Ralph takes an introspective look at dealing with baseball in the Coronavirus timeline and the relationship he has to the teams and leagues he covers.
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Deep Dive: Dispelling the Misguided Notions About Paying Minor Leaguers
2020 College Baseball Picks and Previews: Week 4
2020 College Baseball Picks and Previews: Week 3
2020 College Baseball Picks and Previews: Week 2
Examining Austin Riley’s Swing and Observing the Fixes
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Utilizing Minor Graphs to Evaluate a Hitter's Approach
Minor Graphs is one of the statistical tools presented by Prospects Live that we use in conjunction with our player evaluation process. It’s also a fantastic rabbit hole to fall down if you’ve got some time to burn or real life obligations to avoid! Often times, you will find Minor Graphs employed to look at a hitter’s average estimated flyball distance, to review at 30-day rolling averages of certain statistics to discern profile changes, and to study batted ball information and spray charts. Today, let’s look at another way you can utilize Minor Graphs to help you evaluate a player’s plate approach; batting splits by ball-strike count using the Minor Graphs ‘splits tool’.