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Preseason MLB Regression Report: Identifying MLB Teams Ripe for Regression in 2024

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From traditional statistics such as batting average, to "+" statistics like wRC+ to WAR, you name it and someone has measured it for Major League Baseball.

While I love the numbers and the day-to-day grind of building a statistical profile of a season of baseball, I sometimes wonder if we've overcomplicated the analysis in some respects.

That's why I love the Pythagorean Theorem for Baseball. Give me two easily obtainable numbers, plug them into a formula and you have your answer, in this case, what a team's winning percentage should be.

What is the Pythagorean Theorem for MLB?