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I developed something new… Percentile! Can you guess the player based on the advanced metrics provided in this Wordle-style game? Try it out here!
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WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEKEND
The Padres and Marlins are both on the edge of buying or selling at the trade deadline. They’re playing each other this weekend. There’s a lot on the line in Miami…
HUGE AL West showdown between the first-place Rangers and the second-place Mariners, who are just 1/2 games back.
Really fun pitchers’ duel on Saturday at Fenway Park between Dylan Cease and Sonny Gray!
NEW STUFF
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Rates & Barrells
How pitchers adjust
Tanner Bibee pitching deeper into starts
Eury Perez’s growth this season
And more!
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Modern pitchers have to make adjustments CONSTANTLY. Frankly, the ability to make those adjustments quickly is one of the major reasons guys stay around longer than their talent alone could have kept them there. For me, adjustments were most important when it came to my breaking balls. Today I want to share every grip I used and why it was inevitable that I would need to change them. Let's get into it. (14 mins)
Everyone knows about the iPads in MLB dugouts, but not exactly what’s on them. Well, it turns out, the league didn’t fully know either. AI apps were becoming a craze in the iPads and now they are banned. What exactly happened and what does it mean? Let’s dive in... (14 mins)
The Red Sox are on an all-time heater, but can they keep it going? I think so. Let me explain... (14 mins)
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My producer, David Korn, wrote about how Shohei Ohtani is not a lock for the NL MVP anymore now that his left knee injury is keeping him off the mound.
Can Pete Crow-Armstrong catch Shohei Ohtani in the NL MVP race?
The assumption is that if Shohei Ohtani has a full season at the plate and at least some production on the mound, he will be the National League Most Valuable Player. He has won four MVPs in the last five seasons, only missing out in 2022 when Aaron Judge had his historic 62-homer season. Each of his four MVP wins have been…
STAT OF THE WEEK - Fielding Run Value
Fielding Run Value (FRV) combines all of Statcast’s individual defensive metrics into one stat that measures a player’s overall defensive value.
FRV is measured on a run-base scale -- it shows the runs a player saves from his defense, compared to an average player. A positive Fielding Run Value reflects above-average defensive performance, while a negative Fielding Run Value reflects below-average defensive performance.
Since Statcast uses different scales for different individual areas of defensive performance -- range, throwing, framing, blocking, double plays, etc. -- the conversion to one, run-based scale is necessary to place all performance on the same level. This allows defenders of all positions to be compared to one another.
Outs Above Average (range): 1 out = .9 runs (outfielders) // 1 out = .75 runs (infielders)
Fielder Throwing Runs: 1 throwing run = 1 run
Catcher Blocking: 1 block saved = .25 runs
Catcher Framing: 1 strike saved = .125 runs
Catcher Throwing: 1 SB prevented = .65 runs
Double Plays: 1 DP added = .4 runs
(via MLB)
More Shows to Check Out
Foul Territory: Live on YouTube - Every day at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT
Sunday Sliders with Trevor and Dani Wexelman on MLB Network Radio, SiriusXM channel 89 and on the SiriusXM app - Sundays at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT