It’s always remarkable when an on-air pundit proves just how little they know about what they’re talking about. Last week, we had ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith talking about the crucial matchup of Hunter ...

Morningstar has developed a version of baseball's "slugging percentage" to measure the magnitude of a fund's outperformance. The research firm looked at a fund's monthly returns over the last 10 years ...

In the summer, some Morningstar Manager Research analysts have been known to slip off to the ballpark to take a break from evaluating fund managers’ performance. Those warm afternoons tracking hits, ...

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Harold Reynolds created content for everyone on MLB Network’s Hot Stove Tuesday when he showed a fundamental misunderstanding of slugging percentage. Discussing Manny Machado and Michael Brantley with ...

After finishing the research for all 30 teams for the 2022 baseball season, I’ll swing back to the average hit rate stat I use for a reference to help determine the direction of a player in projecting ...

Susan Dziubinski: Hi, I'm Susan Dziubinski with Morningstar. As we enter the homestretch for the 2021 baseball season, Morningstar has developed a "slugging percentage" for U.S. stock funds. Joining ...

Major League Baseball viewership has gradually declined since its peak in 2007, according to Baseball Reference. Because of what MLB commissioner Rob Manfred calls “organic changes,” the game’s most ...

There is general agreement that on-base percentage is a more effective method than batting average when evaluating a hitter's value. Most "experts" give much more weight to slugging average than to ...