And learning from the previous version Not long after the release of AB19, I imagined a big update that would allow players to get more talent, while also allowing them to take some critical decisions in the process. A kind of more active draft. I also wanted to introduce nationalities…

Or at least Virtual Baseball is! Yes, this is the day: Astonishing Baseball 20 is now available on Android! You can download it now from here: Astonishing Baseball Manager 20 - Simulator game - Apps on Google Play Astonishing Baseball is just like baseball, but on your smartphone or tablet and for free. Become the manager of an…play.google.com If you do, please consider giving it a 5-star rating, that would help tremendously! iOS and PC versions will follow in the upcoming weeks…

Or why regression to the mean is key If I gave you a batter with a pretty good career record, but who is having a bad stretch, how quickly would you get rid of it? This is actually a pretty big question. One I already touched a bit in my…

I recently read Misbehaving, a book on behavorial economics written by Richard Thaler, one of the most important contributors of the field. One thing in particular baffled me. An academic paper written by David Romer had shown that NFL teams punt too often on a 4th down. From the result…

Or why your 0.240 hitter might be valuable Batting average is probably the easiest baseball statistics to understand. At its core, it’s simply a ratio between a batter hits, and At bats. AVG = H / AB Source: Wikipedia Since the goal of a hitter is to… Hit, sure a…

Or why baseball stats are awesome Imagine, you’re home, watching a good old baseball game on TV. A 0.300 hitter comes to the plate. Some fancy video overlay shows that he’s only one for 7 against the pitcher on the mound. The broadcaster casually announces that the guy has been…

And why you shouldn’t care too much about it. Player ratings are a big things in sports games. From NBA players to NFL superstarts (link), it’s a hot topic, always there to create debates between fans, analytics and players. Is Kevin Durant really deserving the same rating as Lebron? Why…

Where I’m from, nobody knows who Babe Ruth is. Or Ted Williams. Or Mike Trout. Or even what a home run is. Welcome to France, country of Soccer! Of course, French people have heard of baseball, that’s an American sports, right? The rules? Something with a ball, a glove and…