Matan K·Sep 5, 2024The Impossible Race: Why Edges Just Can’t Block a Field GoalThis is the second piece in a two part series on field goal blocking. The first installment explored inside kick-blocking strategy and the…A response icon1A response icon1
Matan K·Aug 20, 2024Enter the Block Zone: The Pinpoint Precision of a Blocked Field GoalThis is the first piece in a two part series on field goal blocking. The second installment focuses on outside kick-blocking strategy and…
Matan K·May 13, 2024A New Frontier: Exploring MLB Bat Tracking DataAfter much anticipation, the MLB Statcast team has begun to release bat tracking data, including metrics such as bat speed, swing length…A response icon1A response icon1
Matan K·Apr 12, 2024Batter Elo: Finding the Magnus Carlsen of College BaseballAt the core of baseball lies a fierce individual struggle between pitcher and batter. Like grandmasters carefully planning their next…
Matan K·Apr 4, 2024Arrows in the Quiver: Classifying Pitches by RoleThe desire to name and classify even the most niche minutiae into groups is an innate human tendency. In no arena is this more evident than…A response icon1A response icon1
Matan K·Feb 15, 2024No Sport for Old Men: Baseball’s Changing Aging CurveIn the midst of an offseason best characterized as “monotonous,” Jose Altuve’s extension stands out. A week ago, Altuve signed a 5 year…
Matan K·Feb 9, 2024The Guardians Have The First Overall Pick. That’s More Important Than You Think.It’s been a slow and oftentimes frustrating MLB offseason, as many have noted. This winter has been particularly uneventful for Cleveland…
Matan K·Dec 14, 2023Belli Bombs and Bloops: The Free Agent ConundrumCody Bellinger is perhaps the most intriguing and perplexing free agent in a weak position player class. Following two ugly, injury-plagued…
Matan K·Dec 6, 2023Identifying Promising Rule 5 Prospects with AAA Statcast DataWith the Rule 5 draft coming up later today, I thought it would be interesting to take a quick look at a few intriguing players. For those…
Matan K·Nov 21, 2023Finding Comps for Guardians AAA SluggersIt’s become a punchline. The Cleveland Guardians just can’t hit homers. In 2023, the Guardians compiled just 124 round-trippers, last in…A response icon1A response icon1
