We’re saying our final farewells to the 2015 Major League Baseball season. We already named our All-Plutonium Defensive Team so now we will highlight the very best offensive players of last season. FUBAR Once again, we will utilize Felipe’s Ultimate Baseball Advanced Rankings (or FUBAR for short) to rank these players. Seven offensive stats were used […]
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0:00–Hall of Fame Talk, Cheating and General State of Baseball 27:30–Chicago White Sox and Cubs’ talk; Todd Frazier and Jason Heyward are acquired 47:00–NFL Playoffs, teams moving to Los Angeles, the reputation of the L.A. sports’ scene. 1:04:00–Chicago Bulls are in the middle of the Jimmy Butler era 1:13:00–State of the NBA, Warriors and Spurs’
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A lot of controversy was generated when I released my top 25 relief pitchers’ rankings back in November. Many Anaheim Angels’ fans were asking about the whereabouts of team closer, Huston Street. Others were wondering how Kansas City Royals’ darling Kelvin Herrera stacked up against the elite closers of the game. But probably the biggest outcry came
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Way back on November 11, 2015, baseball announced their Gold Glove winners, for the best defensive baseball players of the 2015 campaign. The award is always mired in controversy and when it the voters are perceived to use offensive stats when selecting these awards. So we take a look back at the 2015, best defensive
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Using advanced baseball metrics, Felipe Melecio explains why Kelvin Herrera is not a top 25 MLB relief pitcher.
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Felipe Melecio compares MLB pitchers Huston Street, Luke Gregerson, Pedro Baez, and Josh Fields using advanced baseball stats.
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Felipe Melecio uses advanced stats to break down the MLB starting pitcher rookie class of 2015.
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On Monday, Major League Baseball announced their American and National League Rookies of the Year. Many appear to not be surprised by the results. So the question at this point is, “how did these rookies break down from a statistical standpoint?” For the answer, we utilize Felipe’s Ultimate Baseball Advanced Rankings (or FUBAR for short), which evaluates players
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