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American (League) Made: Which AL Farm Systems Carry the Most Momentum into 2025?
Breaking down which AL organizations have improved the projected value of their hitting prospects most over the past 12 months
Feb 20
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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American (League) Made: Which AL Farm Systems Carry the Most Momentum into 2025?
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Farm System Preview: Astros
The Astros possess one of the weaker farm systems in baseball
Feb 19
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Josh Wittmer
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Farm System Preview: Angels
The Angels enter the 2025 campaign with one of the weaker farm systems in baseball
Feb 16
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Josh Wittmer
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Prospect Pearls: 10 Under-the-Radar Talents
Going into 2025, we identify 10 prospects who don't get the hype they deserve
Feb 13
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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Prospect Pearls: 10 Under-the-Radar Talents
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Recipes for Success: Holistically Profiling MiLB Players
We go beyond typical projection models to establish what combinations of skills are most indicative of success at different MiLB levels
Feb 6
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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Recipes for Success: Holistically Profiling MiLB Players
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The All No-Position Prospect Team
Prospects who mash but have a murky defensive path to the show
Feb 1
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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The All No-Position Prospect Team
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January 2025
Mythbusters: Swing and a Steal, Part I
From the silver screen to screening the catcher: do swings and misses boost stolen base success rates?
Jan 30
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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Mythbusters: Swing and a Steal, Part I
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How Caution is Costing Teams on the Basepaths
Baserunning: Where 100% success is a failure
Jan 23
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Maxfield Lane
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Owen Riley
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How Caution is Costing Teams on the Basepaths
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December 2024
How Does Pitch Recognition Translate to Outfield Defense?
Investigating how hitting skills show up in defensive statistics
Dec 5, 2024
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David Gerth
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How Does Pitch Recognition Translate to Outfield Defense?
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October 2024
Introducing Whiff Factor
A metric designed to estimate how individual ballparks affect swing and miss rates
Oct 30, 2024
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Gabe Appelbaum
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Introducing Whiff Factor
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Ta(l)king Command
Exploring a novel approach for quantifying pitcher command
Oct 10, 2024
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Matan K
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Prospect Spotlight: Travis Sykora
A third round pick last year, Sykora is now the top arm in the Nationals farm system
Oct 8, 2024
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David Gerth
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Prospect Spotlight: Travis Sykora
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