Hey, we have a Dbacks contributor now! Welcome Matt O’Brien… With 2021 firmly in the rear-view mirror and with the return of a full minor league season after a Covid induced hiatus, I thought now would be a good time
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Tag: prospects
College Baseball 2021 – a UK perspective
Like all of you reading this, I am ecstatic to see Major League Baseball return in a much more recognisable form than the version we saw in 2020. That being said, there has also been some top quality baseball going
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Miami Marlins: This is fine
“That’s a strike and the count is now 3-2 to Brian Anderson here in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game Seven in the 2024 World Series. Blue Jays up by three runs but the Marlins have the bases
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Episode 208 – BASEBALL PROSPECTUS Top 101
Tom is back! And joins Darius and Russell in discussion with Jarrett Seidler and Jeffrey Paternostro of Baseball Prospectus They break down BP’s Top 101 prospects, including: How the list comes together Balancing stats and scouting Their biggest disagreements Mackenzie
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A look at Red Sox draft picks.
Spring Training is in full swing now but we’re still waiting to see how far behind Chris Sale is on the season (Ed – News just out, looks like he’s avoiding TJ…for now.) and if the inquiry into the Red
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Yoan Moncada and his ever increasing strikeouts
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
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On Prospects and Anticipation
Baseball is, in many ways, a game about waiting. The moments between pitches are usually far longer than the action themselves, and everyone is waiting for something. The pitcher, for the batter to step into the box or a sign
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