Every time you look up, it seems likely someone is being removed from a game with some sort of physical malady. As Jeff Mans pointed out in this tweet, the DL was used nearly 700 times last season, and we sure seem on our way to another obnoxiously … Continue reading about Injury/Playing Time Report – Week 6
The NFL is built upon what college football provides. Every year, there’s a focus on incoming rookies and players who are going to make impacts for their new teams, but where did those players come from? What did they look like as underclassmen in … Continue reading about Future NFL Draft Prospects: May 3
Is the baseball juiced? Everyone thinks it is. There is data to support changes too, lots of talk about the drag on a baseball and all, but could there also be something else going on? Could something, other a change in the physical properties of the … Continue reading about The Baseball & Batted Ball
Is Corey Kluber done for the year? Bumgarner has been better than many think. What the hell are the Rays doing in the 9th inning? Do they even know? DeSclafani has had a really nice start to his season. Not so much Fiers. Duffy is back on the hill, … Continue reading about Ray’s Ramblings: Mound Mavens, May 3rd
The 2019 season is underway and, predictably, it’s a disaster. Some teams seem to have no plan at all. Other teams are continually searching for answers to get the last out, either because of poor performance or injury. Very few are the situations … Continue reading about The Closer Chart – May 2nd, 2019
Bullpen Usage & Reliever Ratings, or BURR, is an idea that Flowers and Mans have been playing around with since the 2017 season. The reason for their focus is simply that bullpens are a more important part of the modern game than ever … Continue reading about BURR 2019: Week 6
We all make mistakes in life. Heaven knows I’ve made some whoopers in my lifetime. As they say, s- -t happens. Same time though, and I’m about to get deep folks so sit down and get ready for it, we’ve become soft. We consistently make excuses, which … Continue reading about Ray’s Ramblings: Reversing Drop Mistakes
As a follow-up to my article on the fantasy prospects of RBs of a certain age and draft position, I've taken the data in that article's charts and cross-referenced it with this year's RB picks. My piece was a follow-up on Russell Clay's … Continue reading about Draft Age, Draft Position and RB Fantasy Production: 2019 Draft
Last week I looked at the basics of offensive identity in 2018: plays from scrimmage; how many fantasy points (FP) those plays generated; how many of those plays were "wasted" from a fantasy perspective; and the relationships between wins and plays … Continue reading about Offensive Identities 2018, Part II: The Running Game
As we enter the offseason, there’s a new format that’s emerged over the last couple of seasons which has caught the attention of many. In fact, it's the preferred way to play for a lot of fantasy football enthusiasts. Best … Continue reading about 2019 Best Ball Values: Volume 15
