Where to start with Mark Reynolds? First of all, the obvious: he is sporting an offensive triple slash (AVG/OBP/SLG) of .191/.298/.362. In the words…
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O’s By the Numbers: Stolen Bases
On May 1st, the Orioles had attempted only 6 stolen bases. At that point they were on pace for ~40 attempts for a full…
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O’s By the Numbers: The Bullpen
Last week we looked at the ability of the Orioles starting staff to elicit swings and misses outside of the strike zone. This week,…
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O’s By the Numbers: O-Swing % and O-Contact %
One of the skills of good pitchers is the ability to get hitters to swing at pitches outside of the strike zone. This week…
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O’s by the Numbers
Throughout the Orioles Blog-o-sphere there has been discussion about the lack of walks taken by the team. As of Monday April 25th, the team…
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MLB Advanced Metric Primer Series: FIP
Leading up to opening day we will be running an advanced metric primer series. The goal of the series is to introduce readers to…
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MIT Sloan Sports Analytic Conference Recap
The 5th MIT Sloan Sports Analytic Conference took place last Friday and Saturday at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The conference featured panels…
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The Vlad Signing: Too many Bats?!?!
Last week the Orioles agreed to a 1 year, $8 million contract with free agent Vladimir Guerrero. When I heard the news I was…
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Making Sense of the Mark Reynolds’ Matrix
On Monday, the Orioles traded relief pitchers David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio to the Arizona Diamondbacks for third baseman Mark Reynolds. Most baseball fans…
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Mark Connor: Orioles’ New Pitching Coach By the Stats
Mark Connor is the Orioles’ new pitching coach for the 2011 season. Connor replaces Rick Kranitz whose contract expired at the end of the…