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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, 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 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

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

Robinson Cano could be the latest victim of the Home Run Derby curse ... maybe. Peter Keating explains why hot homer hitters often go cold after the all-star break.

Blog | Conversation | August 01, 2011

Peter Keating explains why Derek Jeter is both underrated and overrated.

Story | Conversation | June 16, 2011

Peter Keating dissects batting average on balls in play, which is one of baseball's most misunderstood statistics.

Story | Conversation | May 24, 2011

Peter Keating looks at the draft in the four major sports to determine where you find the best value in each of them. For most sports, that's right at the top of the draft, but that's not the case in the NFL.

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2011

A lot of emphasis is often placed upon speed, but as Pittsburgh Pirates C Chris Snyder, perhaps the slowest professional athlete in history, proves, prowess on the basepaths can often be overrated.

Story | Conversation | February 14, 2011

When new coaches have success, they usually don't deserve all the credit thanks to a statistical law of gravity called "regressions to the mean." So fans shouldn't fall in love with the new clipboard holder until they see what he does over time.

Story | Conversation | January 28, 2011