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Tag: Bryce Harper

Stat kings: Early season stat leaders

May 12, 2022 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

With 30ish games in the books (120ish at-bats), we have enough data to give us a leaderboard for various statistical categories. HOME RUNS Aaron Judge is the only player with double-digit homers. The Yankees’ superstar, who becomes a free agent

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The Best player in MLB is not in this photo

December 2, 2021 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

This article is not an argument over the MVP awards. I have no problem with Bryce Harper getting the nod ahead of Juan Soto in the NL. And I was definitely on the Shohei Ohtani side of the argument ahead

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A decade of baseball in 101 useless stats

January 13, 2020 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

On Sunday 4 April 2010, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett induced weak contact from New York Yankees Derek Jeter in the first MLB play of the decade. Here are 100 more useless snippets of information for you. Unless

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Wave goodbye to the Rays in pinstripes

December 13, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

Hot on the heels of Stephen Strasburg committing his future to Washington, the New York Yankees flexed their financial biceps to secure the services of the former Pirates and Astros workhorse, Gerrit Cole. The deal will earn the 29-year-old an

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Fantasy fixer: Week 3

April 6, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Fantasy Baseball

One of the keys to a successful fantasy baseball campaign is to be active on the waiver wire. Here are a few guys to consider to strengthen your roster. Catcher: Austin Barnes The Dodgers are hitting home runs for fun

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Hot takes and overreactions

April 3, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

It is far too early to anoint Phillies as World Series champions or label Chris Sale’s contract a bust, or even start thinking that the Baltimore Orioles might be a good team. Here are some interesting snippets from the opening

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Washington Nationals Bryce Harper

The Nationals are going to be just fine, even though some guy left this offseason

March 28, 2019 Blake Finney Baseball, Opinion

If you’re vaguely aware of baseball and somehow missed the fact that the Washington Nationals lost some guy whose name rhymes with Nice Sharper this offseason, that’s actually pretty impressive. But you-know-who, who spent seven great years in D.C., signed

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A four-man outfield: last positioning gambit or the new norm?

March 27, 2019 Russell Eassom Analytics, Baseball

With the 2019 MLB season about to start, a whirlwind of uncertainty surrounds the game. Firstly, the second year of cold ‘hot stove season’ with limited free agency signings happening has lead to open discussion of action by the players’

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Baseball chinwag with Nando di Fino

February 22, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Fantasy Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

Welcome to the third article in our series of quick chats with our favourite people in the baseball broadcasting and fantasy baseball world. Nando Di Fino is a multi-award winning writer, analyst, host and producer who has worked for, among

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Baseball chinwag with Scott White

February 21, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Fantasy Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

Continuing our series of quick chats with our favourite characters in the baseball broadcasting and fantasy baseball world, we were very pleased to get the opportunity of a few minutes with CBS Sports’ Senior Fantasy Writer, Scott White. My love

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