Astros Sabermetrics: Revising FIP with Stat Cast; Cuban Free Agent Gurriel; Inside Edge Team Data
"You can sum up the game of baseball in one word: ‘You never know.’ "
—Joaquin Andujar, former Astros and Cardinals pitcher
Sure, baseball will always have unknowns. And that adds to the intrigue of the game. But it's also intriguing when numbers can make some of the unknowns a little less unknown. Enter sabermetrics.
This is the sabermetrics version of Three Astros Things. Three brief things, but with a saber twist.
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Over the years, my sabermetric articles frequently featured new and (hopefully) improved pitching metrics.