Author Archives: Casey Boguslaw

Barrels and Bloops — Washington Nationals

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Casey Boguslaw

Derek Hamilton/Associated Press Part of a 30-part series highlighting each team’s 2017 journey featuring a few of my favorite team attributes. Another NLDS loss for the Washington Nationals. It has to feel like fait accompli to Nats fans each year as the … Continue reading →

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In a Game of Inches, Every Play Takes on Extra Importance

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Casey Boguslaw

In a Game of Inches, Every Play Takes on Extra Importance In baseball, a “break” is often the difference between a W or L, but star players can also make an impact as well.  As great as the eight-team tournament of this … Continue reading →

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Casey’s Mailbag #Nats Nats Nats Woooo!

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Casey Boguslaw

Final Week Mailbag Baseball is never boring, but there have been few games with relevance this week; even less so this weekend. When I sent out on Twitter my desire to write a mailbag this week, I claimed this final week of … Continue reading →

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What to Expect this Postseason from the Washington Nationals

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Casey Boguslaw

Winning a single series (finally) is a must, but Nats fans should be setting their sights higher. With 10 games to go and a seemingly insurmountable 4.5 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League’s top seed, the … Continue reading →

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What Does Statcast’s New Catch Probability Metric Tell Us About the Washington Nationals?

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Casey Boguslaw

  The acquisition of Adam Eaton in the Washington outfield will provide a new look in 2017. Will he help last year’s below average defense? I helped introduce MLBAM & Statcast’s new Catch Probability metric at RO Baseball on Friday. Take … Continue reading →

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A further analysis on the “Barrel” stat

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Casey Boguslaw

Recently at the site I write at, ROBaseball.com, I did a four-part series attempting to better introduce the baseball world to “barrels”:  the best type of contact a hitter can hope for, the worst type a pitcher attempts to avoid. … Continue reading →

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