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Tortoises vs Hares Part III: Hunter Pence and Elvis Andrus

We’ve been discussing the value of base running, stolen bases, and speed. So far, in Part I of this series, we looked at the Major League Baseball leaders in “Runner on First Scores on a Double (1stDH).” Part II of this series looks at league leaders who have led the league in “Reaching Third Base or Scoring from First Base on a

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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

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MLB’s Biggest Losers Bonus: Samardzija, Lincecum, Nolasco, and Hughes

We last left off on our “Biggest Losers” series with Part III evaluating the 2013 season of the following starting pitchers: Kris Medlen Lucas Harrell Wily Peralta In case you missed the previous two installments, you can still read Part I and Part II. Before I move on to baseball’s next puzzlers, I would be

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