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MLB

The Strike Zone and the Umpires That Control It

Introduction  One of the most discussed issues in Major League Baseball is the consistency of the strike zone. The Rule Book strike zone states “The STRIKE ZONE is that area over home plate the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the…

mattducondi 11.18.2016
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My Fielding Bible Awards Ballot

Filling out my Fielding Bible awards ballot for the first time was exciting and difficult.  Fielding is tough to measure, but Baseball Info Solutions helps provide data to help with that issue.  As video scouts, we get to watch baseball for hours every day, giving us a pretty good idea…

nickrabasco 11.14.2016
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Defensive Philosophies

In this era of baseball, there are now two philosophies on how to play defense. Each philosophy is trying to demonstrate which way is best to convert balls into outs. The traditional way of playing a straight up defense has been slowly dying out while the idea of moving defenders…

Aaron Thorn 09.19.2016
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WHAT IS WRONG WITH JASON HEYWARD?

Jason Heyward’s offensive performance—or lack thereof—in 2016 has been very well documented. He is currently on pace to finish the year with career lows in just about every offensive category, including batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage. To that point, his current wRC+ of 70 is by far the worst…

Brent Minta 08.15.2016
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How has Mike Trout’s Glove Declined?

“Five-tool player” is a term that gets thrown around in baseball circles a bit more than it probably should these days, but one player we can unequivocally agree who fits that mold is the man patrolling center for the Angels most nights: Mike Trout. The 24-year-old comfortably leads baseball with 42.5 Wins Above Replacement according…

alecjdopp 07.01.2016
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Shifting To A New Era of Baseball

Shifting has become increasingly common in baseball and companies like Baseball Info Solutions (BIS) are at the forefront for bringing this information to light. Shifts are employed strategically by placing infielders in positions where batters have dictated with previous performance that they are more likely to hit ground balls and short…

mattducondi 06.13.2016
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Adam Eaton is Quietly Becoming a Star

Yes, you read that correctly.  Adam Eaton, the minuscule 5′ 8″ leadoff hitter for the Chicago White Sox, is one of the best right fielders in all of baseball.  Sounds crazy, right?  Most think of Eaton as a solid, speedy outfielder for a White Sox team that has been rather…

Brent Minta 06.06.2016
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Money Driven

Major League Baseball teams are more invested in their players today than ever before. In 2015, player salaries jumped to an all-time high of over $3.5 billion, a raise north of $320 million (and over 10 percent) from 2014 alone. And now that they give out contracts of upwards of $30 million…

mattducondi 06.06.2016
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Quantifying 2016’s Most Dominant Pitches

What makes a dominant pitch dominant? Sometimes all we need is the eye test. That upper-90s heater elevated above the letters for a whiff? Yep, that is dominant. That mid-80s slider thrown down and away to a right-handed batter for a hapless swing and equally hapless chopper? No doubt, that’s nasty. Perhaps that…

alecjdopp 05.12.2016
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