Moneyball’s Finest: The Kansas City Royals
The Major League Baseball season is underway and the baseball word is still buzzing from the seemingly improbable ascent of the Kansas City Royals as they captured the championship defeating the New York Mets in October of 2015. For “old-school” fans of the game, it was a victory for “traditionalists” who still think baseball should […]
Shark Attacked: Explaining Jeff Samardzija’s Struggles
After seven starts, Jeff Samardzija has not lived up to the promise the Chicago White Sox had envisioned.
2014 MLB Capsule: Summarizing All 30 MLB Teams
Felipe Melecio uses advanced statistics to rank the best and worst 2014 MLB teams and where they stand heading into 2015.
Another East Bay Night II: Restructuring Oakland Athletics’ Offense
Felipe Melecio breaks down what we can expect from the Oakland Athletics in 2015.
Diamond Mining: 2014 American League Wild Card – Athletics vs Royals
A preview of the American League Wild Card through the lens of advanced metrics, by Felipe Melecio.
Another East Bay Night: Understanding Oakland Athletics Offensive Woes
Felipe Melecio combs through the stats to figure out what went wrong for the Oakland Athletics after they landed the biggest prizes of the trade deadline.
Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Sonny Gray
Anytime a Billy Beane first-round pitcher makes it to the big leagues you have to take notice – and Sonny Gray is getting the call. One of the Oakland Athletics’ top prospects, Gray was a hot commodity as early as five years ago when the Cubs drafted him out of high school in the 2008 […]