The fourth chapter of my team profile and projection is looking at the men beyond the diamond stationed in the outfield. However, when it’s come to an outfield, one of the three major components that I wrote about has been
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Fantasy baseball 2022: Year of the bounceback
No one knows if the season will start on time, but we do know that it is never too early to start preparing for your fantasy baseball league. Without any plan or preparation, I ran a mock draft earlier today,
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Who have been the second-half comeback kids?
After the dog days of the offseason, and then the seemingly never-ending schedule of meaningless Spring Training games, the regular season arrived and demanded the complete attention of the baseball world. By the end of April, the following was true…
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An Analytic Glance at the first “Half”
We have just started the second “half” of the MLB season. The reason for the air quotes is that the definition of half a season in MLB is determined by if a game was played before or after the All-Star
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Talk the Talk and Intentionally Walk the Walk
Intentional walks or base on balls have been around for a long time in baseball. Early on in baseball, the catcher could set up much further away from the plate than they can do know. They would receive four wide
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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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Hot takes and overreactions
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
Read moreThe Compassionate Umpire or The Cold Automated Zone
At the half way point and at end of the season Jeff Sullivan from FanGraphs does pieces on the worst call ball and strike of the season so far. These are usually quite bizarre calls that have some unusual circumstances
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How to Silence the Commentators by Craig Counsell and the Brewers
A few hours before the 4.5 hour long 4th game of the ALCS — and the ensuing outrage over fan interference — the general baseball populace, and more specifically the commentators on FS1, were dumbfounded when Craig Counsell and the
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It’s been a long wait
It’s been a long wait for Austin Meadows. The 23 year old, left-hitting centre-fielder was finally called up to the majors by the Pittsburgh Pirates, after Starling Marte was placed on the DL. The 9th pick in the 2013 draft
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