Another week, another couple of split series. Stiff opposition from the Dodgers and Phillies headlined what was an up-and-down week. Overall Record: 32-21, 1st place in NL East Record this week: 3-4 Best moment of the week: Are the bats
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Tag: Ozzie Albies
Underpaid Superstars. The Minimum-Wage Roster: Second base
What is it about second base? Why is it the position where teams take the most liberties about underpaying their player? It is possible that Braves’ second baseman, Ozzie Albies, has the worst contract in MLB. The 2021 World Series
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Atlanta Braves 2020: Reasons for optimism
What happened in 2019? On the opening Sunday of the season, Bryce Harper homered to secure the sweep against Atlanta and send his Phillies’ gang into ecstasy. In the words of Professor Brian Cox’s D:Ream, the Braves knew that things
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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
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Size doesn’t matter: The vertically-challenged team
What is the ideal body shape for a baseball player? Does size matter? Check out the stars in our “vertically-challenged” team before you decide. When you see Aaron Judge swaggering around like some sort of Adonis, it’s difficult to believe
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1st Half Vs 2nd Half Comparisons – Hitters
In MVP voting, recency bias is going to be a factor and that can’t be helped. With that in mind, I wondered who were the top performers for the first half of the season vs the second half. Fangraphs has
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