Where The Wild Things Are

I've been thinking about minor-league numbers again and how to make sense of them. Earlier this year, Justin Inaz discussed run-scoring environments of different leagues. Not long before that, Harry Pavlidis examined ground balls and their impact in various leagues. And earlier still, David Gassko, in considering changes in league quality, referenced Bill James' observation that among the factors that indicate quality is fielding percentage (see page 876 of The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract for a more complete list of factors).

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