There was a time when there was no such thing as bullpens and closers. In fact saves! weren’t even an official statistic until 1969. Starting pitchers were expected to pitch the whole game, and relief pitchers were used for spot starts and multi-inning relief appearances when a starter would struggle or get injured. Things changed however… starters went from pitching
Read moreBEST 1. ARI LF DAVID PERALTA (L) 3-6 .500 VS PIT SP JOE MUSGROVE (R) @PIT 2. BOS LF ANDREW BENINTENDI (L) 4-8 .500 VS DET SP MATTHEW BOYD (L) @BOS 3. DET DH MIGUEL CABRERA (R) 9-23 .391 VS BOS SP CHRIS SALE (L) @BOS 4. HOU LF MICHAEL BRANTLEY (L) 5-17 .294 VS MIN SP JAKE ODORIZZI (R)
Read moreBEST MATCHUPS 1. COL C TONY WOLTERS (L) 5-9 .556 VS PHI SP JERAD EICKHOFF @COL 2. DET RF NICHOLAS CASTELLANOS (R) 8-21 .381 VS CWS SP REYNALDO LOPEZ (R) @DET 3. HOU RF JOSH REDDICK (L) 5-6 .833 VS TEX SP SHELBY MILLER (R) @TEX 4. LAA C JONATHAN LUCROY (R) 9-23 .391 VS SEA SP MIKE LEAKE (R)
Read moreBEST 1. ATL 3B Josh Donaldson (R) 4-10 .400 VS CLE SP Corey Kluber (R) 2. COL RF Charlie Blackmon (L) 5-15 .333 VS PHI SP Vince Velasquez (R) 3. CWS 1B Jose Abreu (R) 10-23 .435 VS DET SP Jordan Zimmermann (R) 4. CWS DH Yonder Alonso (L) 4-8 .500 VS DET SP Jordan Zimmermann (R) 5. KCR 2B
Read moreThere’s been a lot of talk about this free agent market being unfavorable for free agents. I decided to analyze whether the top free agents have been underpaid based on expectations. I’m not including free agents who didn’t yet sign. 1. SP PATRICK CORBIN Expectation: 6 Years/$129 Million Result: 6 Years/$140 Million Corbin was clearly not affected by the free
Read moreThe Atlanta Braves pilled off another steal of an extension. First they extended Ronald Acuna Jr. and now they extended Ozzie Albies. Barring injuries or steep declines, these were steals that imply that these players either love the city and/or team, didn’t think it through or need new agents.
Read moreFirst, let’s get the extensions out of the way. Mike Trout has all but signed an extension with the LA Angels. I don’t understand it at all. He could’ve made MILLIONS more on the open market, received lucrative endorsement deals for signing with a popular team and put himself in a better spot to win a World Series. This was
Read moreH2H categories is the most popular way to play fantasy on Yahoo! Why? It’s the worst way of deciding who actually is the best fantasy manager. First of all you have short sample sizes that don’t accurately reflect a player’s ability. A season is easier to predict and more accurate, a week is harder to predict and varies, with players
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