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    Who won the Brock Holt for Mark Melancon swap?

    Mark Melancon has been a very good closer for the Pirates. He's solidified the back-end of that bullpen, providing 2.5 and 2 WAR since joining Pittsburgh, although he's showing some signs of decline.    Brock Holt has shown that he can effectively play every position on the field at an...
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    How MLB teams use their bullpens

    Do you think the Royals success might influence the way teams construct their bullpens going forward?    Here are a few thoughts. I look forward to reading what SoSH has to say. The Royals, with Herrera, Davis, and Holland have changed the demands from their starters. They need starters to get...
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    Advanced NFL data feeds

    Is there anything akin to Pitch F/X for NFL data, such as x/y coordinates on the ball, player movement data, ball speed, player speed, etc. that can be obtained as a data feed?
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    Introducing Statlas: data visualization and discussion of every pitch/play of every baseball game

    A few SoSHers may remember that, during the 2013 postseason, I posted data visualizations of each Red Sox game. SoSHers were overwhelmingly generous with their support, and all of your feedback helped us reach today's open beta release of Statlas (www.statlas.co).   Statlas now covers all 30 MLB...
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    Simon Mercedes

    Simon Mercedes   6’7” 200 lbs Throws Right DOB: 2/17/1992 International signing Signed for $800,000 in 2012   Three things about Mercedes:   1. Alex Speier has been blowing him up this spring.  ...
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    Starting pitching talent in the low minors

    With Ryan Dempster unavailable this season, that means that Matt Barnes, Anthony Ranaudo, and Allen Webster will be asked to do even more this year. I think it's reasonable to expect all three to see some major league action this year.   Henry Owens probably needs another full season in the...