Jon AndersonPython & Baseball Savant — Lesson #2In our first blog entry here, we went over the very, very basics of Python, Pandas, and the Baseball Savant data set. You should check out…1 min read·Jul 8, 2021----
Jon AndersonAnalyzing MLB Savant Data with Google Colab and Python Programming, IntroductionThe best dataset in the history of sports is undoubtedly the Baseball Savant pitch-by-pitch dataset that MLB updates daily.3 min read·Jun 29, 2021----
Jon AndersonHow Does the DH Affect National League Pitchers?One of the many drastic changes to the 2020 MLB season is the presence of the universal designated hitter. National League pitchers have…5 min read·Jul 13, 2020--1--1
Jon AndersoninThe Sports ScientistAnalyzing Stacking Strategy — MLB DFSStacking is probably the most common lineup building strategy in the game of MLB DFS. Every day during the season you will see various…10 min read·Jul 10, 2020--1--1
Jon AndersonAre Hot and Cold Streaks Real in Baseball?I wrote this piece as a DFS analysis project for FantasyPro’s, but what it really does is speak to the question of whether or not hot and…7 min read·Jun 19, 2020----
Jon AndersonMinor League Stat Stickiness — PitchersIn this post, we went through an extensive analysis looking into the relationship between Minor League and Major League hitter stats. For…4 min read·Jun 15, 2020----
Jon AndersoninThe Sports ScientistMinor League Stat Stickiness — Hittersthe stickiness of a statistic refers to such a statistic’s ability to stay consistent over time7 min read·May 28, 2020----
Jon AndersoninThe StartupUsing Data Analytics to Explore the Change in the MLB BaseballAs you may have heard, there were quite a few home runs hit in Major League Baseball last season. The league shattered the record for most…8 min read·May 18, 2020----
Jon AndersonQuantifying Pitcher Fastball DeceptionWe have a number for everything in the baseball statistics world, well, almost everything.7 min read·Apr 19, 2020----
Jon Anderson2019 Josh Bell Analysis with Statcast and PythonJosh Bell had a pretty interesting 2019 season at the plate. He was one of the best hitters in baseball for the first three months of the…4 min read·Apr 14, 2020----