Does the inning affect player production? Do certain batters perform better under pressure (in the late innings of a ball game when the outcome usually hangs in the balance)? Conversely, can we derive any patterns from a pitcher’s performance over…

How do ballplayers fare in different ball-strike counts? Is there a substantial variation in batting and slugging percentages as one goes deeper in the count? In which counts does the batter or pitcher gain a significant advantage? Revisiting the Retrosheet…

Expos / Nationals (Minor Leaguers) SLG Randy Bass* 0.652 Andre Dawson 0.612 Tim Wallach 0.594 Vladimir Guerrero 0.584 Frank Ortenzio 0.583 Rick Short 0.538 Ryan Church* 0.538 Tony Barron 0.536 Mike Stenhouse* 0.532 Hal Breeden 0.530 Correctly answered by Doug…

Blue Jays (Minor Leaguers) SLG Bo Bichette 0.591 Jay Gibbons* 0.568 Pat Lennon 0.551 Eric Thames* 0.534 Travis Snider* 0.528 Adam Lind* 0.526 Brian Dopirak 0.526 Carlos Delgado* 0.522 Travis d’Arnaud 0.522 Lloyd Moseby* 0.521 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey,…

Senators II / Rangers (Minor Leaguers) SLG Nelson R. Cruz 0.668 Chris Davis* 0.596 Joey Gallo* 0.587 Tom Robson 0.577 Pedro Valdes* 0.563 Kevin Mench 0.554 Billy Sample 0.553 Ryan Ludwick 0.553 Scott Sheldon 0.548 Albert Thompson 0.544 Correctly answered…

Rays (Minor Leaguers) SLG Bob Eugene Smith 0.570 Dan Johnson* 0.547 Ozzie Timmons 0.540 Aubrey Huff* 0.537 Jonny Gomes 0.529 Evan Longoria 0.528 Scott McClain 0.528 Chris Richard* 0.525 Luke Wilcox* 0.518 Delmon Young 0.514 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey…

Cardinals (Minor Leaguers) SLG Mike Easler* 0.585 Felix DeLeon 0.575 Dane Iorg* 0.575 Bill Virdon* 0.562 Matt Adams* 0.559 Bucky Jacobsen 0.556 Gene Oliver 0.553 Rick Ankiel* 0.546 David Freese 0.546 Ricardo Garza# 0.541 Correctly answered by Neil Bush, Michael…

Giants (Minor Leaguers) SLG Monte Irvin 0.685 Brandon Belt* 0.610 Willie Kirkland* 0.599 Leon Wagner* 0.592 Dave McCarty 0.590 Andy Gilbert 0.587 George Wilson* 0.576 Bill Taylor* 0.563 Orlando Cepeda 0.557 Willie McCovey* 0.555 Correctly answered by Doug Snyder Sr.,…

Mariners (Minor Leaguers) SLG Alex Rodriguez 0.600 Dan Rohrmeier 0.578 Mike Zunino 0.561 Dennis Raben* 0.547 Danny Tartabull 0.530 Dale Sveum# 0.528 Dann Howitt* 0.526 Wladimir Balentien 0.526 Stefen Romero 0.520 Jerry Willard* 0.518 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey Select…

Padres (Minor Leaguers) SLG Kevin McReynolds 0.689 George Arias 0.652 Eddie Williams 0.609 Jim Hicks 0.592 Jack Cust* 0.576 Melvin Nieves# 0.550 Ivan Murrell 0.542 Brian Myrow* 0.541 Dave Staton 0.539 Alex Dickerson* 0.534 Correctly answered by Michael Murray, Rod…