The Yankees, Dodgers, and Mariners are close to the Astros as well. The Royals and Braves, on the other hand, do not rely much on home runs.

There are fewer trades this year, but a lot of players are still on the move. There have been about 3.5 players on the move for each trade in 2015 compared to about 3.0 players last year and about 2.6 players per trade in 2013.

I'd love to see the StatCast data for this play. "Third baseman accelerates backward at rate of 13.2mph after colliding with other center of mass"

Despite similar offensive output, Chris Coghlan far outpaces Hanley Ramirez in fWAR.

Off the bat of Joc Pederson, this home run was the longest measured home run of round 1.

Chris Sale leads all starters in whiff and whiff rate (minimum 500 pitches).

Humans are about as good at perceiving peripheral motion as a GPS in downtown Pittsburgh is at pinpointing your location.

Pedro Moura describes which statistics Gabe Kapler, the Dodgers' director of player development, wants his minor leaguers to pay attention to. Via ocregister (h/t Neil Weinberg)

Matt Jackson, @jacksontaigu, has the appropriate visualization of Pat Venditte.

Got a "top-tier" PhD and experience in mathematical modeling? If so, you can work for the Dodgers.