When discussing correlations in the baseball world, I’ve found that you’re pretty much never going to be able to convince everyone up front that you’re not pointing out a causal relationship. If you mention a correlation—no matter the sample size or your caveats—folks will invariably laud you as having discovered the explanation for something, or (on the other hand) […]
Day: August 7, 2015
Young Cubs: Tseng, Baez, Baez & Alcantara
This is a truncated version that’s only updated through Thursday. Next Monday’s post is going to be extensive with some eyewitness accounts mixed in by yours truly. The Weekend at a Glance Top 10 Name Level Stats Gleyber Torres Low-A South Bend 1-for-7, 1 SO Kyle Schwarber MLB MLB Billy McKinney Double-A Tennessee 2-for-12, 1 […]
Kris Bryant’s Latest Challenge: Adjusting to the Low Strike
There are plenty of buzzwords in baseball. We’ve all heard them, and in all likelihood, we all use some of them. One that I hear more than almost any other when talking to players and coaches in the clubhouse is ‘adjustments.’ Whether it’s a guy like Andrew McCutchen weathering an early season slump, Jason Kipnis […]