
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…

Sarris: What’s in a title? Title inflation, innovation and importance in the modern front office
From SABR member Eno Sarris at The Athletic on December 12, 2019:In…

Thorn: The strange story of the sacrifice fly
From SABR member John Thorn at Our Game on December 12, 2019:This…

Dodd: ‘Take this shot and see what happens’: How to land a job in baseball at the Winter Meetings
From Rustin Dodd at The Athletic on December 12, 2019:At baseball’s…

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…