I guess it’s Q-week in Fels’s world. Always nice to have a theme. I’m not saying anything surprising when I say that Jose Quintana has been a mystery so far this season. While his start this year doesn’t look all that different than his start last year, because it’s taking place on the upper side […]
Tag: Strike Zone
Quantifying the Cubs’ Quest to Control the Strike Zone
The ultimate match-up in baseball is the confrontation between the pitcher and the batter. And more than anywhere else, that battle is waged in and around the corners of the strike zone. Mindful of this, Cubs President Theo Epstein has preached that his team must “control the strike zone” in order to be successful ever […]
Finally, The Debate Comes Into The Light
Fans for a few years now have been debating bringing automated strike zones, or robot umps, or whatever you want to call it. But it feels like after the egregiously, hilariously bad call on Ben Zobrist last Saturday night it feels like for the first time the debate has come to baseball itself. Players and managers […]
Taking the Zone by Force: The Most Important Area of Improvement for the 2015 Cubs
Theo Epstein was on AM 670 The Score on Tuesday, in the hours leading up to the Cubs’ Game Four win over the Cardinals. Though Epstein was careful to note (more than once) how much work remains to be done, the interview was at least partially a victory lap for the Cubs’ chief architect. Epstein […]