We are more than two weeks into the 2026 season and overreactions reign supreme. So we are going to look at some early data, examine the historical context of that data, and make our best guesses as ...

As I’m sure you’ve heard/seen if you spend any time on Fantasy Baseball Twitter, there are new leaderboards on Baseball Savant that provide daily bat-tracking metrics. In data going back to April 3, ...

Let's get something straight right from the jump: the stolen-base category in fantasy baseball is less a footrace and more a permission slip. It's June 2026, and the managers winning their leagues' ...

The modern era of MLB baseball is full of new and interesting statistics, and a brand new one just dropped: Average Bat Speed. There's more data than ever before in this sport, and statisticians can ...

Baseball Savant added bat speed measurements to its pages today. It’s yet another excellent addition to an outstanding website. It will allow a whole lot of people to study a significant aspect of ...

Elly De La Cruz appears to be on a fast track to becoming one of the faces of baseball. The prized Reds rookie was sensational in his first week in Cincinnati, flashing all five tools that made his ...

Yesterday, Statcast released the comprehensive leaderboards for its newest metric: Sprint Speed, measured in terms of “feet per second in a player's fastest one-second window.” The result is a ...

As you are all unfortunately aware, Bobby Bonds died this past Saturday after a long battle with cancer. Bobby came before my time, and I’m not fit to eulogize him. But perhaps I can honor his memory ...

The stolen base might be a dying strategy, but just because totals in that particular category were down 5% in 2020 compared to five seasons before it doesn't mean that speed is any less important a ...