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July 5, 2017

Baseball Therapy: The Great Debates

by Russell A. Carleton

Baseball's most important questions are ripe for arguing about.

June 27, 2017

Baseball Therapy: The Pendulum Swings Back

by Russell A. Carleton

Something to think about next time you feel the urge to boo a pickoff attempt.

June 21, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Senior Signs

by Russell A. Carleton

How the draft actually works now.

June 14, 2017

Baseball Therapy: The Fly Ball ... Revolution?

by Russell A. Carleton

You say you want a revolution, well all right.

June 6, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Fire Up the Time Machine

by Russell A. Carleton

What would happen if we sent Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton back in time? And can anyone there hit Aroldis Chapman's fastball?

May 31, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Circumstances, Implementation, and the Slow Change of Baseball

by Russell A. Carleton

Are we there yet?

May 23, 2017

Baseball Therapy: How Long Can You Keep a Secret?

by Russell A. Carleton

One team's brilliant discovery eventually becomes the entire league's status quo.

May 16, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Let's Assume the Ball Isn't Juiced ...

by Russell A. Carleton

Sit Fastball. Swing Hard. Strikeouts Don't Matter.

May 9, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Do Strikeouts Spread?

by Russell A. Carleton

Ryan Zimmerman credits Daniel Murphy with his comeback season, but can learning from teammates break bad too?

May 2, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Is the Whole the Sum Of Its Parts?

by Russell A. Carleton

Can the whole be greater than the sum of its parts? Can it ever be less? Is a baseball team just the total of the 25 people who comprise its roster?

April 25, 2017

Baseball Therapy: The Disappearing Left Fielder?

by Russell A. Carleton

Once the home of plodding sluggers, left field is now being treated much differently by managers.

April 18, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Reliably Stable (You Keep Using That Word)

by Russell A. Carleton

The idea of quick-stabilizing numbers is tempting, but it can be misleading without digging further.

April 11, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Whatever Happened to Predictability?

by Russell A. Carleton

It's dinosaurs vs. nerds in the battle of bullpen usage.

April 4, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Stop Shifting (So Much)

by Russell A. Carleton

As The Shift spreads further and further across baseball, unexpected side effects have emerged to cloud the issue.

March 28, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Let's Fix the Pace-of-Play Problem

by Russell A. Carleton

What year is it, anyway?

March 22, 2017

Baseball Therapy: The Secret Powers of the Foul Ball

by Russell A. Carleton

Some are good, some are bad, and some are just Souvenirs.

March 14, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Bring Back Ball Four

by Russell A. Carleton

Pay attention. This scene is really important.

March 7, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Is Defense Slump-Proof?

by Russell A. Carleton

Is the old cliche right or is there something in the data to suggest otherwise?

February 28, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Baseball Needs Some New Words

by Russell A. Carleton

Groffling (and not groffling) is a problem.

February 21, 2017

Baseball Therapy: Is Win Probability Broken?

by Russell A. Carleton

Super Bowls and presidential elections can get you thinking about all sorts of things.