Daily Archives: May 28, 2012

Biking for Baseball is headed south to Arlington!

Posted on May 28, 2012 by admin

Biking for Baseball is headed south to Arlington to catch the defending 2-time AL Champion Texas Rangers take on the Seattle Mariners. The red hot Rangers lead the majors with 276 runs, 73 home runs, .289 batting average, and an … Continue reading →

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Similarity Scores.

Posted on May 28, 2012 by admin

Similarity scores compare the statistics of baseball players with one another to determine how closely related player’s performances are. The formula can be found at Baseball-reference. Basically, the comparison between two players starts at the number 1000, and points are … Continue reading →

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Stay in School!

Posted on May 28, 2012 by admin

Within baseball, there is a wide range of philosophy when it comes to drafting players out of high school or college. Some teams prefer to take a player out of high school so the team can develop the player in … Continue reading →

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Players on the move this summer

Posted on May 28, 2012 by admin

Last year we saw the Astros trade the best players during the season. The Astros sent Michael Bourn to the Braves and Hunter Pence to the Phillies. This summer is set to have a lot more big name players on … Continue reading →

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