Pirates Articles
4 pieces of CURSD analysis
⚾ MLB·August 7, 2026
The Ball Isn't Bouncing Evenly: MLB's wOBA-xwOBA Luck Rankings
Statcast's batting-luck signal says the Tigers and Angels can't buy a hit, while the Rays keep finding grass.
⚾ MLB·July 31, 2026
The Pitching Staffs Getting Cheated by Their Own Baseballs
Ranking every MLB team by ERA minus xERA, the Statcast signal that separates pitching skill from batted-ball fortune.
⚾ MLB·July 24, 2026
The Ball Isn't Lying, But the Results Are
Ranking every MLB team's batting luck by the gap between wOBA and expected wOBA at the 2026 midseason mark.
⚾ MLB·July 10, 2026
The Batted Ball Luck Rankings at the All-Star Break
wOBA minus xwOBA tells us which MLB lineups are getting what they deserve, and which are being robbed.