Team Contributors – Page 16 – Bat Flips and Nerds

‘Expand your baseball knowledge beyond MLB’ feature – Episode #1 Macon Bacon

March 10, 2020 Sarah Briggs Baseball, Indy Ball, Pinch Hitting, Team Contributors

In September 2017, I was diagnosed with terminal cancer and made a bucket list. At the very top of the list was a trip to see a minor-league baseball game. A road trip was also on there, so in 2018,

Yelich: Brewer For Life

March 10, 2020 Matthew Robinson Baseball, Team Contributors

It was officially confirmed on Friday 6 March that Christian Yelich had signed a nine-year $215 million contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. Given that the deal contains no opt-outs and a full no-trade clause, it is more than likely that

Seattle Mariners 2020: the race to the bottom never felt so good

March 9, 2020 Bamos Appleby Baseball, Team Contributors

So close. So, SO damn close. A mere 3.1 games away from the kind of magnificent, glorious, ignominy I revel in as someone who pays a lot more attention to the Seattle Mariners than any sane UK resident should. The

New York Mets: Spring Training Early Impressions

March 9, 2020 Alex Worth Baseball, Team Contributors

Ahh, Spring Training, the reminder that the beginning of the regular season is just around the corner and the chance to see your favourite players back on the diamond once again, even if its only for a few innings per

Interview with MLB’s Bryan Hoch

March 9, 2020 Sarah Briggs Baseball, Team Contributors

Bryan Hoch has been the New York Yankees beat writer since 2007 and is the author of two best-selling books, The Baby Bombers: The Inside Story of the Next Yankees Dynasty and Mission 27: A New Boss, A New Ballpark

San Francisco Giants – Spring Training Review

March 9, 2020 Russell Keddie Baseball, Team Contributors

The story so far…. It has been an interesting start to spring training for the Giants, currently sitting with a record of 6-7. We had many questions that needed answering going into spring (Hence the 71 players in camp); Who

Corey Seager’s big new role in Dodgers’ lineup

March 5, 2020 Aleix Gwilliam Baseball, Team Contributors

The addition of Mookie Betts to the lineup for this upcoming season has been the most talked-about topic whenever anyone has mentioned the 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers. Yes, having Betts leading off and immediately preceding the likes of Max Muncy,

Miami Marlins: Mr March – Can he do it in “The Show”?

March 5, 2020 Tomi Korkeamaki Baseball, Team Contributors

Well, that is some introduction for a former first-round draft pick, drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2012 draft. His scouting report describes him with one word: exciting. Well, exciting or not his real name is Lewis Brinson, and

Cleveland Indians: Spring Training Early Impressions

March 5, 2020 Ash Day Baseball, Team Contributors

The month of March is finally upon us, and we find ourselves deep in the heart of spring training. I’m sure you’ll all agree it’s wonderful to have baseball back, even if the results don’t actually matter and we only

Would Wil Myers to the Red Sox make sense?

March 4, 2020 Richard Hampson Baseball, Team Contributors

There are trades that make sense from a baseball point of view; there are trades that make sense from an economic point of view. Does the potential Wil Myers trade to the Red Sox make sense from either standpoint? My