
This Week in SABR: December 7, 2018
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Sarris: The next ‘Moneyball’ is already happening all around us, in the Wild West of player development
From SABR member Eno Sarris at The Athletic on December 7, 2018:Over…

Stark: What would happen if baseball killed the shift?
From SABR member Jayson Stark at The Athletic on December 5,…

Arthur: Revising history with DRC+
From SABR member Rob Arthur at Baseball Prospectus on December…

Ring: The human side of the Cubs’ Addison Russell decision
From Sheryl Ring at FanGraphs on December 5, 2018:I’d like…

Jaffe: Andruw Jones’ Hall of Fame case by JAWS
From SABR member Jay Jaffe at FanGraphs on December 5, 2018:It…

Sullivan: Banning the shift is a solution in search of a problem
From SABR member Jeff Sullivan at FanGraphs on December 5, 2018:One…

Chesterton: George H.W. Bush and Ted Williams appeared on the same 1942 enlistment memo
From Eric Chesterton at MLB.com on December 3, 2018:The late…

Amore: George H.W. Bush honed leadership skills as Yale’s baseball captain
From SABR member Dom Amore at the Hartford Courant on December…

Henson: George H.W. Bush loved baseball and had the leather to prove it
From Steve Henson at USA Today on December 5, 2018:After he became…

Cudmore: From Amsterdam to the major leagues
From Bob Cudmore at the Schenectady Daily Gazette on November…

Hoornstra: What’s in a pitch? Biola statistician connects a change in the baseball to movement
From J.P. Hoornstra at the Los Angeles Daily News on December…

Trueblood: Trout vs. Cabrera, and aging with DRC+
From Matthew Trueblood at Baseball Prospectus on December 4,…

Mains: Comparing DRC+, OPS+, and wRC+
From SABR member Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus on December…

SABR member Justine Siegal to be inducted into Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame
From the Springfield Republican on November 30, 2018, on SABR…

Dubuque: A hymm for the index stat
From Patrick Dubuque at Baseball Prospectus on December 3, 2018:We…

Judge: The performance case for DRC+
From SABR member Jonathan Judge at Baseball Prospectus on December…

Shieber: An important moment in baseball history captured in a panoramic photo
From SABR member Tom Shieber at Baseball Researcher on December…

Imhoff: The story of baseball’s first curveball
From Michael Imhoff at SB Nation on December 1, 2018:The pitcher’s…

Deane: 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame forecast
From SABR member Bill Deane at Wordpress on December 2, 2018:For…

SABR Digital Library: Base Ball’s 19th Century Winter Meetings, 1857-1900
The hot stove is heating up, so settle in and add this new baseball…

Ouellette: Physics can explain the fastball’s unexpected twist, new study finds
From Jennifer Ouellette at Ars Technica on November 23, 2018:The…

SABR Digital Library: Time for Expansion Baseball
Add a brand-new baseball book from the SABR Digital Library…

Simons: Vintage baseball brings the game’s past into the present
From Greg Simons at The Hardball Times on November 28, 2018:The…