Posts By Paul Folkemer
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Paul Folkemer
Stats All, Folks: Explaining Wins Expectancy, Win Probability Added and Britton’s great WPA
Welcome back to “Stats All, Folks,” our season-long look at sabermetrics and analytics in baseball. That’s enough pleasantries. It’s time for stats!...
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Paul Folkemer
Turning three: Triple plays in Orioles’ history
Last Thursday, fans at Camden Yards who waited out two rain delays and a sluggish 7-5 Orioles loss to the Detroit Tigers...
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Paul Folkemer
Grading each of Duquette’s 14 summer trades as EVP of the Orioles — dating back to June 2012
It’s non-waiver trade deadline day in Major League Baseball. By 4 this afternoon, we can finally separate truth from rumor — in...
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Paul Folkemer
How has Dan Duquette fared in trading veterans for prospects — sell deals — in his MLB career?
Dan Duquette may be facing uncharted territory in his Orioles’ career. His club, languishing under .500 and in fourth place in the...
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Paul Folkemer
Ex-Orioles Report: Revisiting the 2016 O’s who are playing elsewhere this season
Back in April, we checked in on all the members of the 2016 Orioles who have landed with new clubs this season,...
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Paul Folkemer
Stats All, Folks: Baserunning analytics and O’s
So far, our season-long “Stats All, Folks” feature has delved into sabermetric stats for hitting, pitching and fielding. But there’s one key...
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Paul Folkemer
Exploring the ‘0-fer-Orioles’ club — Washington could be 33rd member in modern team history
It’s likely few Orioles fans paid notice earlier this month when the team optioned first baseman David Washington to Triple-A Norfolk. In...
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Paul Folkemer
Ex-Orioles Report: Yovani Gallardo and other castoffs who are struggling mightily in 2017
It’s no secret that the Orioles’ 2017 rotation is in pretty poor shape. But things wouldn’t be much better if the club...
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Paul Folkemer
Orioles’ pitching futility puts them on the brink of a dubious MLB record
Here in Orioles country, we know a little bit something about streaks. Of course, Baltimore was the home of the most famous...
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Paul Folkemer
Myriad Orioles Thoughts: Ubaldo’s unexpected heroics, an offensive power surge, and Hardy’s injury
After a seemingly endless string of poor outings from their starting pitchers, the Orioles got a much-needed shot in the arm Sunday...