Does Warm Weather Create Better Players?
Digging into the relationship between population, temperature, and MLB draft results.
Grading the Cincinnati Reds’ 2018-2019 Offseason
The Cincinnati Reds just completed a very active offseason. But was it successful?
Introducing WPA-Win: A Better Pitcher Decision Statistic
A look at how Win Probability Added can help credit pitchers better than traditional win-loss record.
Is This the End of the Scott Boras Era?
Scott Boras has reigned for years as Major League Baseball’s top agent—and its top villain. Could those days be numbered?
Busting the Myth of MLB Disparity
Fans of small-market teams like to complain about a lack of parity in MLB. But does disparity actually exist? A look at the numbers.
Michael Lorenzen and the Three-Way Player
The Reds have an opportunity to make Michael Lorenzen baseball’s first three-way player in over a century.
Youth Baseball: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
When I was a kid—back when dinosaurs roamed the earth (AKA “the 80’s”)—youth baseball was pretty simple. From around the end of the school year to about the Fourth of July, you played on your local team with other kids from your school. You...
The Value of Prospects
Teams (and their fanbases) are hesitant to trade away prospects. But are they overvaluing them?
2019 Hall of Fame Wrap-Up
My reflections on this year’s Hall of Fame class…and those who didn’t get in this year.
Titanic Sinking: A Review of the 2018 Cincinnati Reds
The 2018 Cincinnati Reds season is mercifully over. I did a recap so you don’t have to.
The Dumpster Fire That is the 2018 Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds have gotten off to a horrendous start. What can be done to turn their fortunes around?
2018 Baseball Predictions
It’s time for my annual predictions for the upcoming MLB season. Last year I did well, correctly predicting all six division winners, as well as predicting the Astros as the AL Champions. But I completely whiffed on my Wild Card picks...
