Authors: Tim Wegener (timothywegener2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ’23 Rishab Jayanthi (rishabjayanthi2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ’23 The COVID-19 crisis has upended economies, lives, and cultures around the world. Among the endless list of COVID-19 affected markets lies sports. For months,…
Author: Jackson Florsheim (jackson.florsheim2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ‘23 To preface the following predictions for the upcoming MLB season, it’s important to remember how truly devastating 2020 was for the professional baseball industry. The 2021 Major League Baseball…
Drew McDermott (drewmcdermott2024@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg In recent years, “the shift” has become one the most widely used defensive techniques – and also one of the most controversial. At its core, the shift is defined as changing the…
Author: Michael Canmann (michaelcanmann2024@u.northwestern.edu) The White Sox made two big moves this week trading for Lance Lynn and bringing back Adam Eaton from the Nationals. The White Sox have high expectations going into the season…
Author: Mark Leonardi (markleonardi2023@u.northwestern.edu) There’s no way around it: the 2020 MLB season was unique in a way that we will hopefully never see again. Sure it gave us a glimpse into the future with…
Author: Mike Pastuovic (Weinberg ’23) The National League Wild Card Series begin on Wednesday, and for the first time ever, eight NL teams have the chance to win the Commissioner’s Trophy. Each of the eight…
Author: Wyatt DeYoung (Weinberg ’22) Anyone who’s played baseball knows that the harder the pitch is thrown, the harder it is to make contact. This process manifests itself in higher strikeout numbers for pitchers who…
Author: Jordi Parry (Weinberg ’22) In the last few years, MLB pitching has changed enormously. We’ve seen a stark decrease in the percent of innings thrown by starting pitchers, and a much higher number of…
Author: Hugo Belisario (Weinberg ’20) “The AL Central is a joke.” Before the start of the 2019 season, this was many baseball fans’ consensus regarding a division with three teams in the midst of a…
Author: Walker Reinfeld (Weinberg ’20) During the 2018 Major League Baseball season, New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom made the jump to be one of the best pitchers in the game. Many baseball fans already…