San Francisco Giants: Third base There must be a high probability that the San Francisco Giants will never field the same lineup in consecutive games this season. There is something in the Pacific air; a west coast trait that is
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NL EAST: Early Spring Training Battles
Hot on the heels of the excellent Bat flips and Nerds podcast previewing the NL East, here are a few things we have picked up over the first week of spring training. Atlanta Braves: The fifth rotation spot is up
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Fantasy Baseball: Bat Flips and Nerds’ Sleepers
We are in draft prep mode for the forthcoming fantasy baseball season. Now is the time to decide upon which players you want to target late in the draft. Using the consensus ADP (average draft position) calculated over at FantasyPros,
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February baseball news: In case you missed it
Here at Bat Flips and Nerds, we appreciate that not everyone loves bat flips and not everyone is a nerd. For bat flip haters, we have nothing. For less-nerdy baseball fans who have not spent every waking hour analysing the
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Baltimore Orioles: The ones that got away
The 2009 draft produced six major leaguers for the Baltimore Orioles. Two half-decent relievers (Mychal Givens and Taylor Rogers), recently non-tendered outfielder Tyler Naquin, and three other guys who have combined for 0.4 WAR. But it could have been so
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One to watch: Padres’ Jake Cronenworth
Such is the depth of the Padres minor league farm system that Jake Cronenworth only appeared 17th on their prospect list before the 2020 season. He slashed .285/.354/.477 last year on his way to tying for the Rookie of the
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Colorado Rockies: Searching for a silver lining
Almost exactly two years ago, while the baseball media was fixated on the landing spots for free agents Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, the Rockies stealthily signed their offensive linchpin, Nolan Arenado, to an eight-year extension. The deal was lauded
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January baseball news: in case you missed it
At Bat Flips and Nerds we appreciate that not all baseball fans salivate over every minute scrap of news on a daily [hourly?] basis. So for more normal baseball fans, here are a few of the main January storylines. Although
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Is free agent Trevor Bauer too divisive for a mega deal?
Full disclosure: I love watching Trevor Bauer pitch. I don’t think there is another starter out there that I will actively make the effort to tune into his outings. He’s not the best, but he is compelling. I love that
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Won’t Somebody Think Of The Umpires
Man vs machine. A battle as old as time. Or at least as old as machines. Robot umpires have been a part of the baseball conversation for several years now, as increasingly reliable PITCHf/x and Statcast data gives us immediate
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