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Dave Cameron takes a close look at what has made Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey successful in 2013. Beyond health, it's been a change in approach starting with strike one.

Story | Conversation | May 24, 2013

Dave Cameron examines three major league players who have reinvented themselves in 2013. Among the turnarounds is Phillies starting pitcher Kyle Kendrick, whose improved changeup has greatly increased his effectiveness versus lefties.

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2013

Dave Cameron writes that advanced metrics reveal the Tigers have the best rotation in baseball -- and one of the best in recent history.

Story | Conversation | May 03, 2013

Dave Cameron writes that the Blue Jays -- the preseason favorites to win the AL East -- have struggled because of their inability to score runs. Beyond poor strikeout rates and batting averages, Toronto's offensive woes can be attributed to bad luck.

Story | Conversation | April 26, 2013

Stephen Strasburg is trying to pitch to contact, but that approach is not making him any more pitch-efficient. Therefore, he should just go for whiffs, writes Dave Cameron.

Story | Conversation | April 18, 2013

As you probably know, strikeouts continue to climb higher and higher. In the chart at the right, are strikeouts per game: As Dave Cameron wrote last week on FanGraphs, Over the past 30 years, the strikeout rate in MLB has gone from 14.0 percent...

I had noted yesterday how the Chicago White Sox weren't drawing any walks and then saw this piece today from Dave Cameron at FanGraphs titled "Adam Dunn's failed experiment." Dunn apparently said in spring training he was going to be more aggressive ...

Dave Cameron looks the teams most hurt by the new interleague schedule. The Braves, without a true power hitter off the bench, would likely struggle against American League foes.

Story | Conversation | April 11, 2013

Dave Cameron looks at some reclamation projects with a good chance of success this year.

Story | Conversation | April 03, 2013

Dave Cameron of FanGraphs makes the case for why Erick Aybar is the most underrated player in baseball.

Story | Conversation | March 23, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Dave Cameron writes about how parity has made MLB more unpredictable than ever.

The Cardinals, once again, will have the NL's best offense, writes Dave Cameron of FanGraphs.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2013

AL West teams should see win totals improve with addition of Houston Astros, writes Dave Cameron of FanGraphs.

Story | Conversation | March 01, 2013

ESPN Insider Dave Cameron wrote last week about speed being the Toronto Blue Jays' secret weapon. Their not-so-secret weapons are the 1-2 punch of Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion in the middle of the batting order. Encarnacion had a breakout s...

The Blue Jays are set up to have the best baserunning team we've seen in a while, writes Dave Cameron of FanGraphs.

Story | Conversation | February 22, 2013

Dave Cameron looks at whether or not Detroit's "anyone can close" theory will work this season.

Story | Conversation | February 08, 2013