2007 FPI All Stars and Anti-All Stars   Good morning everybody.  With the MLB season drawing to a close, today we will take a look at our own versions of All Star teams.  As our measure we will use our

Best Skills 2007 - Pitcher K/BB   Good morning everybody.  Today we are going to take a look at the pitchers who have shown the best K/BB ratios in the majors this season.  Why is this important?  Because past research

Improving/Declining Hitter Performance   Good morning everybody.  As the season drags on for those of us out of the money, today we will try to determine any hitters that have seen their performances improve this year versus their 3-year averages. 

Underperforming Pitchers Who Are Coming Around   Good morning everybody.  A couple of weeks ago, we took a look at some of the hitters so far this season that had been disappointments overall, but who had been coming around from

    Underperforming Hitters Who Are Coming Around   Good morning everybody.  Today we are going to look at players who have generally not met our expectations this season, but who have been showing signs of life lately.  Even though

Pitching Category Mashup Revisited (K/BB and QS%)   Good morning everybody.  For today's First Pitch we are going to revisit some analysis we did earlier in the year.  Back in May, we were looking for another way to help identify

  Mid-Season FPI All Stars   Good morning everybody. In the spirit of the upcoming MLB All Star festivities in San Francisco, today we will take a look at our own versions of All Star teams. Except there won't be

  Batting Average Production (Current vs. 3-Year Averages)   Good morning everybody.  Today we are going to focus on the category of batting average.  I don't know about your squads, but this is one area of the game in which

  Power Production (Batter GB/FB Ratio)   Good morning everybody.  Today we are going to revisit some research that we've done on batter Groundball/Flyball (GB/FB) ratios.  Stated simply, hitters with lower GB/FB ratios hit more home runs and have a

Pitching Category Mashup (K/BB and QS%)   Good morning everybody.  For today's First Pitch we are going to do something a little off the wall -- and perhaps mathematically unsound - and mash together a couple of key pitching

Inherited Runners Stranded Percentage Good morning everybody. For the topic of today's First Pitch, we are going to tap into some feedback that came as a result of my last column (on Adjusted Reliever ERA), as well as a notion

Hello everybody.  As I watched in horror at another craptacular performance from the Phillies bullpen, an idea rattled around in my head.  Part of the problem we have as fantasy analysts is that we are in some situations constrained by

  So...the only reason you haven't seen this rant posted earlier is that I have been too stunned up till this point to even comment.  First, you have Charlie Manuel's profanity-laden tirade at an eminently unlikable reporter/talk show host. 

Hi everybody.  Just wanted to let you all know that the updated Park Factor reference files have been posted in the Fantistics Reference Toolbox.   Data for all major league ballparks is included, and is presented in two different

Park Factor For my initial First Pitch of the year I thought it would be a good idea to revisit the Park Factor statistic. This should provide you with a handy reference that you can use to determine which ballparks

This just in from the "Team-To-Beat" Department: My very own Phightin' Phils today spoiled a fine outing by Cole Hamels (again) and lost to the Mets by allowing 8 unanswered runs after Hamels left the game with a 5 -