Russell A. Carleton
pizzacutter4.bsky.social
Russell A. Carleton
@pizzacutter4.bsky.social
Baseball Prospectus (emeritus) | author of "The Shift: The Next Evolution in Baseball Thinking" and "The New Ballgame: The Not-So-Hidden Forces Shaping Modern Baseball" (Triumph) | Quad-A Sabermetrician | he/him
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congrats to my @baseballprospectus.com colleagues @srbrown70.bsky.social, @depstein1983.bsky.social, @stevengoldman.bsky.social and RJ McDaniel, and all the other finalists on their nominations!
Congrats to all the finalists for the 2026 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards! sabr.org/latest/annou...

Voting for the winners begins next week. Thanks to @baseballprospectus.com, @fangraphs.com, @sportsinfosolutions.com, @ibwaa.bsky.social for their contributions to the selection process.
January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Reposted by Russell A. Carleton
Congrats to all the finalists for the 2026 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards! sabr.org/latest/annou...

Voting for the winners begins next week. Thanks to @baseballprospectus.com, @fangraphs.com, @sportsinfosolutions.com, @ibwaa.bsky.social for their contributions to the selection process.
January 23, 2026 at 3:51 PM
So... Bichette.
January 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I'm old enough to remember Goodtime 2!!!
January 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I command people to read it and all I saw was the Goodtime III reference. #LegendsOf216
January 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Made it. Somehow.
January 1, 2026 at 5:08 AM
The Chicago Bears of Gary
December 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I got you Craig. I was altar boy of the year at my parish when I was younger.
December 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Jeff... Kent?
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 AM
So uh...
December 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Inflation is out of hand!
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Well this is awkward.
like this post and I will mention a random New York Met
November 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Today, I am grateful for...
Retrosheet is pleased to announce its second semi-annual release of 2025, which includes play-by-play files for the 1910 and 2025 seasons, box-score files for the 1898 season, and a deep dive into the 1935 Negro League season.

www.retrosheet.org/fall2025rele...
Fall 2025 Release
www.retrosheet.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
So it goes.
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Hey, SABR hasn't put both its feet into bluesky yet (I know, a lot of its people have) but this is a good time to remind you that the SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards are open for nominations.

When you have a few minutes, please nominate some of your favorite baseball research from 2025.
Seeking nominations for 2026 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards – Society for American Baseball Research
sabr.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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The Cleveland Guardians are looking for talented Data Scientists to add to their R&D department. Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/clevelandgua...
Fire questions my way if you want.
Data Scientist
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
job-boards.greenhouse.io
September 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I also like that you are you.
August 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Aww, thanks for taking two chances on me. Happy to have worked with Triumph.
August 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Move fences back.
Completely fix baseball with three words.
August 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I command you to watch this space. ;-)
August 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I've talked this one through with @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com and the BP editorial staff and they have graciously allowed me to remain an author emeritus. I will still contribute to the annual and website here and there but much less frequently.

And for that, I am very grateful.
August 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Between the "Pizza Cutter" days posting at Baseball Fever and Statistically Speaking and then @baseballprospectus.com, it's been almost 20 years and I'm not as 25 as I used to be.

The grind of weekly work and having a "real job" and a "real family" just got to be too much.

That's the entire story.
August 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Some personal news: After 15 occasionally interrupted years @baseballprospectus.com providing weekly #GoryMath, I am taking a step back.

No, I haven't been hired by a team or another outlet.
No, I'm not doing a Substack.
No, I'm not mad at BP. They're amazing.

Yes, I will still write occasionally.
August 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
She said something about heading to San Diego.
August 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My wife just hugged me. #HugWatch
July 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM