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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]