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The stories that "story stats" don't tell

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"Story stats" identify and measure high leverage situations, but there are high-leverage situations that exist independent of wins and losses.

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Why the Astros should not start Dallas Keuchel

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Even though he is their ace.

David Price should not have been used in game 4

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There was little reason for John Gibbons to use David Price in a blowout game four of the ALCS. The numbers behind the questionable decision and what it means for the win-or-go-home game five.

Marty's Musings, October 13th: Crunch Time

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The Jays and Royals are in a win-or-go-home scenario, meanwhile, the NLDS series are tied with all four teams having won one game. What a week of baseball we have on tap!

Do long layoffs favor pitchers?

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Mark Saxon of ESPN raised an interesting question in an article on Saturday, and we set out to find the answer.

Rick Porcello and staying optimistic

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Hear me out: there are reasons to be optimistic

The Twins aren't good at adding external talent

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It's really hard to steal good talent away from other teams. Especially if you're the Twins.

The new Ben Zobrist is not who you would expect

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After years of searching, have we finally found the spiritual successor to sabermetric darling Ben Zobrist? If so, it was not who we would have expected.

2015 playoff teams and the use of analytics

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The role of analytics in baseball has been increasing in recent years, and this year's postseason appears to be full of some of the most analytically-minded teams in the game.

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Phillies rookie Jerad Eickhoff finishes strong

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Philadelphia Phillies rookie starter Jerad Eickhoff finished off his rookie season with four straight high-quality starts.

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