Billy wins the gold!!
The title of this piece is a prediction, rather than an exclamatory remark. I am, of course, talking about a Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Billy Hamilton deserves to win one this year. Hopefully after ... Read More...
Finding Dilson Herrera
Perhaps the title is a bit misleading. We know Dilson Herrera's whereabouts thanks to our own Jason Linden. What we shall endeavor to do is find a few suitable comparison for Dilson Herrera among curren... Read More...
Votto: Then and Now
On April 29th, I wrote a column titled Neutralizing Joey Votto. To date, I think it is the best baseball analysis I've ever done. If you haven't read it and appreciate trips down memory lane, you should... Read More...
Surprising (and not) Reds Statistics
Something I like to do periodically is look at random statistics and see if I can find anything interesting. Doing this yields not only ideas for future articles, but also a greater understanding of the gam... Read More...
He’s a Good Fastball Hitter!
I'm sure you've all heard the title of this column uttered by curious hapless on-air personalities at some point or another. But what does it mean? At the base level, it means a particular batter hits well when... Read More...
An Irresponsibly Early Analysis of Jose Peraza
Jose Peraza has played in 16 games for your Cincinnati Reds. He played in 7 games for someone's Los Angeles Dodgers. In total, Peraza has been to the plate 77 times. Since Bryan Price chose to play ... Read More...
The True Cost of Sub-Optimal Lineups
Warning: This post will have plenty of numbers and math and "advanced" things. I have to make up for this debacle.
Before the season started, I wrote a piece about lineups. If you want another affirmatio... Read More...
In Defense of Jay Bruce
Jay Bruce is having a resurgent season at the plate. As of this writing, Bruce is slashing .273/.329/.581 with a 135 wRC+. If the season ended today, this would be Bruce’s most prolific hitting s... Read More...
Joey Votto’s Strikeouts
All astute baseball fans have noticed there is a big difference in Joey Votto's game this year. No, I'm not talking about his sub-.230 AVG or his sub-.360 OBP. I'm talking, of course, about his strikeou... Read More...
Two Days in Denver
To begin, I'd like to apologize to everyone who clicked on this link expecting some sort of in-depth statistical analysis.  Unfortunately, you won't find such an analysis this week. With the holiday weekend ... Read More...
We don’t have Jack for that. Not anymore.
Awhile ago I got the idea to write about the Reds bench.  More specifically, to write about the type of bench the Reds have put together over the last several seasons and see if we can find anything interest... Read More...
Do I Feel Lucky? Well, Do Ya, Punk?
“Luck†is a very divisive word among baseball fans of late. The word gets thrown around a lot when discussing common statistical measures, such as Batting Average on Balls In Play (BABIP) for hi... Read More...