Last night, once again, I watched in astonishment at what Giancarlo Stanton can do to a baseball. Also, once again, I wondered aloud how Yankee fans could ever boo this player. Stanton came to the team as a reigning MVP, accepted a position change, kept suffering injuries (not his fault) and yet still produced whenever … Continue reading Stanton was something, but don’t overlook this:

Man, I love David Cone. I’m not saying anything that hasn’t been said already, but his understanding of analytics combined with his been there done that on field experience makes him a great listen during a game. He’s damn funny too, which doesn’t hurt… But David had a rough night last night. Well, I went … Continue reading David Cone had a rare off game last night

Out of left field is an occasional post with matters that don’t require 1,000 words of analysis, but should be mentioned anyway. In no particular order… I wrote about the curious case of Eugenio Suárez for Off the Bench Baseball on Friday and something jumped out at me when I was doing research for the … Continue reading Out of left field: Contact rates

We’re going to hear (already have in some cases) a lot of talk today about Derek Jeter that has nothing to do with celebrating his career. The “Jeter was overrated!” camp and “Jeter is one of the best shortstops and best Yankees ever!” camp have already weighed in on social media. Here are my two … Continue reading Jeter HOF – my thoughts:

The other day the following graphic appeared on the screen when Matt Chapman of the As stepped into the box against the Yankees. A .729 OPS and a 105 OPS+...my head dropped, I rubbed my eyes, looked upward and sighed. I don't remember in what order. Let’s start from the beginning. OPS is On Base … Continue reading I Hate OPS. Use this instead. A primer…