Deserved

One player from each AL club who deserved more HOF consideration

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One player from each AL club who deserved more HOF consideration

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and the newest members of the MLB Hall of Fame will formally take their place in Cooperstown this weekend, with induction ceremonies scheduled for Sunday (1:30 PM EST, broadcast on MLB Network).  This week, Yardbarker’s MLB writers looked at identifying one player from each AL club who deserved more HOF consideration.  … Read more

Deserved Exit Velocity: A Look at Hitters and Pitchers

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Image credit: © Geoff Burke-Imagn Images A few weeks ago, I discussed the option of moving beyond current metrics for summarizing exit velocity, such as the raw mean and the 90th percentile. The reasons for this include that (1) the exit velocity distribution is heavily left-skewed, so the raw mean is missing important information; (2) … Read more