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In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating profiles Eric Van, the former sabermetrician for the Boston Red Sox, and other mathematical minds like him. Although MLB is more inclined toward numbers, the anti-geek culture hasn't changed.

Story | Conversation | May 04, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating examines how a team turns an injury-plagued starting pitcher into a top commodity. His answer? Give him a short-term deal

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2013

In ESPN The Magazine, Nate Silver, oracle of sports and politics, tells Peter Keating about the difference between predicting the MLB MVP and the winner of a presidential election.

The most likely outcome -- some NL MVP voters leave Ryan Braun off their ballots or downgrade him -- is the least satisfying: partial, ill-defined punishment for his mistrial.

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating examines the case for the AL MVP, arguing that supporters of Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera both get it wrong, while the innovative stat called WPA provides the real answer.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2012

Peter Keating presents his methodology behind ranking all 122 pro franchises in ESPN The Magazine's Franchise issue.

ImPACT sells tests and training to pro teams, colleges, high schools and sports medicine centers, but some question whether the program actually works.

Peter Keating explains in the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine, that MLB teams don't truly understand why pitchers get injured. What's important isn't the pitch count, it's the number of pitches thrown while fatigued.

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2012

In ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating writes that the shift has become more popular than ever and hitters should take after David Ortiz's approach.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2012

Peter Keating says even though athlete salaries continue to rise, so do the value of sports teams. In comparison to that, athletes are rather underpaid.

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2012

So what if they're not well-rounded? A DH's job is to hit and get on base, writes Peter Keating in ESPN The Magazine.

Story | Conversation | February 22, 2012

Peter Keating explains a new metric that can be helpful in evaluating Hall of Fame candidacies, and makes the case for why Alan Trammell and Barry Larkin should be inducted.

Story | Conversation | January 07, 2012

In his column for ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating introduces a new metric he calls Wins Above All-Star Level, which measures true Hall of Fame talent.

Story | Conversation | December 27, 2011

In a column for ESPN The Magazine, Peter Keating revisits the sign-stealing evidence against the Toronto Blue Jays one last time before the team escapes punishment.

Peter Keating writes for ESPN The Magazine that a new study suggests choking is real. And for teams with a past history of coming up short in the clutch, their players are more likely to be overcome by the pressure.

Story | Conversation | October 21, 2011

Peter Keating writes that, according to a new study, the more safety rules a sport enacts, the more risks athletes will take.