Projecting college receivers to the NFL is hard. For every hit (a Justin Jefferson or an early career Odell Beckham Jr.), there’s a miss (a Laquon Treadwell or an older, midcareer Odell Beckham Jr.). Still, it’s an important position to get right: Sets with three wide receivers are now the norm for NFL offenses, and […]
When the Milwaukee Brewers ended their six-year playoff drought in 2018, they did it with a very particular formula borrowed from another recent champion: great defense, speed around the basepaths and — perhaps most importantly — a lights-out bullpen. Highlighted by Josh Hader and his unhittable fastball, the Brewers’ pitching strategy revolved around getting a […]
Tobias Harris came under fire last year for being one of the most overpaid players in the NBA. His five-year, $180 million contract (which began in the 2019-20 season) was sizable, to be sure, but it seemed especially substantial when Harris spent so much time standing behind the arc to space the floor for his […]
When COVID-19 delayed and shortened the 2020 MLB season, players considered to be “high-risk” were able to opt out of playing while still getting paid. Players who were not in that high-risk group could also opt out and not be in breach of contract — though they would forfeit their salary and service time. This […]
After plenty of twists and turns (and game postponements), the NHL’s 2021 regular-season journey is nearly over. The average team now has just 10.6 remaining games in which to make its final case for the postseason — though in all practicality, many of those playoff spots are basically clinched already. According to our Elo-based model, […]