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 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 moreLet’s look at Exit Velocity and Hard Hit% ratings from Baseball Savant along with XBA and XSLG from 2018 to see which hitters could break out, and which will likely be busts. 1. 3B ALEX BREGMAN, 3B HOU EXIT VELOCITY RATING: Above Average HARD HIT% RATING: Above Average XBA: .268 XSLG: .463 VERDICT: Last season was an outlier and not
Read morePhoto courtesy of Google Images. Let me preface this by saying that I hold no ill will for the city of Philadelphia or the Philadelphia Phillies. They built a good team over the last few years, and should be in contention this season. I don’t think that it’s “bad” for anyone to sign with them, and this article is not
Read moreThe most important thing in fantasy auctions is getting the best value for your money. Let’s take a look at the best values at each position. The players are not in any particular order. SP 1. TREVOR BAUER, CLE 2. CARLOS CARRASCO, CLE 3. JAMESON TAILLON, PIT 4. GERMAN MARQUEZ, COL 5. MILES MIKOLAS, STL 6. ROBBIE RAY, ARI 7.
Read morePhoto courtesy of Google images. A short while back there was a major controversy involving MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s comments about Mike Trout. At the time someone on Twitter joked about Trout being someone who “wouldn’t be recognized in a supermarket”. For some reason that comment stayed with me and I’ve since realized why. Major League Baseball’s major issue is
Read moreDISAPPOINTMENTS 1. SP CHRIS SALE, BOSTON RED SOX The Boston starter had injury issues to close out 2018 and his four-seamer declined to 90.2 MPH. There’s also his dangerous delivery, that is too reminiscent of Mark Prior. Part of the reason why I don’t expect Boston to be nearly as good in 2019 as they were in 2018 is because
Read morePhotos courtesy of Google images. What’s going on? Why are two of the best young players in the game still free agents? Are they refusing to take less than some astronomical number? Are they not receiving any even remotely acceptable offers? It seems that it’s a combination of the two and it seems to be heavily influenced by the luxury
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