By this weekend, all of the league will have played their 81st game of the 162-game regular season. At the time of writing, only Tampa Bay has hit that mark, but it feels like a convenient time to check out
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Tag: Byron Buxton
The Best player in MLB is not in this photo
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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Checking in with the… Minnesota Twins
Preseason, I nailed my colours firmly to the mast of the good ship Minnesota, confident that the team from Minneapolis would clinch the AL Central to give them yet another shot at postseason disappointment. In the preview podcasts, the Bat
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Episode 232 – Rowdy Tellez’ Big Round Face
John, Ben and Rob are joined by Jon Mackenzie of Absolute Bunts for this week’s MLB Roundup. They cover the Rockies firing of Jeff Bridich, gambling in baseball and the incredible Jacob DeGrom before offering ‘Two Bad, Two Good’ garlands
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Episode 229 – Be Like Freddie
It’s our second weekly roundup show! Ben, Rob, Russell and Darius debate MLB’s mound-moving experiment in the Atlantic League and the merits of recent pitcher dominance, laud Freddie Freeman, Byron Buxton and Yadier Molina, while lamenting headhunting and replay review.
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Early season stat leaders
You know that Christian Yelich and Cody Bellinger lead MLB with 16 and 14 home runs respectively. Without doubt, it is an incredible tally this early in the season, but you might not realise that Twins’ outfielder Eddie Rosario or
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The Case for Defense – Examining Advances in Defensive Analytics
Making his BF&N debut, welcome the analytical genius, Russell Eassom… Baseball like any other sport you win by scoring more than your opponents and in baseball you have to score more runs to win a game. But unlike most other
Read moreBlake’s Free Agent Finds: 24 – 30 August
After a few weeks off, I’ve shown up just in time for Fantasy Baseball squeaky bum time, with Rotisserie Leagues set to head into the final month, and Head-to-Head leagues almost at playoff season. So I’ve returned to give you
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Twins v Rays? Who Cares? Well, Maybe You Should…
Welcome podcast contributor and Rays fanatic Rob Noverraz to the B&N blog… A couple of nights ago I watched the Rays and the Twins grind into a 15th inning after 6 and a half hours of play and I had
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