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Is Mark Reynolds Poised For A Great Season?

In 2009, Mark Reynolds smashed 44 homeruns and accumulated 3.2 fWAR with Arizona. After a few disappointing years in Baltimore, the slugger is off to a blazing hot start in Cleveland. Is his production sustainable?

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SaberSphere 5/7: Tuesday, The Best Day

Don't fret, Tuesday's SaberSphere is jam packed with great writing, awesome baseball topics, and some the right amount of pizazz. It's a can't miss link to all the daily baseball knowledge a fan could want.

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BtBS Podcast 56: Watch Your Step

The guys discuss the difference between "luck," "variance," and "regression, and much more.

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What If Pitchers Have To Keep Hitting?

With the DH not coming to the NL until A.S. (After Selig), what type of hitting could we see from pitchers in the coming years?

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Home Run Depth Perception

How can we quantify the goosebumps we get from deep home runs down the line?

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SaberSphere: 05/06: Harper, Halladay, and Baseball

In this edition of SaberSphere we get into some amazing research done by members of the BtBS staff, Ken Woolums and Lee Trocinski, we look at illegal pitches, and wonder whether Roy Halladay will be pitching in 2014. .

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Slower, Smarter, and Stingier

Can pitchers succeed in this age without a plus fastball? Some not only perform well, they flourish. So, what allows these hurlers to remain effective despite a lack of velocity?

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A Deeper Look At Plate Discipline

Many writers have been critical of the passive approach now widespread in the major leagues. Is this approach really hurting scoring?

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Improving The Postseason

The MLB playoffs have deficiencies that deserve change. What needs to go, and what needs to stay? Is there a perfect system or does the model need to shift just enough to show improvement?

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Changing Philosophy, Part Five: SMASH

This installment takes WHB and gives it more game context, which leads to the development of a new metric: SMASH

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