicting changes in player performance. Do changes in these indicators have the same effects on performance regardless of their starting point?
Do "meatballs" thrown down the middle of the plate get hit harder than other pitches? Are some pitchers more prone to throwing "meatballs" than others? And does it really matter?
Getting hit by a pitch can hurt. Do certain batters have a tendency to get hit more than others, and if so, do those who get hit frequently age differently or miss more time due to injury?
What happens when a team of prospect experts gets together for rookies-only league? Follow along with this experimental First Pitch Arizona Rookie Draft league in 2017.
This article, which focuses on examining the effects of adjusting for replacement level, is part 2 in our series using simulated drafts to empirically compare valuation methods.
Leading indicators are useful for predicting changes in player performance. Do changes in these indicators have the same effects on performance regardless of their starting point?
Do "meatballs" thrown down the middle of the plate get hit harder than other pitches? Are some pitchers more prone to throwing "meatballs" than others? And does it really matter?
Getting hit by a pitch can hurt. Do certain batters have a tendency to get hit more than others, and if so, do those who get hit frequently age differently or miss more time due to injury?