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Want to know what predicts postseason success? Beat your peers, not the scrubs.

Story | Conversation | October 05, 2010

Much was made of the few notable absences from the 2010 All-Star rosters. But there is no bigger snub than Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano, who has been the best in baseball when it comes to statistics pitchers can most control.

Blog | Conversation | July 08, 2010

The value of a home run has changed over time, but Peter Keating takes care of that in this Next Level analysis by re-scaling the all-time leaderboard based on dominance. And wouldn't you know it, we have a new leader.

Story | Conversation | July 01, 2010

Peter Keating takes a long look at what MLB teams spend on the draft and determines that the discrepancy is growing between those who throw money at prospects and those who don't. Not surprisingly, the spenders are becoming winners, too.

Blog | Conversation | June 01, 2010

So Joe Mauer and the Twins have a new eight-year, $184 million contract. Who's getting the better end of the deal? Looking at that question leads to all kinds of interesting statistical issues. For one thing, while everyone loves Mauer (really, who ...

Blog | Conversation | March 25, 2010

After years of MLB's attempts to hide injury info, Peter Keating's next-level statistics and analytics blog digs deep into that data to reveal when, who and why players get hurt.

Blog | Conversation | March 11, 2010