Bowie Baysox No-hit in Home Opener
By Legend_Of_Joey
The Senators used 3 pitchers to combine for the no hitter, falling an error, a hit batter,...
HHP: Legend of Joey Reviews Break Camp Rosters
Norfolk
Nice to see Akin gets bumped up. With the way the new regime was talking, you didn't quite know...No big surprises with the pitching....
HHP: Poster Philip remembers what Opening Day means
There’s a beautiful poetry to the opening day of the baseball season that is one of the easons I hated opening a week early...
HHP: Deadline Trades Update by NOW
by
Hangout Contributor
now
With all the new faces thrown in together in this spring's free-for-all "tryout" camp, I keep trying to remember who came in from...
Frobby: What it is
by Frobby
The Orioles have spent over $100 mm on payroll the last six years in a row. They spent $140mm+, $160mm+,...
Spin Control
By Doc Shorebird
With the introduction of Doppler radar instruments to baseball, new metrics have added...
HHP – Fanfest Notes and Anecdotes
started by Obando
"I thought I’d start a thread dedicated to FanFest so that those that are attending can post info about their experience and...
HHP: Frobby – Life is better left to chance
Seems like whenever I see nostalgic posts about the 2012-16 era, there’s all this good feeling about 2012 and 2014, but with 2016 all...
HHP: Luke Q and A Spin
I'll try to tackle the questions to the best of my knowledge.
How does faster spin rate seem to affect each pitch specifically?
4S FB drop...
HHP: ScGO’s Taking Inventory
Roch discussed in one of his recent posts; adding to the MLB roster is not the club's priority. There is no need to win...
HHP: Luke Siler on the Modern Front Office
Being a modern Front Office that uses analytics means a lot of different things. Every team does things a little different but here are...
HHP: ThomasTomaz – Birdland Members
The change in name from season-ticket holders to Birdland members is marketing specifically designed to target millennials. As someone who is an employer of...
HHP: Luke Siler on the Stanford Swing, Drew Jackson and Why Loft is the...
The pull happy lift approach is why Drew Jackson started hitting better. He was doing the old Stanford Swing (definition from Baseball Prospectus if you aren’t familiar...
HHP: Frobby – Why Trey Was Bad
A. Mancini had a .771 OPS as of April 20.
B. Mancini banged his knee against a wall on April 20.
C. Over his next 19...
HHP: Luke’s New Additions
Here are little blurbs on some of the new guys on the list.
Richie Martin and Drew Jackson - see my Rule 5 Preference List
JC...
HHP: OrioleDog Explains why Trey Mancini is not an Outfielder
Here's an input I consider alongside the defensive metrics.
Minor league games by position: 458 at 1B, 0 at OF. If the scouts and org...
HHP: DrungoHazewood -What Does A Fixed Chris Davis Look Like?
A 2016 Chris Davis with 2019 Davis' defense is still a below-average 33-year-old who's owed $100M. The O's would have to kick in $75M...
HHP: Tilting at Windmills
By SteveA
Every time someone is thrown out, people notice it and get upset.
If you had a coach who never had anyone thrown out, that...
HHP: Jamalshw – Data
Analytics is nothing more than an analysis of data and information. It's right there in the word. GMs, owners and coaches have been using...
HHP: Drungo Says It’s All New
Am I wrong to think that the performance of the 2019 Orioles is almost completely irrelevant to their future success? Look at the 2011...
HHP: Sending the Man
by Frobby
With a runner on 3rd and less than 2 out, the O’s hit .302. Then, with a runner on 3rd and 2 out,...
HHP: Frobby Digs Deep Data On Team Speed
Last year the best baserunning team was +10 runs, the worst was -17. In terms of just base stealing (as opposed to taking...
HHP: Tony Soprano – Player Development and Hitting Coaches
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"Multiple sources tell me that the Astros have spent more money on the hardware hooked up in Minute Maid Park than other teams spend...
