Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 6hMy streaming box buffers about 1 minute behind, so I was waiting with bated breath as to what Mike was talking about here.... Bryce (Took me many months to realize my box buffers, which was made obvious during New Years countdown, as we heard loud sounds in our neighborhood, while counter was 58) 240
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 29/09/2026What a FANTASTIC clip to make this point: This is ... (almost definitely) ONE constant swing plane ... (very probably) SIX different attack angles ONLY way for any pair of those balls to have same attack angle is if each ball "passes through" (exactly) the next ball.Which is practically impossible 152
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 29/09/2026Blog Post: Comparing Statcast Fielding Run Value (FRV) to DRS tangotiger.com/index.php/si... 083
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 27/09/2026MLB MVP is PCA, hands-down The AL MVP has reasonable arguments for BWJ, Yordan or Cam and unreasonable for a few others The NL #2 has a plethora of options www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war 130
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 27/09/2026Max Scherzer Pitch Speed By Season, Speed Bins Group: 5 - 10% fastest that season 4 - Next 20% fastest 1 - 10% slowest 2 - Next 20% slowest 3 - Middle 40% Two takeaways A. Compression between fastest/slowest in-season starting in 2016 B. Compression driven by high-end speed 010
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 26/09/2026Cy Young Predictor - 2026 tangotiger.com/index.php/si... Thank you to @fangraphs.com for the tracker: www.fangraphs.com/projections/... 040
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 23/09/2026Poll Results of the Straight Arrow readers If you want to know how your opinion stacks up... 100 points for Love it 66.7 for Like it 33.3 for Whatever 0 for No Likey Pitch Timer and ABS Challenge are OVERWHELMINGLY favourable The Infield restrictions are right in the middle 030
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 22/09/2026Checked swings has NEVER been defined in 150 years of baseball Strike zone HAS been defined as stance-based for 140 years, changed to height: no one says boo If/when Checked Swings are defined at MLB level, the "controversy" will last an entire off-season, plus one week of play 3171
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 19/09/2026If there is a smarter batter than Juan Soto, he is either already dead or yet to be born... 1160
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 18/09/2026On full counts, batters have 40 pitches outside strikezone and 42 inside Since a walk has wOBA value of 0.7 and strikeout is 0.0, then taking all 82 pitches would result in wOBA of 40*.7 / (40 + 42) = .341 League-wide wOBA on full counts is .376 Getting Miz at .341 is success 080
Reposted by Tangotigerbiz-malarkey.bsky.social @biz-malarkey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This one? youtu.be/ommqWVcXobw?...youtu.be2011/04/04 Wilson's amazing double playYouTube video by MLBGlobal11 111
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 03/09/2026The greatest fielding play by Pirates SS Jack Wilson was a DP by Mariners 2B Jack Wilson If you know what I mean, you obviously agree If you don't, then go find it 151
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 03/09/2026Solution to issue of teams using #EBUP (emergency backup pitchers): Every fan in attendance gets 20$ voucher, or 25% of face value ticket price, whichever is higher, paid by the Pitcher In NHL, #EBUG use requires fans in attendance to PAY extra 1$ each: it goes to the goalie 030
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 02/09/2026Top Playoff Goalies, Stanley Cup Final, since 1956 www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tin... 120
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 02/09/2026Most points in Stanley Cup Final, career www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tin... Source: @hockey-reference.com 020
Reposted by TangotigerMark Sheldon @msheldon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026#reds learned today that Eugenio Suarez passed his U.S. citizenship exams. 421737
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 31/08/2026Blog Post: Probably-Right Valuation for ABS Challenge Skill: Is JT the best, or worst, in the league? This is a super-long article, so give it a try and let me know what you think... tangotiger.com/index.php/si... 131
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 30/08/2026I should add my entire career would not have developed as it did Consider that MLBAM had its initial scoring system modelled on the Retro/DiamondWare scoring system. Without that, it delays MLBAM event files by a few years, as well as my book and WAR by a decade. Thousands of my peers are affected 060
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 30/08/2026Blog Post: Primer on Positional Adjustments tangotiger.com/index.php/si... 0173
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 27/08/2026This is a terrific read for those who are baseball historians and the monumental effort it took to find and digitize scoresheets. Without this work, @fangraphs.com and @baseball-reference.com would be severely lacking in data www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...amazon.comHow Retrosheet Saved Baseball History: Wigley, Jay: 9798252055732: Amazon.com: BooksHow Retrosheet Saved Baseball History [Wigley, Jay] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History 1144
Reposted by TangotigerMike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Ironically, JJ Wetherholt & Sal Stewart have exactly the same wOBA with runners on, .348. JJ better OBP, Sal better SLG. Stewart has 74 more PA with runners on. But he drives in a runner once every 3 PA w/ runners on, and for JJ it's once every 5. It's both things. 2122
Reposted by TangotigerMike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 19/08/2026🚨New metric drop over at the Statcast factory, Baseball Savant This is one people have been asking about for while: which 1B are best at receiving throws? Yes, "scoops," but a lot more than that. Scoops are 2% throws to 1B. It's about all of them. baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/...baseballsavant.mlb.comStatcast First Base Receiving LeaderboardBaseball Savant 44013
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 18/08/2026Checked swings has NEVER been defined in 150 years of baseball Strike zone HAS been defined as stance-based for 140 years, changed to height: no one says boo If/when Checked Swings are defined at MLB level, the "controversy" will last an entire off-season, plus one week of play 1221
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 10/08/2026Goose Gossage is the last HOF pitcher to have played with 9 teams Rickey Henderson the last player Kimbrel has a shot at the HOF with 12 teams www.fangraphs.com/leaders/majo... 181
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 07/08/2026Excluding Coors (and bunts): - Average distance of 10% longest hit balls - Average speed of 10% hardest hit balls YEAR: Dstnc - Speed 2026: 384.4 - 107.4 2025: 384.6 - 108.0 2024: 384.7 - 107.5 2023: 387.1 - 107.6 2022: 383.8 - 107.3 2021: 388.7 - 107.8 2020: 391.0 - 107.1 180
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 30/07/20267.3% chance of winning, making the grand slam by Clemens a +0.927 WPA, the highest possible gain for a single pitch/swing 315629
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 30/07/2026Agreed! You can keep them separate, but the default should merge them. And the user can split them if they want 152
Reposted by TangotigerSean McIndoe @downgoesbrown.bsky.social · 30/07/2026New post: I wanted to figure out the best NHL team in the salary-cap era to not get a single Hart Trophy vote. Then I found something kind of weird... www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...nytimes.comWhat’s the best NHL team in the salary-cap era to not get a single Hart Trophy vote? (Gift Article)We found something weird while trying to find the best team in the cap era that was completely shut out of the Hart love. 0212
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 27/07/2026Blog Post: Swing Timing: Perfect v Flawed tangotiger.com/index.php/si... 031
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 27/07/2026BB v SO Park Factors, 2025-26 There was plenty of discussion on T-Mobile Park being really tough on batter, whether it was batter's eye or sun or whatnot Sutter is by far the friendliest to batters for BB+SO. Looking forward to #AspiringSaberist baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/... 283
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 20/07/2026Good breakdown by Matt, looking at the tools aspect I thought this was interesting, that Nico's low BA in May can be explained, at least in part, that the opposing fielders did well. This had an impact of 54 points on his May BA 042
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 19/07/2026League Average wOBA on batted balls is .380: need launch speed of 97+ to be above average Including BB+SO, league wOBA is .320: happens at 95+. Thats why hard hit is 95+ Under 90 mph averages .210, and is fairly flat: 40 = 60 = 80 = 90. Thats why we dont average launch speed 061
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 19/07/2026If you want to know what is FB launch angle and Line Drive launch angle, focus on HR rates, hit rates Ten years ago in 2016, I settled on 28 degrees +/- 8 for FB and 12 +/- 8 for LD Below is 2025 data, and it still holds well cc: @dialofdestiny.bsky.social baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_hit... 050
Reposted by TangotigerAlan Nathan @pobguy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Ted did it while missing his years 25-27 seasons. 1162
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 17/07/2026I've long considered Juan Soto as the most genius batter of our generation. We may need to extend this to one of the most genius batters in history of baseball What I like about stat from Sarah is it highlights players of past: We know about Ted, but maybe we dont appreciate Mick and Foxx enough? 3232
Reposted by TangotigerMike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Top 5 defensive OF per Statcast 2025: Rafaela, PCA, Young, Scott, Pages 2026: PCA, Rafaela, Young, Pages, T. Peters That's pretty cool. Basically the same guys, and Scott is off because his bat got him demoted. 2264
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 15/07/2026If only playoffs counted for something other than exhibition... 020
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 13/07/2026Well @noelrappin.com has decided to revive Win Shares, with terrific title: "The Triumphant Return of a Thing Nobody Will Care About" Those who have followed me from 25 years ago know all the problems I have enumerated with Win Shares, and Ive shared those with Bill noelrappin.com/2026/06/the-...noelrappin.comThe Triumphant Return of a Thing Nobody Will Care AboutIn 2002, Bill James created Win Shares, a baseball super-statistic. In 2026, I, perhaps, unwisely, decided to calculate it myself. 261
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 08/07/2026Im more confused by sort order. My guess: he assigned student numbers based on initial final exam, then updated their final scores S22 is a good example: probably had score of 52, 53, or 54, then got bumped up to 55 S25 almost certainly got 51.5 corrected to 52 Sec sort is ASC(!) of midterm score 210
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 08/07/2026The irony that the university response would likely be flagged by the AI detector... 060
Reposted by TangotigerSteph @stephy.bsky.social · 16/04/2026New favorite STEM major turned professional baseball player: Alan Roden has a BS in physics en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Ro...en.wikipedia.orgAlan Roden - Wikipedia 153
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 06/07/2026Using the standard of measuring speed out-of-hand (or very close to it for pre-2017) and limiting to March-June data, the current 4-seam + 2-seam speeds are: 2026: 94.5 2021: 93.5 2015: 92.5 2009: 91.5 Basically, every 5-6 years, we gain 1 mph on average baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_sea... 080
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 06/07/2026All pitches 95+ in 2026 x-axis is pitch speed at release y-axis is speed at plate crossing Red dots are pitches at Coors (less air resistance, means they maintain speed more, dropping only 7%, compared to 8.6% for all pitches) A legit 95 ball at plate, is 103-104 at release 2111
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 01/07/2026Monthly HR Rates by Temperature (since 2016) The rule of thumb: every 10F adds 10% HR rate The data below can be grouped easily enough: 77.0 - 66.4 = 10.6 F 4.8% / 4.4% = +9% So, you can temperature-adjust easily enough 160
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 29/06/2026Blog Post: Statcast: 1B Scoops, and more tangotiger.com/index.php/si... 1102
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 24/06/2026Alright, I stuck with this for 100 names, I added 23 names, go for it! 030
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 23/06/2026Blog Post: Do players think strategically when issuing an ABS Challenge? tangotiger.com/index.php/si... 020
Tangotiger @tangotiger.com · 23/06/2026Blog Post: When does Swing Speed start to decline? tangotiger.com/index.php/si... 040