First, 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 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 moreThe 2016 World Series was one of the best World Series that I ever saw. Despite the fact that I’m not a fan of either the Chicago Cubs or the Cleveland Indians, watching Chicago win their first championship since 1908, was one of the most memorable moments in my time following this great game. That said, it’s disappointing to see
Read moreMinimum 100 innings pitched. 1. GB% HIGHER THAN FB% # TOTAL WAR 107 227.9 AVERAGE WAR PER PITCHER: 2.1 2. FB % HIGHER THAN FB% # TOTAL WAR 33 64.2 AVERAGE WAR PER PITCHER: 1.9 3. THREW FASTBALL 50%+ # TOTAL WAR 15 62 AVERAGE WAR PER PITCHER: 4.1 AVERAGE FASTBALL SPEED: 94.9 MPH 4. THREW CHANGEUP 20%+ # TOTAL
Read moreWhat are some bad contract swaps that teams could do? I’m sure that the contract swaps that I’m going to list are not unknown to the teams themselves, but I think that it’s interesting to look at them and consider whether they would make sense. I should add that some of these contracts include no-trade clauses and so trades could
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