Matt Holliday

Using math model, NJIT professor names MVP and Cy Young award contenders

NJIT's Bruce Bukiet, a mathematician who has applied mathematical modeling techniques to elucidate the dynamics of run scoring in baseball, is now applying his methods to ascertain the players most deserving of major league...

Mailbag: Will Morales return as starter?

Oct 13, 2008

Beat reporter Thomas Harding answers Rox fans' questions It would be interesting to see what kind of season Troy Tulowitzki could have if he started hot instead of cold as he has in 2007-08. (David Zalubowski/AP) Do you think...

Sharp debate on broken bats

By Troy E. Renck The Denver Post The barrel of a bat complete with a spear-shaped shard hurtles through the air on Matt Holliday's swing at Coors Field in June. (Denver Post file photo ) PHILADELPHIA — The fear is salient and...

Finding That Run Producing Outfielder

On Tuesday, we dissected the Royals’ roster in an attempt to go from the -90 run differential of 2008 to at least even, if not better, in 2009. For me at least, that column crystalized that the primary target in the off-season...

Quiz: Who Was More Productive In 2008?

Below are listed 31 pairs of players. Your job is simply to decide if Player A was more valuable by at least ten runs, Player B was more valuable by at least ten runs, or if the two players were equal in production (within five...

Mailbag: Is Cook Cy Young worthy?

Beat reporter Thomas Harding answers fans' questions MLB Headlines How come when a batter has an awesome year, a la Matt Holliday in the 2007 National League Most Valuable Player voting, his stats are written off as a product...

Mailbag: Where will Atlanta find a bat?

MLB.com reporter Mark Bowman answers fans' questions Next spring is likely to be pivotal as a physically talented yet inconsistent Jo-Jo Reyes tries to prove he belongs with the Braves. (Lenny Ignelzi/AP) MLB Headlines Who are...

With Brewers out, CC sweepstakes can begin

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. Fifteen days after the end of the World Series, the free-agent market opens and the CC Sabathia sweepstakes begin. Their problem will be...

HR streaks to start the post-season

Here are the leaders for most consecutive games with a homer to start the post-season. So this doesn’t count each series separately, but rather the first series that a given player played in each year. StreakStart [...]

Albert Pujols again at the head of the Major League class

Who were the 50 most valuable fantasy players in 2008? Were saves "worth" more or less than stolen bases? How do you compare a hitter to a pitcher on an equal playing field? We at Rototimes.com have a tool called the Player...

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