Hitting – Analytics In The Outfield

Putting a bow on the impact of the shift

I wrote over a year ago about the possible impact of banning the shift (Impact of Banning the Shift) and I revisited it for the 2024 season in May (Revisiting the impact of the shift). Now that the 2024 season has ended, let’s look at all the data. Again, we will look at just pulled baseballs onContinue reading “Putting a bow on the impact of the shift”

Whiff-le Ball (Part 1: Analytics)

Everyone loves the whiff (also known as swinging strikes). Coaches, front offices, scouts, agents. Pitchers that don’t have good numbers on the surface but a high whiff % continue to get opportunities in MLB. Why? Well whiffs are an indicator of success for pitchers, especially relievers. If the bases are loaded with no outs, we’dContinue reading “Whiff-le Ball (Part 1: Analytics)”