Arthur: MLB admits lower seam height caused the home run surge

From SABR member Rob Arthur at Baseball Prospectus on December…

Johnson: Broken promises, broken trust in 2019

From Stephon Johnson at The Hardball Times on December 10, 2019:Have…

Joyce: The many non-successes of the Rule 5 draft

From Tom Joyce at The Hardball Times on December 6, 2019:Every…

Jackson: John Wyatt’s 81 appearances in ’64

From SABR member Frank Jackson at The Hardball Times on December…

Tourtellotte: Why it’s time to end the MLB amateur draft

From SABR member Shane Tourtellotte at The Hardball Times on…

Hannigan: Dorothy Seymour, the brains behind America’s baseball professor

From Dave Hannigan at the Irish Times on December 12, 2019, on…

Dewan: Introducing the PART system to Defensive Runs Saved

From SABR member John Dewan at ACTA Sports on December 12, 2019:Defensive…

Thorn: The strange story of the sacrifice fly

From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on December 12, 2019:This…

Margalus: Hawk Harrelson’s way with words worthy of recognition

From SABR member Jim Margalus at Sox Machine on December 12,…

Francis: Ken ‘Hawk’ Harrelson honored by election as 2020 Frick Award winner

From SABR member Bill Francis at BaseballHall.org on December…

Blust: Mujeres en el diamante: Siegal brings baseball clinic to girls in Mexico

From Kendal Blust at Fronteras Desk on December 11, 2019, on…

Cohen: Baseball and BBQ interview with Jeremy Beer

From SABR member Jeff Cohen and Len Aberman at the Baseball and…

Castrovince: Introducing the 2019 All-MLB team

From Anthony Castrovince at MLB.com on December 10, 2019:Baseball…

Kelly: The Blue Jays dynasty that could have been

From Kenny Kelly at Beyond the Box Score on December 11, 2019:Imagine…

Mearns: The 2019 all out-of-position team

From Andrew Mearns at Baseball Prospectus on December 11, 2019:When…

Mains: Looking back on the 2019 season

From SABR member Rob Mains at Baseball Prospectus on December…

Seamheads.com updates Negro Leagues Database with 1926 stats

We are pleased to pass along this update from SABR member Gary…

Schreiber: In baseball’s infancy, one of the best players was a Jew from Brooklyn

From Jay Schreiber at Forward.com on December 9, 2019, with mention…

Goldberg-Strassler: The last great minor-league contraction

From SABR member Jesse Goldberg-Strassler at Ballpark Digest…

Kaiser: The catchers in the Hall of Fame

From SABR member David Kaiser at Baseball Greatness on December…

Fundingsland: Grave of former Negro League player Saul Davis gets new marker in Minot

From Kim Fundingsland at the Minot Daily News on December 7,…

Deane: Ted Simmons finally catches a break

From SABR member Bill Deane at Wordpress on December 9, 2019:Ted…