Do Hard Throwers Allow Fewer Home Runs per Fly Ball? When the Cardinals played the Marlins on Wednesday night, two of the hardest throwers in baseball made appearances. Jordan Hicks was flawless, getting two strikeouts and four grounders in two perfect innings. Tayron Guerrero pitched a 1-2-3 inning, but with a tad more excitement than…
DetailsReds Reportedly “Open To Adding A Controllable Hitter” The Reds are “open to adding a controllable hitter” this summer, according to a recent report from MLB.com’s Jon Morosi (Twitter link). This bit of scuttlebutt seems mostly to reflect a few self-evident realities about the Cincinnati org’s situation. The Reds have steadily moved back into plausible contention…
DetailsA Conversation with Phil “The Vulture” Regan The New York Mets made an out-of-the-box move yesterday, hiring 82-year-old Phil Regan as their interim pitching coach. The former big-league hurler, and longtime coach, takes over for Dave Eiland, who along with understudy Chuck Hernandez, was relieved of his duties in the throes of what has been…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1392: All the Phils Ben Lindbergh and guest co-host Ellen Adair banter about Ellen’s acting career and baseball background, the causes of (and possible solutions to) the Phillies’ post-McCutchen slump, what the (extremely far-fetched) idea of the Rays splitting time between Tampa Bay and Montreal might look like in practice, Ellen’s script…
DetailsWorst Baseball Card Set Ever Main Street Toy Company was a 10-person outfit that was formed in the wake of Coleco’s demise. Main Street’s founder, Gene Murtha, was a former vice president of marketing for Coleco. He assembled a small team of executives to run a new toy company poised to “learn[] lessons from Coleco’s…
DetailsMoonshot: Pitchers Are Updating Their Arsenals The post Moonshot: Pitchers Are Updating Their Arsenals appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/50911/moonshot-updated-arsenals/
DetailsRubbing Mud: Craig Kimbrel (Kind Of) Walks Through the Red Sox’s Door The post Rubbing Mud: Craig Kimbrel (Kind Of) Walks Through the Red Sox’s Door appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/50914/rubbing-mud-craig-kimbrel-kind-of-walks-through-the-red-soxs-door/
DetailsFrom the Outfield Grass: The Recent History of Trade Deadline Relievers The post From the Outfield Grass: The Recent History of Trade Deadline Relievers appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/50920/from-the-outfield-grass-the-recent-history-of-trade-deadline-relievers/
DetailsNotes from the Field: The Midwest League All-Star Game The post Notes from the Field: The Midwest League All-Star Game appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/50928/notes-from-the-field-the-midwest-league-all-star-game/
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The Best Thing in Baseball This Week: This is What Girls are Made of THIS is what girls are made of. #ChopOn pic.twitter.com/X4tnBXeojd — Atlanta Braves (@Braves) June 20, 2019 One of the things I’ve never fully understood is how teams, in MLB or in other sports, so routinely shoot themselves in the foot when…
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