In honor of Saint Patrick's day, I thought it would be fun and appropriate to reflect on the role of luck in baseball.
How can luck be meaningfully quantified?
BABIP, HR / flyballs, xwOBA?
Are the Brewers more lucky than other teams?
Is luck just short-term randomness associated with positive outcomes? Or, are certain players prone to good luck?
A bonus thought, here is my favorite lucky play of all-time.