I decided to complement a great new series on MLBTradeRumors by rating each GM’s listed trades by bWAR. I only count WAR for the years that the players accumulated on their acquiring teams while under the team control at the time of the trade. In other words, I didn’t count any years added by new contracts or spent on other
Read moreThe biggest news story in the world these days is the global pandemic caused by COVID-19. People are quarantining themselves, cities and countries are being practically shut down, and sports leagues around the world are postponing their seasons. Major League Baseball is of course one of those leagues. The big question on the fans’ minds when it comes to the
Read moreHow do some of free agent contracts this offseason (so far) look going into 2019? J.A. Happ re-signed with the New York Yankees and will receive $17 million next year. How does Steamer project him to do in 2019? GS: 29 IP: 168 ERA: 4.12 FIP: 4.17 K/9: 9.06 BB/9: 2.81 fWAR: 2.8 Doesn’t look like a pitcher worth more
Read moreGood bullpen upgrade by the New York Mets. A blockbuster trade between Cleveland, Tampa Bay & Seattle. This is strictly a cost-cutting move for Cleveland and I feel that they gave up too much, so it will depend a lot on what they do with their savings. Tampa Bay won their end of the trade, but now need to work
Read moreRotisserie needs an overhaul. Major websites such as Yahoo! and ESPN use a standard 10 categorie version. There are 5 pitching categories and 5 hitting categories. The pitching categories are wins, strikeouts, ERA, saves and WHIP. The hitting categories are home runs, RBI, stolen bases, AVG and runs. I’m not going to describe the rules as I’m sure that if
Read moreThank you for checking out my blog. My name is Neil and I’ve been a fan of Major League Baseball for over 20 years. I follow every game, study its history and statistics, play Fantasy Baseball annually (and generally win most of my leagues, sorry for the bragging but hey it’s my blog), and love the game. I hope that
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