Ho-ho-ho. It is that time of year again. Unfortunately for baseball fans though, Christmas comes at a time of year when, save for off-season signings and Winter Meetings, there is little happening in the sport. But that doesn’t mean anyone
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Tag: Cleveland Indians
What your team *really* needs this off-season. An alternative look. (ARI – MIA)
There are plenty of posts out there telling you the moves your team should make, but what about the moves your team must make? There are quite a few essential things a Major League Baseball team needs to succeed in the modern era.
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The 2019 World Series Winner Prediction Survey (Part 1)
On the 30th October of this year, I asked you all to make your way too early predictions for the 2019 World Series. There were a few reasons for this: I wanted to see if people could be realistic about
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How would a free agent club fare in 2019?
It is the baseball offseason. A time for checking the heat on the hot stove every few hours, counting down the days until pitchers and catchers and devouring any baseball related content to get us through the winter. Well, we
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Strength of Players Faced and the Impact on Player Output
So the World Series is complete and the Boston Red Sox are champions. The team with the best record over the season won the playoffs, that doesn’t happen often so the usual discussion of the value of the playoffs compared
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I’m Starting To Worry, Jose
It is October, the Indians have once again made the postseason but failed to bring home the coveted World Series title and the ‘curse’ moves on another year. Many of the Indians players didn’t play to their potential in the
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El Mago – How Javy Baez Learned to Live and Let Die
“There’s magic in the ivy and the old scoreboard.” That was the line once sang by Eddie Vedder in his ode to Wrigley Field and the Chicago Cubs, All The Way, and their longstanding quest to win it all. He
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The Freddy Adu of Baseball?
Who remembers Freddy Adu? I was reminded of the once-wonderkid by a flurry on social media last weekend after he’d scored his first goal for new club Las Vegas Lights FC. For those of you who don’t know, Freddy Adu
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In Praise of Trevor Bauer…
Making the case for one of baseball’s most polarising characters, it’s Padraig Whelan… The entirety of Major League Baseball should adopt the designated hitter rule. Starting extra innings with a runner on second base is a good idea. Pete Rose
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Over or Under? Projecting the 2018 season with PECOTA
Our good friend Baseball Brit returns and this time he’s taking on PECOTA. The off-season can be a long and arduous wait for baseball-starved fans of the MLB. Not so for mathematically inclined nerds, however. Each year there are a
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