User Accounts, Front Page Customization & Smarter FIP
User Accounts
The Chronicle now supports user accounts. You can register with an email and password directly from the banner teaser in the top-left corner of any page. Once logged in, you'll find two tabs inside your account panel — Front Page and Settings — where you can personalize your experience and manage your credentials.
Front Page Customization
Logged-in users can now fully customize the six stat leaderboards displayed on the front page. Choose any four team stat tables from a library of batting and pitching metrics — including OPS, wOBA, BABIP, ERA, FIP, WHIP, K/9, and more — and configure each with a secondary companion column. The two player spotlight sections are equally customizable, with support for qualifying minimums (AB for batters, IP for pitchers). Set a Favorite Team to get a direct link to your team's full stats page from the front page.
Dynamic FIP Constant
FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching) has been recalibrated. FIP is now anchored to the NCAA average ERA, with the constant calculated as lgERA minus lgRawFIP using all individual pitcher lines in the database. As of this posting that constant is approximately 4.39. The constant recalculates automatically with each daily data sync, keeping the metric properly calibrated throughout the season.