Jim Turvey
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GOAT vs. BOAT: Mike Trout already is best of all-time
Come for the fire headline; stay for the nuanced conversation → Read More
The pitchers you should be watching for real baseball action
The pitchers who exhibit low strikeout and walk rates, and a high ground ball rate, means more action for viewers. → Read More
An early-season glance at the xwOBA leaderboard
Mookie has been bonkers, and Leonys Martin has been weirdly good → Read More
The Great Analytics War maybe isn’t as over as we’d hope it is
Is there a storm brewing? → Read More
Righting the wrong for the players most affected by the PED-era
Reassigning steroid-era MVPs and Cy Youngs as best we can. → Read More
Book excerpt: Ted Williams, and the question of who had the best six-year stretch in baseball history
Hornsby, Ruth, Williams, or Mays, who you got? → Read More
The lasting impact of WAR on Matt Kemp's legacy
What would change if Kemp had played in the `80s? → Read More
Who killed the DH?
Was 2017 a one-year blip, or a sign of a downward trend? → Read More
Book excerpt: Alan Trammell was the best shortstop in Tigers history
Jim Turvey’s book ‘Starting IX’ explains why Tram is the all-time best → Read More
The 2017 playoffs are stacked with top-tier talent
With losses from the Red Sox and Diamondbacks on Monday, the MLB playoffs scene is down to six teams. By the time we reach the weekend, there will be only four teams. However, this is your friendly reminder that, for more than half of baseball history, that seemingly small total of four teams was still twice as many teams as made the entire MLB postseason. From 1903 (the first World Series)… → Read More
Why 2017 was great: Joey Votto
The best part of the 2017 season took place in the NL Central cellar. → Read More
The second-half offensive explosion of the Oakland A's
What does it mean, and can it carry over to 2018? → Read More
Does playing in a soft division affect a team's postseason abilities?
The Nationals haven’t had much of a challenge in the NL East. Will that haunt them come October? → Read More
What's going on with the Yankees second-order winning percentage?
The same team that has over-performed in seasons past is historically under-performing in 2017 → Read More
Ranking the AL wild card contenders (by fun)
This will be a fun race for the second AL Wild Card. Who should you be rooting for? → Read More
Nelson Cruz is taking the Raul Ibañez approach to life
A pair of truly unique aging curves (yes, "pair" and "unique" contradict each other, that’s the point) → Read More
What do pitchers do when they know the defense has their back?
Does a good defense encourage pitchers to attack the zone more often? → Read More
Mike Trout and WAR: a combo like no other?
The two are fundamentally tied together at this point. → Read More
Nick Castellanos, the player we just can't quit
His results finally match his process. Is this time for real? → Read More
Why Ricky Nolasco is historic
Trying to find an explanation for Nolasco’s incredible ERA-FIP gap. → Read More