Andy Pettitte is, at this point in his career, a slightly above average pitcher. That, of course, is quite valuable. Much of his value is tied up in his ability to throw lots of innings at an above-average, but not elite, rate. Let's take a brief look...

On Thursday night the Royals were facing the Boston Red Sox and Zack Greinke got tossed by home plate umpire Greg Gibson for arguing balls and strikes from the dugout. Pitching for the Royals at the time was Anthony Lerew, a recent AA callup. Zack...

It took Derek Jeter about 6,350 at-bats...

I know that this website specializes in baseball topics, but this year I plan on doing a few number based football articles. I hope I don't throw everyone, especially Sky, into too much of a frenzy. With football around the corner and only trophy...

I've been busier and more ubiquitous than a colony of ants today, watching this trade go down. After many whispers, the deal is done: The Cardinals have officially traded prospects 3B Brett Wallace, OF Shane Peterson and RHP Clayton Mortensen to the...

How much does a pitcher gain from "pitching to his defense" In response to the argument made that Chris Carpenter, er... I mean, a hypothetical pitcher, was able to outperform his FIP so much by pitching to his defense, Kincaid, at 3d-Baseball looked...

Combining a couple of my previous article on UZR projections (now updated with UZR/150 values) and the wOBA to WAR conversion,  I have created a spreadsheet to project 2010 WAR values of most FA hitters and determine how much money should be spent for...

Do metrics blind our perception? There is perhaps a legitimate risk that you get only what you quantify, but you must ask the question, "how important are the things we cannot quantify?" Listen to Larry, for he is wise. I bet you didn't think...

This year’s NL Cy Young vote was one of the closest in history, but 1987’s vote was the closest ever. Let’s take a quick retrospective. RankTmVote Pts1st PlaceShareWLERAGGSSVIP 1 Steve...

Jonah Keri explains why the Yankees should go after young players. So...you're saying Matt Holliday, right?  Doug Glanville explains the allure of free agency, or you never knew Arlington could be so seductive. Dan Turkenkopf peeks his head above...