Mat Latos
12 posts
Fun with Platoon Splits
We still have time for one more All-Star break statistical post before the second half of the season begins with this afternoon's Diamondbacks/Cubs game at Wrigley Field. The other day, someone on Twitter asked if…
Change of Pace Update
About 12 weeks ago, the day after the Wedding of the Year, we did this study to see which pitchers have the largest difference in average velocity between their fastball and change-up. Today, we are increasing the…
Looking Back at Opponents' OPS Leaders
Expanding on our last post , looking at pitchers’ Opponents' OPS, here is a historical look at Oops leaders of this millennium. In our constant quest to find the best pitching in baseball, this time, only pitchers…
How the West will be Won
The National League West race is getting better every day. While the Rockies refuse to concede anything, much will be determined over the next four days, as the Padres host the Giants for four games starting tonight at…
Player of the Fortnight vol. 3
It’s been a few weeks since we handed out any hardware , so we’re excited to present our third edition of Players of the Fortnight. (All stats courtesy of the inestimably valuable Fangraphs .) AL Hitter of the Fortnight…
Player of the Fortnight Awards
A couple of weeks ago, in this post , we tried differentiating the ol' BAseball Reality Tour by awarding Midweek Players of the Week. On July 4th, in between exasperating moments of heat and isolation on Governors…
Working Some Trades
This post sprung from a chain of emails that started with our good friend, Mulhearn, emailing me the following: "What was more impress last night. Dice-K pitching 3 hit ball with no walkers, or the Celtics destroying…
Breaking Up is Hard to Do...
Ever since I started playing fantasy sports, I've had a compulsive habit of adding and dropping players. I despise having open slots on my roster, when normal starters have days off. I love spotting and riding a hot…
Power Arms of the Future
This post began as a prospect report on Giants' farmhand, Madison Bumgarner . We started out thinking about him but couldn't find anything to really write about. Well, other than he's a tall, hard-throwing lefty. It…
Fare Thee Well, Mr. Latos
Warning: I expect no-one to care about this quick post. Still, our imaginary sponsors thank you for your support. I'm trying to keep the creative juices flowing... trying to get back in the swing of posting the thoughts…
Future Stars & Busts
This will be brief. Late last night, I was watching the Blue Jays/Mariners game and rooting for Marc Rzepczynski, who was starting for our fantasy team last night. A few thoughts came to mind that I needed to share with…
Clearing the Notebook
I'm using this Sunday evening explore the evolving trade market & examine the untapped potential of young players like Mat Latos, Brett Wallace, and even Andy Marte... who's fighting to avoid being the Gary Scott of…
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