Bill James Handbook 2018 - Softcover

Bill James and the Baseball Info Solutions team of analysts continue to pack in new content, including a fresh look at the continued rise and effectiveness of The Shift and a new breakdown of home runs and long flyouts. And, as always, the book forecasts fresh hitter and pitcher projections for those looking to get an early jump on the next season. Baseball Fun for Serious Fans: Sabermetrics has a mixed reputation in the outside world. In mainstream sportswriting, it's sometimes seen as something real sportswriters don't need because they see all the games and know all the players. In academia, it's not always respected as serious research, because it often doesn't fit into any specific established discipline (although economists are starting to get involved), because it often doesn't use enough fancy math, and because it's "only" about baseball. And it used to be that in baseball itself, sabermetrics was not perceived to be anything that would be of use to the insiders of a majo

Improved! Hall of Fame Monitor Exclusive! The Annual Fielding Bible Awards Updated! Leader Boards, Defensive Shifts, Pitch Velocities, Managers, Park Indices New! Hard Hit Balls Analysis Complete! Career Data for Every 2017 Major Leaguer (and a few bonus players) Unique! Win Shares, Career Targets, Shifts, Instant Replay Analysis First! Remodeled Hitter & Pitcher Projections for 2018