2017 MLB All-Star Campaign Season: First and Third Base
We’re getting closer to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star deadline as we try to help you decide on those last-minute ballots. TERMS TO KNOW We will be using Felipe’s Ultimate Baseball Advanced Rankings (or FUBAR for short–a ranking system that utilizes advanced stats almost exclusively). We’ve already ranked the pitchers. We’ve also ranked the catchers […]
Baseball Vortex: Joey Votto, Stephen Strasburg, and Adam Eaton
The following are quick summaries of a few charts I posted and retweeted on Twitter recently. LEADING OFF The motivation for the following chart came from a discussion about Joey Votto, the polarizing first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. Polarizing because many people will agree that he has a unique talent, but does not alway deliver […]
2015 MLB Almanac: The Best of the Best
With only days away from pitchers and catchers reporting, we take a final look at the 2015 Major League Baseball season as we list the best of the best of last year. FUBAR FUBAR stands for Felipe’s Ultimate Baseball Advanced Rankings and it combines the following criteria to come up with what it believes to be […]
Campaign Season: Using FUBAR to Gauge MLB All-Star First Base Candidates
XN Sports uses advanced stats to predict which first basemen should be voted into the MLB All Star Game.
2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: First Base
Felipe Melecio ranks the top 24 fantasy baseball first basemen heading into 2015.
Panic! At First Base II: Looking for More Replacements
Felipe Melecio identifies potential replacements at first base for owners who have lost Jose Abreu, Joey Votto, Prince Fielder, or Mike Napoli.
Atlanta Braves are Still Tops: Updated MLB Rankings Per FUBAR
Through nearly a third of the season, the Atlanta Braves remain atop the XN Sports power rankings based on offense, defense, pitching, and baserunning.
Tortoises vs Hares: Does Speed Still Matter in Baseball?
I’ve been having these season-long conversations with fellow baseball fans about the major significance of Major League Baseball teams to have “speed” guys on their team. Lots of people still believe in the notion that a speedy player can cause havoc on the basepaths and, in turn, provide more runs for their respective teams because they […]