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Issue One Hundred And Sixty One.
Ryan Fagan's MLB playoff preview uses advanced metrics to predict outcomes in the League Championship Series, while PFF's new "Stunt Success Rate" metric evaluates NFL defenses' effectiveness in generating pressure. Meanwhile, studies analyze the Premier League's financial struggles, methods for forecasting football players' market value, and how swing speed affects baseball performance, revealing varying approaches to performance and valuation in sports.
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MLB Playoffs: Who Has the Edge in the NL and ALCS?
Ryan Fagan highlights four advanced metrics—Offensive Discipline+, Bullpen Whiff+, Offensive BIP+, and Starters Command+—that could determine the outcomes in the MLB League Championship Series between the Dodgers, Yankees, Guardians, and Mets.
Introducing Stunt Success Rate: Highlighting the league's best teams on stunts
PFF introduces "Stunt Success Rate," a new metric analyzing how effectively NFL defenses generate quarterback pressure using stunts, with the Los Angeles Rams leading the league in 2024.
Would You Invest In The Premier League?
Despite the Premier League's significant revenue advantage, it has faced financial challenges, reporting cumulative losses of £3.1 billion over the past five years, including a record loss of £711 million in 2022/23, following a period of profitability before the COVID-19 pandemic.
What should clubs monitor to predict future value of football players
This study identifies key features for predicting the future market value of football players using Lasso regressions and Random Forest algorithms, revealing both obvious and subtle factors, and applies the model to rank Golden Boy nominees by their projected value.
Do some batters overswing?
This analysis explores the relationship between swing speed and performance, showing that Luis Garcia (Nationals) performs better on weaker swings, while players like Ohtani and Yordan Alvarez excel on their hardest swings, highlighting potential overswinging tendencies.
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