Articles by Brian Hight

About Brian Hight

Brian Hight lives in Seattle and writes primarily about MLB and the local Seattle Mariners, with a focus on advanced analytics. Occasionally, he delves into the NFL and the NBA, also with an emphasis on advanced statistics. He’s currently pursuing a Certificate in Data Analysis online from Microsoft, where he hopes to create a prediction model for baseball outcomes for his capstone project.

10-Game Road Trip Looms For Seattle Mariners

May 3, 2019 Brian Hight Comments Off

After a 13-2 start to the season, the Seattle Mariners have since gone 5-13 to enter a 10-game road trip 3 games above .500 at 18-15. The much-touted offence of March and early April has […]

Breaking Down Seattle Seahawks’ 2019 Schedule

April 19, 2019 Brian Hight Comments Off

Earlier this week, the NFL released the full schedule for the 2019 season. Based on the winning percentage of last season’s opponents, the Seattle Seahawks face the eighth-easiest schedule in the league. Combined, opponents on […]

Fantasy Baseball 101 – Take Advantage Of Early-Season Overreactions

April 5, 2019 Brian Hight Comments Off

Over the opening weekend of the 2019 MLB season, iconic sports radio personality Mike Francesa, years removed from Mike and the Mad Dog, tweeted about the New York Yankees after their one-win, two-loss series against […]

Dustin Ackley’s Release Is Full Circle For The Seattle Mariners

March 15, 2019 Brian Hight Comments Off

The Seattle Mariners released former first-round draft pick Dustin Ackley, whom they had most recently signed to a minor league deal. Taken second in the 2009 draft, Ackley was a highly touted hitting prospect out […]

Previewing The 2019 Seattle Mariners

March 8, 2019 Brian Hight Comments Off

Coming off an 89-win season—the most victories since the 93-win campaign of 2003—that saw the Seattle Mariners miss the playoffs, yet again, by 8 games, general manager Jerry Dipoto changed course during the offseason by […]

Building The Greatest Fantasy Baseball Team Of All Time – Hitters Edition

February 12, 2019 Brian Hight 1

With the Super Bowl in the books and about two weeks until pitchers and catchers report, unless you’re mesmerized by the soap opera that is NBA off-court nonsense or stoked about early-season golf, then likely […]

Encouraging Signs For The Baseball Hall Of Fame

January 25, 2019 Brian Hight Comments Off

Yes, Edgar Martinez finally got voted into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association on his 10th and final year of eligibility. For Mariners fans and for those more sabermetrically inclined, the induction […]

2019 Baseball Hall of Fame Watch – Edgar Martinez May Finally Get Into Cooperstown

January 18, 2019 Brian Hight Comments Off

In his 10th and final year on the Baseball Writers Association’s ballot for the Hall of Fame, it appears that beloved Seattle Mariners DH, Edgar Martinez, will finally get inducted into Cooperstown. With the latest […]

Watching The NFL Playoffs With An Eye On Each City’s Signature Cuisine

January 9, 2019 Brian Hight Comments Off

On February 5, 2006, my wife and I began what will soon be a 13-year tradition of celebrating the Super Bowl by cooking signature dishes that we imagine represent one culinary tradition from each participating […]

What Does The MLB Market Look Like For Seattle Mariners’ Nelson Cruz?

October 19, 2018 Brian Hight 1

The end of the MLB season for the Seattle Mariners also meant the end of their four-year, $58MM contract with Nelson Cruz. By today’s market, the $14.5MM annual salary for Cruz’s production over that period […]