library(pitchRx)
# returns a list of related tables (see diagram below)
dat <- scrape(start = "2008-01-01", end = Sys.Date())

db <- dplyr::src_sqlite("pitchRx.sqlite3", create = TRUE)
pitchRx::scrape(start = "2008-01-01", end = Sys.Date(), connect = db$con)

• Any database connection should work!
• Writes data in streaming chunks to avoid exhausting memory.
• Keeping your database up-to-date is also easy!

update_db(db$con)

• Add other data!
  • openWAR estimates (Baumer, Jensen, Matthews 2013)
  • Exit Velocity and Distance of Batted Balls

Shepard 2013