Ideas

Does Freddy Peralta have upside? In one game, Peralta eliminated that question. Given any definition of upside, the heights attained by Peralta last weekend are unreachable unless one has it. [...]

We’re a week past the annual (and much-anticipated) “PECOTA Day.” Have you ever taken a casual stroll through the depths of any public projection systems, and come away with the [...]

A quick look at presidential approval ratings At NEIFI, we’re apolitical. Though we do enjoy data analysis. And as such, inspired by the widespread attention currently being given to President [...]

The Texas Rangers Might Be Finished Last winter, we produced a tweet which received strong attention by our modest standards. Via #Frazier trade, aggressive #WhiteSox move to within a mere 14 [...]

NEIFI’s 한국야구위원회 Team Projections for 2016 Introducing NEIFI’s KBO Team Projections for the 2016 season, which opens 4/1.

NEIFI’s 日本野球機構 Team Projections for 2016 Introducing NEIFI’s NPB Team Projections for the 2016 season, which opens today.

Lazarito Armenteros, Arbitrary Coherence, and the Vanity of Amateur Competitive Balance It’s reported that 16-year-old Lazarito Armenteros will soon receive a signing bonus in the $15-20 million [...]

The Marlins are an underrated club. Post-Chen, NEIFI has them at 82.0 wins. Doing nothing as of yet to replace Cespedes, the Mets are not as far ahead as one may expect. The Nationals are strong, [...]

Zack Greinke’s record-breaking deal recently made many people say “overpay.”

There’s a critical distinction to be made between having access to player projections of some sort versus having a systematic decision-making process. Andrew Friedman, and his former mates with [...]