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This is the sixth of a series of articles about the impact of air density on baseball performance. So what about humidity Well, as I have explained in detail on my website, humidity does not create heavy air for a ball to push through. Heavy air is caused by pressure on the air molecules being pulled down by gravity. As air molecules repel each other they keep the distance between them that is standard for the altitude and temperature conditions. Air molecules stack up on the earth just lik...
(Originally published 1/31/19) No matter how high a particular players BABIP may be, his average will be mediocre at best if he strikes out too much. This is why fantasy owners have known for years that players like Chris Davis are potential drains on a fantasy teams batting average. Furthermore, players that whiff a lot tend to continue to do so - it is a very sticky trait. In 2018, the league average K% was 22.3%, meaning that roughly one in five MLB PAs ended in a whiff. Players that K signif...
Tonights main slate starts at 7:05pm eastern and covers 14 games. Theres also an all day slate starting at 6:05pm eastern that includes one extra early game. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 5/21/2019. These picks will range from some of the elite players to mid-priced options and value plays. FanDuel DFS Pitchers SP - Justin Verlander, HOU vs CHW ($12,000) We have a ton of pitchers to look at on this slate, but Verlander certa...
Were back to revisit Barrels this time but with a slight twist. Back in Week 4, I looked at players at the very top and bottom of the Statcast leaderboard for Barrels per Plate Appearance. To check out that analysis and a detailed explanation of what makes a Barrel so valuable, click here. To differentiate a bit, I will look at the leaders by Barrels per Batted Ball Event (BBE). Im also upping the ante by setting the threshold to 50 BBE in order to remove those small-sample outliers that arent ...
This is the fifth of a series of articles about the impact of air density on baseball performance. Getting through a cold spring of baseball can be a challenge. Day after day, game after game a baseball player never knows what is coming his way in terms of cold, wind, rain or snow. (And in the old days, there were no advance warnings of weather systems hitting locally.) Furthermore, there are only so many days of preparation each week for the game day schedule, so every day to work out is imp...
Owners who drafted Jose Ramirez expected elite production have received nothing close to it. Exactly who is Jose Ramirez moving forward Keep in mind, our Champ / Chump conclusions are based on whether we think a player will outperform their expectations. For example, a pitcher we view as Tier 2 can be a Champ if theyre seen as a Tier 3 pitcher, or they could be a Chump if theyre perceived as a Tier 1 pitcher. All ownership rates are from Yahoo! leagues unless otherwise noted. Lets take a closer...