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Chicago White Sox 2020: Reasons for optimism

February 27, 2020 Gavin Baseball, Opinion, Previews

What happened in 2019? The White Sox entered January 2019 full of optimism that the franchise would secure the services of either Bryce Harper or Manny Machado … or maybe even both. The press office’s faux pas of their Harper

Reasons to watch baseball – AL Central

February 6, 2020 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Opinion, Previews

Hot takes and overreactions

April 3, 2019 Gavin 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

JUST ACCEPT IT, PECOTA HATES YOUR TEAM

February 10, 2019 Gavin Baseball, MLB UK, Opinion

Baseball Prospectus has just released their PECOTA projections for 2019, and you know what? They hate your team. The funny thing is, PECOTA is not opinion, yet MLB players, managers and fans take it personally. An acronym for Player Empirical

What does each MLB club want in their Christmas stocking? Part One

December 10, 2018 Padraig Whelan Baseball, Pinch Hitting

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

What your team really needs this off-season. An alternative look. (ARI – MIA)

December 3, 2018 Thomas Pringle Baseball, Pinch Hitting

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.

The 2019 World Series Winner Prediction Survey (Part 1)

November 30, 2018 Thomas Pringle Baseball

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

How would a free agent club fare in 2019?

November 4, 2018 Padraig Whelan Baseball, Pinch Hitting

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

Old Rivalry, New Ground

October 8, 2018 Bat Flips Admin Baseball, London Series, MLB UK, Pinch Hitting

Hannah Tomlinson makes her Bat Flips and Nerds debut, as she visited one of MLB UK’s 108 Sessions in London. So, there it was, in an abandoned warehouse-cum-brewery-cum-music venue, the first sign of major league baseball in London. The 108 sessions,

Yoan Moncada and his ever increasing strikeouts

September 14, 2018 Thomas Pringle Analytics, Baseball

In March 2015, the Boston Red Sox paid $63m to gain the services of one Yoan Moncada. The bill was split 50/50, $31.5m signing bonus and $31.5m for an MLB-issued tax penalty due to the Red Sox destroying the bonus