There hasn’t been a Triple Crown winner in baseball since 2012, when Miguel Cabrera picked up the trophy, with a batting average .330, 44 home runs and 139 runs batted in. Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander were the last players
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Tag: Chris Sale
What’s an Ace?
Steve from Bush League Ramble makes his debut to look into the world of a teams “Ace”. It is a term you hear all the time, and probably use all the time, too. But have you ever stopped to evaluate
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Baseball and It’s Three True Outcomes
Russell Eassom returns to look at baseballs three true outcomes. Read his previous work here. In one of my previous pieces I talked about the metrics for defensive play and how the MLB are getting to the stage that they
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Are the Red Sox ‘Managing’ Chris Sale?
With another fascinating analytical piece, Russell Eassom… After no decisions in his first two games Chris Sale picked up his first win of 2018 receiving run support in a grand fashion. The team provided 14 runs against the Yankees with
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Top Five GIFs of the Week: Week Two
It’s week two of the 2017 regular season and everything in baseball is back to normal. Bryce Harper is at his MVP-calibre best. The Philadelphia Phillies are bottom of the NL East. And Chase Headley leads the Majors in fWAR. Yes,
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Dave Dombrowski – Last Totem of the West
As the world collectively weeps, Trader Dave gets to work.
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What next for the Braves?
Is the tide turning as the Braves head to Cobb County? Is Coppy serious about Bartolo Colon?
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