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Indians Look to Improve Baserunning in 2013

The 2012 Cleveland Indians finished 13th in the American League in runs scored with 667 and much of the problem had to do with a lack of power in the lineup. On-base percentage is the key component to…Read More

The Cleveland Indians’ Miserable Slump, By the Numbers

Saying that the Indians are in a rough stretch may just be the understatement of the year. It’s been a miserable, miserable month and a half for Cleveland baseball. This is par for the course for…Read More

The Mathematical Improbability of Cleveland’s 11-Game Losing Streak

Something amazing happened Wednesday: the Cleveland Indians won a game. For the first time in almost two weeks, the ninth inning ended and the Tribe had the lead. The win snapped the Indians’ losing…Read More

Indians’ Pitchers First Half ‘On Pace’ Projections

With the mathematically inaccurate “first half” of the Indians’ 2012 season now behind us, it’s time to indulge in one of the most overly simplistic statistical analyses in baseball: “on pace”…Read More

Indians Hitters First Half ‘On Pace’ Projections

With the mathematically inaccurate “first half” of the Indians’ 2012 season now behind us, it’s time to indulge in one of the most overly simplistic statistical analyses in baseball:…Read More

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Indians’ Pitchers One-Third ‘On Pace’ Projections

Yesterday, we celebrated the official one-third marker for the 2012 Indians season with “on pace”…Read More

Indians Hitters’ First Third ‘On Pace’ Projections

Last month, we marked the official one-sixth tentpole of the 2012 Indians season by extrapolating “on…Read More

Indians Pitchers’ First Month ‘On Pace’ Projections

Earlier this week, we celebrated the precise one-sixth marker of the 2012 MLB season by looking at what…Read More

Indians Hitters’ First Month ‘On Pace’ Projections

It’s always fun to look at what players are “on pace” to do early in the season. After…Read More

Bill James Projections: How Good Will Indians Outfielders Be in 2012?

Last week, we unveiled our new Simple WAR Calculator, a quick way to estimate value for a player given…Read More

Bill James Projections: How Good Will Indians Infielders Be in 2012?

Last week, we unveiled our new Simple WAR Calculator, a quick way to estimate value for a player given…Read More

How Powerful Are Indians Hitters?

Last week at Beyond the Box Score, I ranked the most powerful players in baseball for 2011 using Power…Read More

Which Indians Hitters Have the Best Strike Zone Judgment?

So far this week, we’ve spent a good deal of time talking about Jacob Peterson’s super special…Read More

How Aggressive Are Indians Hitters?

Yesterday, I used one of Jacob Peterson’s innovative new plate discipline statistics to measure…Read More

Michael Brantley: Passive Hitter?

Jacob Peterson, one of my esteemed colleagues at Beyond the Box Score, has a fantastic post up today…Read More

Who Should Cleveland Fans Root for in World Series?

The 2011 World Series kicks off Wednesday night as Texas heads to St. Louis for Game 1. All playoff baseball…Read More

Who Should Tribe Fans Be Rooting For in Playoff Semifinals?

There’s no better time than the playoffs to be a baseball fan—for several weeks at a time, we…Read More