Better Defense Through Bruising
Assessing a Catcher's Ability to Block Pitches
"You have to have a catcher or you'll have all passed balls."
--Casey Stengel
Petralli vs. Fitzgerald, 1987
Opportunities
Pitching Staffs
Pitchers and MP's
Lowest MP rates
Where are we so far?
Finding "True" MP Level
Linear Regression
Equations
How Do We Use It?
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Better Defense Through Bruising
Sean Forman, Sports Reference, Inc.
(2006-07-01)
Play Ball!
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