The Bill James Handbook for 2023 is, as always, filled with the statistics you need to get you through the winter — all the numbers for the current players, plus leaders in both traditional and “Bill James” categories in both leagues for the season just completed..
But the book is far more than that. It also provides with solidly researched baseball essays that can fill up your time until baseball gears up again in the spring.
James contributes several essays himself, including updates on “The World’s Best Hitter” and “The World’s #1 Starting Pitcher.” I wrote a bit about James’ methodology for those here last year.