There’s a chance that the Braves make the playoffs this year. About a 4.5% chance, if you take the Baseball Prospectus, Fangraphs, and Five Thirty-Eight playoff odds and average ‘em. Projection systems aren’t meant to [READ MORE]
The 2017 Atlanta Braves – Optimizing the Sub-Optimal A year ago, I posted an article theorizing how best to optimize the 2016 Braves lineup. Fredi Gonzalez didn’t listen to me. Fredi Gonzalez is no longer [READ MORE]
Despite being the beneficiaries of Tyler Flowers‘ best offensive season of his career and a surprisingly effective late-season contribution from Anthony Recker, the catcher position amassed only 0.9 fWAR in 2016, good for 21st out [READ MORE]
The hot stove has been reduced to a simmer, but that’s perfect for making sauce. Here’s the week that was for the Atlanta Braves. Jason Castro Signs with Twins, Search for Catcher Help Continues After [READ MORE]
2016 Post-Mortem will take a look at each position, how it fared in 2016, and where the team is set to go in the future. Player BA OBP SLG Comb. WAR AJ Pierzynski .219 [READ MORE]
Winning ain’t easy. Only 50% of all participating teams even win baseball games. When you have really good teams like the Cubs and Dodgers and Astros and Royals factoring in, that leaves a few teams [READ MORE]
Outfield Fly Rule 2016-2020