Kyle Bland
@blandalytics.pitcherlist.com
Trying to make analytics a little less boring. All takes backed by a colorful chart
Dir. of Data Analytics & Research @ https://pitcherlist.com/. He/Him
Dir. of Data Analytics & Research @ https://pitcherlist.com/. He/Him
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I put together a Starter Pack for Pitcher List Staff (& Friends!). Give them a follow if you want cool baseball content and 80-grade vibes!
go.bsky.app/TesPXS6
go.bsky.app/TesPXS6
Stephen has been absolutely crushing this bat path work! Going to play around with this for a while
A streamlit app for generating a batter's typical bat path:
barrelovertimeplots-3kgk2mj9g35ngrt9ypqqin.streamlit.app
barrelovertimeplots-3kgk2mj9g35ngrt9ypqqin.streamlit.app
January 19, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Stephen has been absolutely crushing this bat path work! Going to play around with this for a while
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A streamlit app for generating a batter's typical bat path:
barrelovertimeplots-3kgk2mj9g35ngrt9ypqqin.streamlit.app
barrelovertimeplots-3kgk2mj9g35ngrt9ypqqin.streamlit.app
January 19, 2026 at 7:18 PM
A streamlit app for generating a batter's typical bat path:
barrelovertimeplots-3kgk2mj9g35ngrt9ypqqin.streamlit.app
barrelovertimeplots-3kgk2mj9g35ngrt9ypqqin.streamlit.app
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Reposted by Kyle Bland
Every year I get to run the Great Small Dogs Races at the Silvertips. Tonight was so much fun. The non-smooshed face contestants ran with Windego as the winner.
Feb 7 is the smooshed face dogs racing. Be there or be square.
Feb 7 is the smooshed face dogs racing. Be there or be square.
January 18, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Every year I get to run the Great Small Dogs Races at the Silvertips. Tonight was so much fun. The non-smooshed face contestants ran with Windego as the winner.
Feb 7 is the smooshed face dogs racing. Be there or be square.
Feb 7 is the smooshed face dogs racing. Be there or be square.
Took a stab at this. Some very loose math involved, but initial results have the median Cost per Win (in 2026 Dollars) at ~$10.4M. Such a small sample (72 contracts) yields very noisy results. "Age Curve" was +/-0 WAR a year until age 30; -0.5 WAR a year until 35, then -1 WAR a year after that
January 17, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Took a stab at this. Some very loose math involved, but initial results have the median Cost per Win (in 2026 Dollars) at ~$10.4M. Such a small sample (72 contracts) yields very noisy results. "Age Curve" was +/-0 WAR a year until age 30; -0.5 WAR a year until 35, then -1 WAR a year after that
If you can’t afford to sign top free agents, that disqualifies you from being an owner
January 16, 2026 at 4:17 AM
If you can’t afford to sign top free agents, that disqualifies you from being an owner
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, batman
Holy Eucharist
January 15, 2026 at 3:31 AM
, batman
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I did some math to approximate how many homers the new dimensions might create in 2026
January 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I did some math to approximate how many homers the new dimensions might create in 2026
You love to see King Félix get his well-earned respect!
January 14, 2026 at 6:09 AM
You love to see King Félix get his well-earned respect!
He went to Driveline (Stats Edition)
January 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
He went to Driveline (Stats Edition)
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2026 Pitcher Projections are here on my Substack. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/vorosmcc...
2026 Pitcher Projections
They're here!
open.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:42 PM
2026 Pitcher Projections are here on my Substack. Enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/vorosmcc...
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Now @pitcherlist.com Staff are selectable on the Hall of Fame Ballot Metrics app!
bbhof-ballot-metrics.streamlit.app
bbhof-ballot-metrics.streamlit.app
January 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Now @pitcherlist.com Staff are selectable on the Hall of Fame Ballot Metrics app!
bbhof-ballot-metrics.streamlit.app
bbhof-ballot-metrics.streamlit.app
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And we're live, Lecture A1 is online. Introduction to Bayesian workflow, generative models, estimands, estimators, estimates, error checking, beginnings of probability theory and Bayesian updating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztbY...
January 6, 2026 at 11:02 AM
And we're live, Lecture A1 is online. Introduction to Bayesian workflow, generative models, estimands, estimators, estimates, error checking, beginnings of probability theory and Bayesian updating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztbY...
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Avs continue to absolutely destroy teams in the 2nd
Average score difference.
Colorado are frightening generally, but especially as the second period begins.
Colorado are frightening generally, but especially as the second period begins.
December 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Avs continue to absolutely destroy teams in the 2nd
Try new stuff. Meet new people. Be present for your neighbors. Good things will happen.
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Try new stuff. Meet new people. Be present for your neighbors. Good things will happen.
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This is going to be an awesome event in March. It rocks that I get to be a part of it with @thomasdrance.bsky.social. We're already cooking up some fun shows for that week with special guests.
("popular" and "sophisticated" are their words, not ours. But i'll take it!)
www.nhl.com/avalanche/ne...
("popular" and "sophisticated" are their words, not ours. But i'll take it!)
www.nhl.com/avalanche/ne...
Introducing the Hockey Analytics League Operations (HALO) Meetings & Conference 2026 | Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are proud to be hosting the sport’s biggest hockey analytics conference of the season this March. The event is expected to host representatives from at least 25 of the NHL’s 32 ...
www.nhl.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
This is going to be an awesome event in March. It rocks that I get to be a part of it with @thomasdrance.bsky.social. We're already cooking up some fun shows for that week with special guests.
("popular" and "sophisticated" are their words, not ours. But i'll take it!)
www.nhl.com/avalanche/ne...
("popular" and "sophisticated" are their words, not ours. But i'll take it!)
www.nhl.com/avalanche/ne...
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Great day to have functioning eyes and a working brain
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Great day to have functioning eyes and a working brain
Pham struggled with contact lenses in 2025, and this report from late June says he felt like he was "heading in a right direction" after trying multiple different lenses. Timing lines up almost perfectly with his Contact/Power gains.
sportsnetpittsburgh.com/2025/06/25/p...
sportsnetpittsburgh.com/2025/06/25/p...
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Pham struggled with contact lenses in 2025, and this report from late June says he felt like he was "heading in a right direction" after trying multiple different lenses. Timing lines up almost perfectly with his Contact/Power gains.
sportsnetpittsburgh.com/2025/06/25/p...
sportsnetpittsburgh.com/2025/06/25/p...
Tommy Pham got better as the season went on, adding positive Contact and Power contributions to his consistently plus Swing Decisions.
He faced a brutal slate of challenging pitches at the start of the year, then gradually crept up to a more league-average quality of competition.
He faced a brutal slate of challenging pitches at the start of the year, then gradually crept up to a more league-average quality of competition.
January 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Tommy Pham got better as the season went on, adding positive Contact and Power contributions to his consistently plus Swing Decisions.
He faced a brutal slate of challenging pitches at the start of the year, then gradually crept up to a more league-average quality of competition.
He faced a brutal slate of challenging pitches at the start of the year, then gradually crept up to a more league-average quality of competition.
Adjusting hitting stats for the quality of pitcher/pitches faced? Someone should show Pham Process+
pitcherlist.com/what-is-proc...
pitcherlist.com/what-is-proc...
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Adjusting hitting stats for the quality of pitcher/pitches faced? Someone should show Pham Process+
pitcherlist.com/what-is-proc...
pitcherlist.com/what-is-proc...
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I’ve been doing a pod for my stream regulars for awhile now. A few of them want me to promote it more so I’ve decided to do a monthly publicly visible version (all other episodes get uploaded quietly to yt)
I talk about my job, data science, baseball stuff, management stuff
youtu.be/QUSi8KBY-U4
I talk about my job, data science, baseball stuff, management stuff
youtu.be/QUSi8KBY-U4
Yap Wan Monthly Public Pod 2026-01-03 leadership qualities, theory vs practice in decision making
YouTube video by Nick Wan
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I’ve been doing a pod for my stream regulars for awhile now. A few of them want me to promote it more so I’ve decided to do a monthly publicly visible version (all other episodes get uploaded quietly to yt)
I talk about my job, data science, baseball stuff, management stuff
youtu.be/QUSi8KBY-U4
I talk about my job, data science, baseball stuff, management stuff
youtu.be/QUSi8KBY-U4
I don’t understand how the Avs are *so* dominant at even strength and **so** impotent on the power play.
January 4, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I don’t understand how the Avs are *so* dominant at even strength and **so** impotent on the power play.
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I'm excited to announce that, at long last, my first article for Pitcher List will hit them there interwebs tomorrow! Watch this page for the link!
January 4, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I'm excited to announce that, at long last, my first article for Pitcher List will hit them there interwebs tomorrow! Watch this page for the link!