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Spring Training Wrap-Up: 2024 MLB Playoff Probabilities and Key Developments The 2024 MLB season is entering its final weeks of spring training, with playoff probabilities for teams shifting as key players return from injury and roster decisions solidify, according to recent updates from Baseball Prospectus and official league sources. Playoff Probabilities: A Shifting Landscape As … Read more

Reds Surprise All with Triple-A Breakout Star as Elly De La Cruz Rests for First Time in Years

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The Call: Edwin Arroyo and the Reds’ Search for Offensive Depth In the high-stakes environment of Major League Baseball, the absence of a cornerstone player forces organizations to look inward. For the Cincinnati Reds, the current landscape—marked by the absence of star shortstop Elly De La Cruz—has shifted the spotlight toward the next wave of … Read more

¿La División Central de la Liga Nacional es la mejor de la historia? | Baseball Prospectus

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The Midwest Gauntlet: Is the NL Central the Greatest Division in Baseball History? In the sterile world of sports analytics, we often reduce the game to a series of spreadsheets and probability curves. But baseball is a game of geography and grudge matches. For decades, the National League Central has served as the sport’s ultimate … Read more

Advanced Baseball Research and Analysis | Baseball Prospectus

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Analyzing the 2026 Season Start: Baseball Prospectus and the Shift in Betting Odds As the 2026 Major League Baseball season enters its first full month, the intersection of sabermetrics and sports betting has taken center stage. For analysts and fans alike, understanding the volatility of early-season projections is critical. A primary focus of this current … Read more

Kevin McGonigle: Tigers’ Top Prospect to Start at Shortstop in 2026?

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Kevin McGonigle: The Tigers’ New Shortstop and a Rising Star in Baseball DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers are entrusting their future at shortstop to a 21-year-old with a rapidly ascending profile: Kevin McGonigle. Despite skepticism from some corners last September – including concerns voiced by Baseball Prospectus regarding his immediate readiness at the position – … Read more

2025 Season Inequality: Analysis & Predictions

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Image credit: © Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Translated by Marco Gámez In 2017 I introduced the Gini coefficient. Well, I introduced it to some of you; others already knew him. The Gini coefficient, invented by Italian statistician Corrado Gini, measures inequality within a distribution. Gini created this measure to assess income or wealth inequality. The Gini … Read more

BP 2025: Key Highlights & Controversies

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Image credit: © Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports Translated by José M. Hernández Lagunes There was, believe me, a time before the internet.If you wanted to stay up to date with the news, you had to listen to the radio, watch television, or read a newspaper or magazine. Specifically, if you followed baseball, the newspaper was … Read more

Reliever Analysis: MLB Transactions & Rankings

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Image credit: © Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Translated by Carlos Marcano The Atlanta Braves sign RHP Robert Suárez to a three-year, $45 million deal. It’s hard not to think about money. The numbers are big, especially because fads come and go, and the latest fad is for teams to give relievers—even guys in their mid-30s—three years. … Read more