Hardball Times Annual 2016

by Paul Swydan

The Hardball Times Annual 2016 is the ultimate baseball annual...the "MVP of baseball annuals." Now in its 12th year, this year's edition contains more than 30 articles from some of the best-known writers in baseball today, such as...Dave CameronJeff SullivanMitchel LichtmanCarson CistulliEno SarrisErik MalinowksiKiley McDaniel...and many other great writers. Topics include complete coverage of the 2015 season, including the games/series that swung the balance of each division, unique takes on baseball history and cutting-edge sabermetric analysis.When you read The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2016, you'll the battlegrounds are for the next collective bargaining agreementWhich umpires are the most and least consistentWhy the 1904 World Series was cancelledNew values for trading prospectsAnalysis of pitcher command using previously unreleased COMMANDf/x dataThe physics of the longest home runsHow the New York Mets’ 2015 starting rotation compares to its predecessorsAnalysis of catcher pop time using previously unreleased Statcast dataIf you're a baseball fan yearning to keep that flame burning during the offseason, The Hardball Times Baseball Annual is for you. As Sports Weekly said, "There are several baseball books that come out every year for the holiday season, but none as well-rounded and complete as The Hardball Times Baseball Annual."

Genres: Baseball, Nonfiction, Sports

365 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 23, 2015

Reviews

[Chris Witt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continues to be a bright spot of every analytically-inclined baseball nut's winter.