(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) On the surface, Dalton DiNatale's upcoming return to the Sun Devil lineup seems like good news for the Arizona State baseball team. The third baseman has been a quality player for three years at ASU, and it would seem like a no-brainer to have him play once he has fully recovered from
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ASU Baseball: Applying Sabermetric Stats to Sun Devil Offense
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) For as rapidly as sabermetric stats have infiltrated Major League Baseball, the college baseball landscape has gone largely untouched. A number of factors go into why this is the case, ranging from the absence of expensive data tracking technology to a general satisfaction with the status quo. Still, that’s not
ASU Baseball: Providing protection and finding bench depth critical for Tracy Smith
(Photo: Dominic Cotroneo/WCSN) If there’s one thing we’ve learned by now about Arizona State baseball coach Tracy Smith, it’s that he’s a perfectionist. His team is 9-5 and has beaten some high-caliber opponents, and yet he still echoes two constant displeasures in post-game press conferences. The first, “We’re thin right now,” Smith succinctly