https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/page/6/?d=21News: Newsenhttps://padresmission.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/baseball-smarter-whats-the-difference-between-drs-oaa-and-frv-r3139/Breaking down how modern metrics measure defense in completely different ways.View the full article3139Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:10:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/baseball-smarter-what-is-xwoba-or-wobacon-and-no-we-didnt-make-that-last-one-up-r3135/Why do we need expected statistics?View the full article3135Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:10:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/baseball-smarter-why-baseball-digs-the-fly-ball-r3130/Fans often groan at players who swing and miss and only pull the baseball in the air. It may not make for a great spectating experience, but it is one of the most productive ways to approach hitting.View the full article3130Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:15:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/mlb-power-rankings-through-a-third-order-lens-r3129/An updated look at how every MLB team stacks up when context matters as much as results.View the full article3129Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:58:52 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/baseball-smarter-what-is-woba-and-why-is-it-so-fun-to-say-out-loud-r3120/What is weighted on base percentage, and why does anyone use it?View the full article3120Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:25:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/2026-is-shaping-up-to-be-the-fastest-fastball-season-ever%C2%A0-r3114/Fastball velocity is at an all-time high, and it hasn’t even started to heat up yet. View the full article3114Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:46:02 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/how-is-the-abs-challenge-system-working-catchers-are-crushing-games-are-slower-r3103/We now have several weeks of game data to tell us how the ABS challenge system is shaking out in real MLB games.View the full article3103Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:27:30 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/ranking-the-2026-mlb-city-connect-jerseys-from-misses-to-must-haves-r3084/Eight teams roll out fresh designs, but only a few truly capture the spirit of City Connect.View the full article3084Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:37:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/why-hasnt-mlb-suspended-emmanuel-clase-luis-ortiz-yet-its-complicated-r3075/With the federal gambling trial set for November, there is still not a lot known publicly that could affect baseball, coming down hard on the Cleveland Guardians pitchers.View the full article3075Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:20:01 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/minor-league-baseballs-latest-rules-experiments-could-shape-the-games-future-r3061/From base placement to swing challenges, 2026 introduces another wave of innovation across the minors.View the full article3061Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:20:00 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/how-bad-can-an-mlb-bullpen-be-still-make-october-r3058/A look back at recent seasons shows the line between weakness and survivability is thinner than you might think when it comes to MLB bullpens.View the full article3058Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:10:03 +0000https://padresmission.com/news-rumors/diamondcentric/baseball-movie-review-everybody-wants-some-2016-r3054/When a baseball movie is barely a baseball movie and kind of ends up being one of the best baseball movies.View the full article3054Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:10:02 +0000