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A few dozen writers have offered words on these pages over the last 365 days, and when I offered them a chance to submit their favorite self-authored work, the following links appeared in my inbox. Relive the best of Beyond The Box Score 2014 through the eyes of our staff.
Hope to see you on the other side of Auld Lang Syne.
Starting with Evan Kendall (@Evan_TSP): "Russell Martin and defending catcher WAR" http://t.co/0XLrDUyFKc #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 30, 2014
And Neil Weinberg (@NeilWeinberg44): "What is the best possible season a player could have?" http://t.co/zgx7Vx4Vjq #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 27, 2014
Keep it going with Ryan Romano (@triple_r_): "Your guide to Clayton Kershaw's insane 2014 season" http://t.co/AH81BQO1Qy #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 27, 2014
Then we have Jeff Wiser (@OutfieldGrass24): "Is the infield shift ruining baseball?" http://t.co/GHCGkSmyNY #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 27, 2014
Starting with Nick Ashbourne (@Nick_Ashbourne): "History eludes James Jones" http://t.co/CIGwCFdJ8r #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 28, 2014
Then we have Michael Bradburn (@MWBII) "Big Name James" http://t.co/cXPzFFmYbS #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 28, 2014
Dan Meyer (@dtrain_meyer) "How long of a season does it take before talent beats chance?" http://t.co/EkHI0dwHnv #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 28, 2014
Up next, Steven Martano (@SMartano) "The Pittsburgh Pirates and building a perennial contender" http://t.co/L821AIn4oD #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 28, 2014
Last for now: Justin Perline (@jperline): "Free Agency Contract Calculator" http://t.co/NM6C0OHTdn #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 28, 2014
Now Steven Silverman (@Silver_Stats): "Introducting advancement percentage, a new metric for hitters" http://t.co/jJuckvTcHa #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 30, 2014
Here's Kevin Ruprecht (@KevinRuprecht): "Madison Bumgarner's evolution" http://t.co/uUrtr0Hz3K #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 30, 2014
Anthony Joshi-Pawlowic (@AJP13237): "Garrett Richards: Breakout Candidate?" http://t.co/ZMkBBoeEfg #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 30, 2014
Dan Weigel (@DanWiggles38): "Let's watch Trevor Bauer employ effective velocity" http://t.co/ut8sho3tCW #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 30, 2014
Bryan Grosnick (@bgrosnick) "Basic Sabermetrics: WAR" http://t.co/feqCFKUkji #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 31, 2014
Scott Lindholm (@ScottLindholm) "The business of baseball: Chicago Cubs" http://t.co/to7VuS50VI #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 31, 2014
Justin Schultz (@JSchu23) "The 'problem' with sabermetrics" http://t.co/P5ule7BPkP #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 31, 2014
Chris Moran (@HangingSlurves) "Does speed force errors?" http://t.co/SGK7JwqmeG #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 31, 2014
Chris Teeter (@c_mcgeets) "The impact of the instant-replay challenge system" http://t.co/05iSAIs84q #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 31, 2014
Randy Holt (@RandallPnkFloyd) "Is Pitch Framing as important as we think?" http://t.co/7Udoq9Bx6m #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 31, 2014
First up is Jen Mac Ramos (@jnmcrms): "David Eckstein and the SCRAP" http://t.co/tdXrSIyG0t #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 27, 2014
Next up is Stephen Loftus (@stephen__loftus): "Weighted DiscAA: Plate Discipline" http://t.co/Q8xobxF4Hv #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 27, 2014
Newcomer Matt Goldman (@theoriginalbull) "Cubs embrace framing data: Why Miguel Montero is a perfect fit" http://t.co/QNEN3Y02Q4 #BTBS2014
— Beyond the Box Score (@BtBScore) December 27, 2014