Big Data Baseball, (Paperback)

from JNSelko

Does a masterful job of expalining what the new analytics of baseball are and how they are used in real game situations. I highly recommend this book.

from 5hrdrive

Terrific account of the increasing influence that sabermetric data is having on major league baseball. while mostly about defensive shifting, as a former catcher I particularly liked the huge amount written about pitch selection and pitch framing. Most of that data is still new and growing.

from tgraettinger

Breezy read about the Pittsburgh Pirates and their turnaround in 2013 (with a glimpse here and there into 2014). Decent mix of what happened on the field with what was being studied/analyzed off the field. I liked the introduction of new concepts (to me) like pitch framing and the impact of the t...

from JNSelko

Does a masterful job of expalining what the new analytics of baseball are and how they are used in real game situations. I highly recommend this book.

from 5hrdrive

Terrific account of the increasing influence that sabermetric data is having on major league baseball. while mostly about defensive shifting, as a former catcher I particularly liked the huge amount written about pitch selection and pitch framing. Most of that data is still new and growing.