Robert Frey
@robertfrey40.bsky.social
Independent Consultant in Sports Analytics,
Managing Editor - D2 Baseball (diviibaseball.com)
Pod Co-Host http://linktr.ee/robertfrey40
Managing Editor - D2 Baseball (diviibaseball.com)
Pod Co-Host http://linktr.ee/robertfrey40
Jays take Game 4!
Like Game 3, they hit much more groundballs than their opposition, but get the win to even the series!
Here's a side-by-side hitter comparison for both teams.
#WorldSeries #mlbpostseason
Like Game 3, they hit much more groundballs than their opposition, but get the win to even the series!
Here's a side-by-side hitter comparison for both teams.
#WorldSeries #mlbpostseason
October 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Jays take Game 4!
Like Game 3, they hit much more groundballs than their opposition, but get the win to even the series!
Here's a side-by-side hitter comparison for both teams.
#WorldSeries #mlbpostseason
Like Game 3, they hit much more groundballs than their opposition, but get the win to even the series!
Here's a side-by-side hitter comparison for both teams.
#WorldSeries #mlbpostseason
What a game! 18 innings that ended on a Freddie Freeman walk-off home run!
The Dodgers faced significantly less splitters than they did in Game 1 and 2 and had as a team a 71.1 average bat speed (one of, if not the highest I've seen this postseason)
#WorldSeries #mlbpostseason
The Dodgers faced significantly less splitters than they did in Game 1 and 2 and had as a team a 71.1 average bat speed (one of, if not the highest I've seen this postseason)
#WorldSeries #mlbpostseason
October 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What a game! 18 innings that ended on a Freddie Freeman walk-off home run!
The Dodgers faced significantly less splitters than they did in Game 1 and 2 and had as a team a 71.1 average bat speed (one of, if not the highest I've seen this postseason)
#WorldSeries #mlbpostseason
The Dodgers faced significantly less splitters than they did in Game 1 and 2 and had as a team a 71.1 average bat speed (one of, if not the highest I've seen this postseason)
#WorldSeries #mlbpostseason
Inspired from article by
Eno Sarris (linked below), I've made some charts on relievers for both teams both by pitch counts and which batters they have faced so far.
So far, only Braydon Fisher has faced a batter twice (Edman and Pages)
#WorldSeries #mlbpostseason
Eno Sarris (linked below), I've made some charts on relievers for both teams both by pitch counts and which batters they have faced so far.
So far, only Braydon Fisher has faced a batter twice (Edman and Pages)
#WorldSeries #mlbpostseason
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Inspired from article by
Eno Sarris (linked below), I've made some charts on relievers for both teams both by pitch counts and which batters they have faced so far.
So far, only Braydon Fisher has faced a batter twice (Edman and Pages)
#WorldSeries #mlbpostseason
Eno Sarris (linked below), I've made some charts on relievers for both teams both by pitch counts and which batters they have faced so far.
So far, only Braydon Fisher has faced a batter twice (Edman and Pages)
#WorldSeries #mlbpostseason
Dodgers even the series!
While Yamamoto was excellent on the mound, the Dodgers offense was lackluster. However, they did manage to put up five runs with an xBA under .200 and an xwOBA under .300.
#mlbpostseason #analytics #WorldSeries
While Yamamoto was excellent on the mound, the Dodgers offense was lackluster. However, they did manage to put up five runs with an xBA under .200 and an xwOBA under .300.
#mlbpostseason #analytics #WorldSeries
October 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Dodgers even the series!
While Yamamoto was excellent on the mound, the Dodgers offense was lackluster. However, they did manage to put up five runs with an xBA under .200 and an xwOBA under .300.
#mlbpostseason #analytics #WorldSeries
While Yamamoto was excellent on the mound, the Dodgers offense was lackluster. However, they did manage to put up five runs with an xBA under .200 and an xwOBA under .300.
#mlbpostseason #analytics #WorldSeries
Blue Jays take Game 1 of the Fall Classic with a 9-run outburst in the 6th!
The approach was to stay up the middle, and the .434 xwOBA is no joke.
Kirk provided the most run value, but Bargers' grand slam provided the most on one swing.
#analytics #mlbpostseason #WorldSeries
The approach was to stay up the middle, and the .434 xwOBA is no joke.
Kirk provided the most run value, but Bargers' grand slam provided the most on one swing.
#analytics #mlbpostseason #WorldSeries
October 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Blue Jays take Game 1 of the Fall Classic with a 9-run outburst in the 6th!
The approach was to stay up the middle, and the .434 xwOBA is no joke.
Kirk provided the most run value, but Bargers' grand slam provided the most on one swing.
#analytics #mlbpostseason #WorldSeries
The approach was to stay up the middle, and the .434 xwOBA is no joke.
Kirk provided the most run value, but Bargers' grand slam provided the most on one swing.
#analytics #mlbpostseason #WorldSeries
Thanks to some advice,
I made some adjustments to fielder distances up the middle.
Here's what an optimized position would look like for George Springer (regular + postseason data)
#analytics #mlbpostseason
I made some adjustments to fielder distances up the middle.
Here's what an optimized position would look like for George Springer (regular + postseason data)
#analytics #mlbpostseason
October 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Thanks to some advice,
I made some adjustments to fielder distances up the middle.
Here's what an optimized position would look like for George Springer (regular + postseason data)
#analytics #mlbpostseason
I made some adjustments to fielder distances up the middle.
Here's what an optimized position would look like for George Springer (regular + postseason data)
#analytics #mlbpostseason
What an INCREDIBLE series in the ALCS!
I wanted to look particularly at the first six innings of the Jays' hitters vs the last two innings and oh my, what a difference!
In those two innings, the Jays took fewer swings and made contact on 93.8% of pitches with a .574 xwOBA!
I wanted to look particularly at the first six innings of the Jays' hitters vs the last two innings and oh my, what a difference!
In those two innings, the Jays took fewer swings and made contact on 93.8% of pitches with a .574 xwOBA!
October 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
What an INCREDIBLE series in the ALCS!
I wanted to look particularly at the first six innings of the Jays' hitters vs the last two innings and oh my, what a difference!
In those two innings, the Jays took fewer swings and made contact on 93.8% of pitches with a .574 xwOBA!
I wanted to look particularly at the first six innings of the Jays' hitters vs the last two innings and oh my, what a difference!
In those two innings, the Jays took fewer swings and made contact on 93.8% of pitches with a .574 xwOBA!
We're going to a Game 7!
The Blue Jays swung more, swung it harder, and had their lowest chase rate of their three wins.
They also made the highest contact on fastballs this series in Game 6.
The Blue Jays swung more, swung it harder, and had their lowest chase rate of their three wins.
They also made the highest contact on fastballs this series in Game 6.
October 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We're going to a Game 7!
The Blue Jays swung more, swung it harder, and had their lowest chase rate of their three wins.
They also made the highest contact on fastballs this series in Game 6.
The Blue Jays swung more, swung it harder, and had their lowest chase rate of their three wins.
They also made the highest contact on fastballs this series in Game 6.
Mariners take a 3-2 series lead in the ALCS! How did they do it? Well they MASHED fastballs!
All of their hits came off of it and there were only TWO whiffs of the 30 swings the M's had on the pitch.
All of their hits came off of it and there were only TWO whiffs of the 30 swings the M's had on the pitch.
October 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Mariners take a 3-2 series lead in the ALCS! How did they do it? Well they MASHED fastballs!
All of their hits came off of it and there were only TWO whiffs of the 30 swings the M's had on the pitch.
All of their hits came off of it and there were only TWO whiffs of the 30 swings the M's had on the pitch.
Dodgers SWEEP the series!
What an INCREDIBLE performance from Shohei! He put up more run value in Game 4 than he did the ENTIRE series!
What an INCREDIBLE performance from Shohei! He put up more run value in Game 4 than he did the ENTIRE series!
October 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Dodgers SWEEP the series!
What an INCREDIBLE performance from Shohei! He put up more run value in Game 4 than he did the ENTIRE series!
What an INCREDIBLE performance from Shohei! He put up more run value in Game 4 than he did the ENTIRE series!
Dodgers take a commanding 3-0 lead!
S/O to their pitching because this report is poor. Only two players had positive run value at the plate and neither were a close to a full run.
Great teams find a way to win.
15 strikeouts, 44% whiff rates?! xBA at .197 and xwOBA at .239?!
S/O to their pitching because this report is poor. Only two players had positive run value at the plate and neither were a close to a full run.
Great teams find a way to win.
15 strikeouts, 44% whiff rates?! xBA at .197 and xwOBA at .239?!
October 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Dodgers take a commanding 3-0 lead!
S/O to their pitching because this report is poor. Only two players had positive run value at the plate and neither were a close to a full run.
Great teams find a way to win.
15 strikeouts, 44% whiff rates?! xBA at .197 and xwOBA at .239?!
S/O to their pitching because this report is poor. Only two players had positive run value at the plate and neither were a close to a full run.
Great teams find a way to win.
15 strikeouts, 44% whiff rates?! xBA at .197 and xwOBA at .239?!
Blue Jays even the series!
Comparing to Game 3, they swung less but made more contact and got SIGNIFICANTLY more fastballs! However, that quality of contact was reduced, but the Jays still managed to score 8 runs.
Comparing to Game 3, they swung less but made more contact and got SIGNIFICANTLY more fastballs! However, that quality of contact was reduced, but the Jays still managed to score 8 runs.
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Blue Jays even the series!
Comparing to Game 3, they swung less but made more contact and got SIGNIFICANTLY more fastballs! However, that quality of contact was reduced, but the Jays still managed to score 8 runs.
Comparing to Game 3, they swung less but made more contact and got SIGNIFICANTLY more fastballs! However, that quality of contact was reduced, but the Jays still managed to score 8 runs.
Blue Jays take Game 3 with an EXPLOSIVE offensive output!
Looks like the Jays took more of an opportunity to swing at fastballs in G3, and well, they pumped out 13 runs off of 9 extra base hits with a .483! xwOBA!
Looks like the Jays took more of an opportunity to swing at fastballs in G3, and well, they pumped out 13 runs off of 9 extra base hits with a .483! xwOBA!
October 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Blue Jays take Game 3 with an EXPLOSIVE offensive output!
Looks like the Jays took more of an opportunity to swing at fastballs in G3, and well, they pumped out 13 runs off of 9 extra base hits with a .483! xwOBA!
Looks like the Jays took more of an opportunity to swing at fastballs in G3, and well, they pumped out 13 runs off of 9 extra base hits with a .483! xwOBA!
Dodgers Take Game 2 and are up 2-0 in the series!
Lot of damage on Fastballs + quality swings led to the output!
Lot of damage on Fastballs + quality swings led to the output!
October 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Dodgers Take Game 2 and are up 2-0 in the series!
Lot of damage on Fastballs + quality swings led to the output!
Lot of damage on Fastballs + quality swings led to the output!
Dodgers take Game 1 in a low scoring game!
Only two runs driven in, but the metrics were there, how about a .440 xwOBA and only 10 whiffs the entire game?!
Man, they are going to be a tough team to beat.
Only two runs driven in, but the metrics were there, how about a .440 xwOBA and only 10 whiffs the entire game?!
Man, they are going to be a tough team to beat.
October 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Dodgers take Game 1 in a low scoring game!
Only two runs driven in, but the metrics were there, how about a .440 xwOBA and only 10 whiffs the entire game?!
Man, they are going to be a tough team to beat.
Only two runs driven in, but the metrics were there, how about a .440 xwOBA and only 10 whiffs the entire game?!
Man, they are going to be a tough team to beat.
What an offensive output by the Mariners in Game 2!
Fewer swings and more contact than Game 1, as well as lower whiff rates!
What else is interesting is the overall lower bat speed in Game 2 compared to Game 1!
Fewer swings and more contact than Game 1, as well as lower whiff rates!
What else is interesting is the overall lower bat speed in Game 2 compared to Game 1!
October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What an offensive output by the Mariners in Game 2!
Fewer swings and more contact than Game 1, as well as lower whiff rates!
What else is interesting is the overall lower bat speed in Game 2 compared to Game 1!
Fewer swings and more contact than Game 1, as well as lower whiff rates!
What else is interesting is the overall lower bat speed in Game 2 compared to Game 1!
Mariners take game 1 of the ALCS!
Most of their damage was on fastballs, but look at the whiffs on breaking balls, 11 swings-10 whiffs?!
Most of their damage was on fastballs, but look at the whiffs on breaking balls, 11 swings-10 whiffs?!
October 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Mariners take game 1 of the ALCS!
Most of their damage was on fastballs, but look at the whiffs on breaking balls, 11 swings-10 whiffs?!
Most of their damage was on fastballs, but look at the whiffs on breaking balls, 11 swings-10 whiffs?!
Brewers win the series and they sure did some damage with a .374 xwOBA and did a ton of damage over the middle of the plate.
October 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Brewers win the series and they sure did some damage with a .374 xwOBA and did a ton of damage over the middle of the plate.
What an incredible ALDS between the Mariners and Tigers. The Mariners really showed out by taking pitches, shown by run value.
October 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
What an incredible ALDS between the Mariners and Tigers. The Mariners really showed out by taking pitches, shown by run value.
Trade deadline came and went and here's the 10-highest rest-of-season fWAR projections on trades the week leading up to the deadline.
August 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Trade deadline came and went and here's the 10-highest rest-of-season fWAR projections on trades the week leading up to the deadline.
Since AJ Preller took over as Padres GM, during trade deadline week thru 2024, Preller has traded a total of 56 players to acquire 37 players.
The combined bWAR of those 56 players: 21.4 (0.38 WAR/player)
The combined bWAR of those 37 players: 13.8 (0.37 WAR/player)
The combined bWAR of those 56 players: 21.4 (0.38 WAR/player)
The combined bWAR of those 37 players: 13.8 (0.37 WAR/player)
July 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Since AJ Preller took over as Padres GM, during trade deadline week thru 2024, Preller has traded a total of 56 players to acquire 37 players.
The combined bWAR of those 56 players: 21.4 (0.38 WAR/player)
The combined bWAR of those 37 players: 13.8 (0.37 WAR/player)
The combined bWAR of those 56 players: 21.4 (0.38 WAR/player)
The combined bWAR of those 37 players: 13.8 (0.37 WAR/player)
I have updated the simpleWAR app to include 2025 data! Here's the Top 10 players in sWAR (Runs Created Version) in D1 Baseball in 2025.
#collegebaseball #analytics
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/simpleWAR/
#collegebaseball #analytics
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/simpleWAR/
July 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I have updated the simpleWAR app to include 2025 data! Here's the Top 10 players in sWAR (Runs Created Version) in D1 Baseball in 2025.
#collegebaseball #analytics
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/simpleWAR/
#collegebaseball #analytics
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/simpleWAR/
Happy Draft Day! ICYMI, I built an app that shows each team's drafting tendencies in the Bonus Pool Era (2012-present) by slot, class, and position.
I also built a model to attempt to predict who will go at what pick for the first 43 picks.
#MLBDraft
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/MLBDraftAnal...
I also built a model to attempt to predict who will go at what pick for the first 43 picks.
#MLBDraft
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/MLBDraftAnal...
July 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Happy Draft Day! ICYMI, I built an app that shows each team's drafting tendencies in the Bonus Pool Era (2012-present) by slot, class, and position.
I also built a model to attempt to predict who will go at what pick for the first 43 picks.
#MLBDraft
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/MLBDraftAnal...
I also built a model to attempt to predict who will go at what pick for the first 43 picks.
#MLBDraft
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/MLBDraftAnal...
Reposted by Robert Frey
🚨APP ALERT🚨
Presenting the MLB Draft Analytics App! See how teams draft players by pos,class,and slot type from EVERY round in the Bonus Pool Era!
PLUS, I built a model to predict all picks prior to the 2nd round! Check it out!
#MLBDraft
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/MLBDraftAnal...
Presenting the MLB Draft Analytics App! See how teams draft players by pos,class,and slot type from EVERY round in the Bonus Pool Era!
PLUS, I built a model to predict all picks prior to the 2nd round! Check it out!
#MLBDraft
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/MLBDraftAnal...
July 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🚨APP ALERT🚨
Presenting the MLB Draft Analytics App! See how teams draft players by pos,class,and slot type from EVERY round in the Bonus Pool Era!
PLUS, I built a model to predict all picks prior to the 2nd round! Check it out!
#MLBDraft
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/MLBDraftAnal...
Presenting the MLB Draft Analytics App! See how teams draft players by pos,class,and slot type from EVERY round in the Bonus Pool Era!
PLUS, I built a model to predict all picks prior to the 2nd round! Check it out!
#MLBDraft
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/MLBDraftAnal...
🚨APP ALERT🚨
Presenting the MLB Draft Analytics App! See how teams draft players by pos,class,and slot type from EVERY round in the Bonus Pool Era!
PLUS, I built a model to predict all picks prior to the 2nd round! Check it out!
#MLBDraft
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/MLBDraftAnal...
Presenting the MLB Draft Analytics App! See how teams draft players by pos,class,and slot type from EVERY round in the Bonus Pool Era!
PLUS, I built a model to predict all picks prior to the 2nd round! Check it out!
#MLBDraft
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/MLBDraftAnal...
July 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🚨APP ALERT🚨
Presenting the MLB Draft Analytics App! See how teams draft players by pos,class,and slot type from EVERY round in the Bonus Pool Era!
PLUS, I built a model to predict all picks prior to the 2nd round! Check it out!
#MLBDraft
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/MLBDraftAnal...
Presenting the MLB Draft Analytics App! See how teams draft players by pos,class,and slot type from EVERY round in the Bonus Pool Era!
PLUS, I built a model to predict all picks prior to the 2nd round! Check it out!
#MLBDraft
robertlfrey.shinyapps.io/MLBDraftAnal...