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High Leverage Stolen Bases and Reliever Usage

by Matt Petitt April 14, 2017

$228 million. That’s how much money was spent on three elite relievers this past offseason, which one could argue is less than absurd amount of prospect/young player value that contending teams have been forced to give up during the past eighteen months in order to shore up their respective bullpens. This reliever bull market is further […]

Tags: High leverage, Reliever Usage, stolen bases |
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Maddon Has the Cubs Running Wild

by Brandon Decker April 24, 2015

Joe Maddon was well-known as one of the funkiest managers in baseball during his time with the Tampa Bay Rays. Maddon often implemented the infield shift before it was popular and even batted his pitcher eighth in interleague games. The Rays are well-known as one of the more sabermetricly inclined organizations, and Maddon was a […]

Tags: Anthony Rizzo, bunting, bunts, joe maddon, Kris Bryant, stolen bases | 1 Comment
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