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Stat of the Week: So Much To Learn in Fielding Bible Volume V
By Mark SimonWe’re very excited about the release of The Fielding Bible–Volume V, which is available from ACTA Sports and wherever you buy your books. This edition of the book is a defensive analytics encyclopedia with something for everyone.The book features essays on your favorite teams and players as well as statistical studies on defense-related [...]
NCAA Transfer Players to Watch in 2020
The college football off-season is now in full swing, with coaches and recruiting staff working to add more talent to their rosters. Along with high school athletes and JUCO standouts, teams are also recruiting current NCAA student-athletes [...]
Stat of the Week: Mookie Betts is a Dominant Defensive Player
By Mark SimonWhen we say Mookie Betts is on the move, that has a couple of meanings. One is that he’s headed to the Dodgers in the recently-completed trade with the Red Sox. The other is that when Betts is on the move when in the field, he’s usually going to do something notable.Betts saved [...]
2020 NFL Draft Preview
2020 NFL Draft Preview February 5, 2020 By Mark Simon, Nate Cooper, and John Todd Super Bowl LIV was great, but now it’s time to look ahead to the upcoming NFL Draft. In recent years, SIS has tracked NFL and FBS games in a similarly-detailed manner to how it tracks baseball. That allows the company to cover the draft [...]
Stat of the Week: Super Bowl Preview
By Mark Simon The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers meet in [...]
Stat of the Week: Who's the Next Larry Walker?
By Mark Simon It was a long, slow climb for Larry Walker from [...]
Stat of the Week: The Fielding Bible All-Decade Team
By Mark SimonSince 2006, Baseball Info Solutions has used The Fielding Bible Awards as its means of honoring the top defensive players in baseball. The Fielding Bible Awards have been voted on by a panel of experts – baseball writers, broadcasters, statistical analysts, and former major league players. Voting is based on both visual observation [...]
Stat of the Week: 2019 MLB Year-End Awards
By Mark SimonWe’re nearing the end of the year, so this seems like an appropriate time to bestow some statistically-driven baseball awards for 2019. These will round out the awards already given by the BBWAA a few weeks ago. Without further ado…The Hard-Hitter AwardBaseball Info Solutions charts every batted ball as hard-, medium- or soft-hit, [...]