MLB sabermetrics Fantasy Articles
By Taylor Tarter on May 20, 2022
One helpful statistic that fantasy baseball managers can use to identify productive batters is wRC+, or Weighted Runs Created Plus. This catchall stat measures a batter’s run creation based on a formula that factors in league runs per plate … read more »
Continue Reading By The Numbers: Taylor Ward, Marcus Semien, Josh Donaldson (2022 Fantasy Baseball)
By Mario Mergola on May 19, 2022
Hard hit percentage is one of the most self-explanatory, digestible statistics in sabermetrics. As the name implies, it is the percentage of times a batter hits the ball “hard.” How hard? For the sake of this column, at least … read more »
Continue Reading Statcast Review: Aaron Judge, Byron Buxton, Tony Gonsolin (2022 Fantasy Baseball)
By Scott Youngson on May 16, 2022
Welcome to another edition of “Positive & Negative Regression,” where I dig into some analytics every week to identify two players due to heat up and two who are likely to cool down. This year, we haven’t looked at relievers … read more »
By Mario Mergola on May 12, 2022
For the first month of the season, the focus of this column has been on the “expected” statistics. They generally allow us to gauge which hitters or pitchers are putting themselves in a position to deliver but simply aren’t getting … read more »
Continue Reading Statcast Review: Miles Mikolas, Rowdy Tellez, Jose Berrios (2022 Fantasy Baseball)
By Taylor Tarter on May 12, 2022
Last week, the focus of this column was O-Swing% or chase rate, a “double duty” metric that applies to both hitters and pitchers. Today’s column will focus on another metric that fits with players on both sides of the ball … read more »
Continue Reading By The Numbers: Dylan Cease, Chris Taylor, Salvador Perez (2022 Fantasy Baseball)
By Michael Waterloo on May 11, 2022
Each and every Tuesday, I’ll address 10 burning questions that I’m looking either for answers to during the week or questions that may help fantasy managers navigate the week-to-week grind of their team. What Should I Know About George Kirby … read more »
By Scott Youngson on May 9, 2022
Welcome to another edition of “Positive & Negative Regression,” where I dig into some analytics every week to identify two players due to heat up and two who are likely to cool down. Last week, I dug in on a … read more »
By Mario Mergola on May 5, 2022
We looked at players whose expected statistics differed significantly from their actual numbers in the past two weeks. The two metrics were wOBA — weighted on-base average — and slugging percentage. The third number often associated with expected ratios is … read more »
By Scott Youngson on May 2, 2022
Pitchers have outperformed hitters by and large thus far, a few weeks into the 2022 season. After looking at home run regression last week, we’ll turn our attention to a few of these pitchers this week. Even though most have … read more »
By Taylor Tarter on April 29, 2022
Statcast data has become increasingly popular with the real and fantasy baseball communities in recent years. Fantasy managers should familiarize themselves with terms like exit velocity, barrel rate, hard-hit rate, and launch angle to stay on top of trends and … read more »
Continue Reading By The Numbers: Aaron Judge, Rowdy Tellez, Mike Trout (2022 Fantasy Baseball)
