Some personal news.
After embarking on a side quest for the past 2+ years with an early stage startup, I'm excited to share that I'm joining the Boston Red Sox R&D group as a Sr. Backend Engineer.
I always knew I was going to return to baseball--it's humbling to be a part of such a historic org.
After embarking on a side quest for the past 2+ years with an early stage startup, I'm excited to share that I'm joining the Boston Red Sox R&D group as a Sr. Backend Engineer.
I always knew I was going to return to baseball--it's humbling to be a part of such a historic org.
July 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Some personal news.
After embarking on a side quest for the past 2+ years with an early stage startup, I'm excited to share that I'm joining the Boston Red Sox R&D group as a Sr. Backend Engineer.
I always knew I was going to return to baseball--it's humbling to be a part of such a historic org.
After embarking on a side quest for the past 2+ years with an early stage startup, I'm excited to share that I'm joining the Boston Red Sox R&D group as a Sr. Backend Engineer.
I always knew I was going to return to baseball--it's humbling to be a part of such a historic org.
Surprised to see Oracle as 5th deepest. Good stuff here.
#Statcast
Here are lidar-based ballpark dimensions, year by year, including those that went thru changes
A few bonus columns:
- Deepest part of park
- Square footage, which is directly related to...
- Avg fence distance
- Avg HR (fence + height)
baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/...
Here are lidar-based ballpark dimensions, year by year, including those that went thru changes
A few bonus columns:
- Deepest part of park
- Square footage, which is directly related to...
- Avg fence distance
- Avg HR (fence + height)
baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/...
July 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Surprised to see Oracle as 5th deepest. Good stuff here.
Trevor Cahill is my Rich Hill.
Former big leaguer Trevor Cahill's comeback bid ended this month after two indy league games. His agent told me his stuff was sharp, but a knee injury got in the way: www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/m...
Former MLB All-Star Announces Sudden Retirement, Aborting Comeback Bid
A member of the Cubs' bullpen during their 2016 championship season, who once made an All-Star team as a starter, had recently signed in independent ball.
www.newsweek.com
July 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Trevor Cahill is my Rich Hill.
Junior Caminero is my pick for the derby.
Oneil a close second.
Oneil a close second.
July 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Junior Caminero is my pick for the derby.
Oneil a close second.
Oneil a close second.
Reposted by Brandon Nickell
I totally forgot that I'd said this months ago but I'm glad I did after looking at Acuña's 433 ft homer last night
I am excited for an entire season of homers in Sacramento hitting the building in left field and everyone thinking that it *must* be like a massive 470 ft shot to get there ... even though it's barely beyond the LF wall. It's probably in like the 15th row of a standard park.
July 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I totally forgot that I'd said this months ago but I'm glad I did after looking at Acuña's 433 ft homer last night
July 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Didn't see this anywhere but...it took Xavier Edwards 320 plate appearances before he logged his first barrel for the 2025 season which happened today on a flyout (HR in 13 parks).
July 6, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Didn't see this anywhere but...it took Xavier Edwards 320 plate appearances before he logged his first barrel for the 2025 season which happened today on a flyout (HR in 13 parks).
Reposted by Brandon Nickell
🚨New Statcast release day at Baseball Savant from the gang
This time: Catcher stance data. Which of your favorite catchers are using one knee down? (All of them.) Is the impact bad? (No.)
The trend here is overwhelming.
See the data here --> baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/...
This time: Catcher stance data. Which of your favorite catchers are using one knee down? (All of them.) Is the impact bad? (No.)
The trend here is overwhelming.
See the data here --> baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/...
July 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🚨New Statcast release day at Baseball Savant from the gang
This time: Catcher stance data. Which of your favorite catchers are using one knee down? (All of them.) Is the impact bad? (No.)
The trend here is overwhelming.
See the data here --> baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/...
This time: Catcher stance data. Which of your favorite catchers are using one knee down? (All of them.) Is the impact bad? (No.)
The trend here is overwhelming.
See the data here --> baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/...
Rest in Peace, Dave Parker.
June 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Rest in Peace, Dave Parker.
June 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
From the Terence Tao interview:
"Infinity (mathematical) is an abstraction of a final number that you do not have a bound for."
I love that description.
"Infinity (mathematical) is an abstraction of a final number that you do not have a bound for."
I love that description.
June 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
From the Terence Tao interview:
"Infinity (mathematical) is an abstraction of a final number that you do not have a bound for."
I love that description.
"Infinity (mathematical) is an abstraction of a final number that you do not have a bound for."
I love that description.
Today is a humble reminder that most major internet services and infrastructure in 2025 are not the decentralized networks that were dreamed up by the government over half a century ago. Cloudflare probably handles way too much of our DNS and CDN, we trade scaled convenience in favor of resiliency.
June 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Today is a humble reminder that most major internet services and infrastructure in 2025 are not the decentralized networks that were dreamed up by the government over half a century ago. Cloudflare probably handles way too much of our DNS and CDN, we trade scaled convenience in favor of resiliency.
Denzel Clarke might have just had one of the best catches ever to rob a home run. Unreal.
June 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Denzel Clarke might have just had one of the best catches ever to rob a home run. Unreal.
Wow macOS actually shipping a useful feature for devs for native support of Linux containers.
June 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Wow macOS actually shipping a useful feature for devs for native support of Linux containers.
We need a healthy Mike Trout.
June 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We need a healthy Mike Trout.
It’s crazy that it’s June and the Rockies still haven’t won 10 games.
June 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It’s crazy that it’s June and the Rockies still haven’t won 10 games.
Reposted by Brandon Nickell
For 2024 data, I have plotted collision efficiency q vs. LA-AA. Note that q removes variation due to both bat speed and pitch speed (q=(EV-vbat)/(vpitch+vbat). It peaks close to LA-AA=0, just as I would expect. Note that I have reversed the horiz and vert axes from your plot.
May 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
For 2024 data, I have plotted collision efficiency q vs. LA-AA. Note that q removes variation due to both bat speed and pitch speed (q=(EV-vbat)/(vpitch+vbat). It peaks close to LA-AA=0, just as I would expect. Note that I have reversed the horiz and vert axes from your plot.
Programming in the 80's & 90's was basically dungeon synth.
May 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Programming in the 80's & 90's was basically dungeon synth.
The A's have a higher ERA (5.62) than the Rockies (5.59).
May 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The A's have a higher ERA (5.62) than the Rockies (5.59).
Reposted by Brandon Nickell
Luis Urias overtaking Corbin Carroll as the tops in Ideal Attack Angle wasn't what I expected, but on the other hand:
Urias 2024 K%: 31%
Urias 2025 K%: 14%
huh, hmm
baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-playe...
Urias 2024 K%: 31%
Urias 2025 K%: 14%
huh, hmm
baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-playe...
May 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Luis Urias overtaking Corbin Carroll as the tops in Ideal Attack Angle wasn't what I expected, but on the other hand:
Urias 2024 K%: 31%
Urias 2025 K%: 14%
huh, hmm
baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-playe...
Urias 2024 K%: 31%
Urias 2025 K%: 14%
huh, hmm
baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-playe...
Yoan Moncada man.
May 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Yoan Moncada man.
A's bullpen has a 7.94 ERA over the last month.
Worst in the majors.
Worst in the majors.
May 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A's bullpen has a 7.94 ERA over the last month.
Worst in the majors.
Worst in the majors.
Happy Acuna's back, he's good for baseball.
May 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Happy Acuna's back, he's good for baseball.
Reposted by Brandon Nickell
Wrote about Corbin Carroll and how he fixed his swing after 2024's disappointing first half.
"I was too flat," he said. Well, now we can show exactly what that means.
--> www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/...
"I was too flat," he said. Well, now we can show exactly what that means.
--> www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/...
How Carroll fixed his swing to get into MVP conversation
Corbin Carroll had a breakout 2023, winning the National League Rookie of the Year award in a unanimous vote. His 2024 follow-up didn’t go quite so smoothly, with a dreadful first half seeing him take...
www.mlb.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Wrote about Corbin Carroll and how he fixed his swing after 2024's disappointing first half.
"I was too flat," he said. Well, now we can show exactly what that means.
--> www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/...
"I was too flat," he said. Well, now we can show exactly what that means.
--> www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/...