Best of Short Relief 2019: Time and Wounds Life is more or less a series of mistakes, and atonement for these mistakes. Some are so miniscule that forgiveness is a foregone conclusion. Others are so damaging and irreversible that asking for forgiveness seems foolish no matter how many decades have passed. The closer we come…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1478: Multisport Sabermetrics Exchange (Soccer and Rugby) Effectively Wild: Multisport Sabermetrics Exchange Basketball/Football Hockey/Cricket Golf/Tennis Soccer/Rugby Esports/Volleyball NASCAR/Cycling Diversity and Inclusion In the fourth installment of a special, seven-episode series on the past, present, and future of advanced analysis in non-baseball sports, Ben Lindbergh talks to StatsBomb managing editor Mike L. Goodman…
DetailsMLBTR Poll: Grading Miami’s Corey Dickerson Signing The Marlins’ signing of outfielder Corey Dickerson to a two-year, $17.5MM deal will not go down as this offseason’s most surprising–in fact, his ultimate guarantee was right in line with MLBTR’s prediction of a two-year, $15MM pact back in November. In terms of context, the deal also sits snugly…
DetailsLatest On Braves’ Third Base Plans The Braves are unlikely to “aggressively” pursue a Nolan Arenado trade as long as incumbent starter Josh Donaldson remains on the market, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported on Saturday citing unnamed sources (link). Yesterday, our own Steve Adams explored in detail the many obstacles impeding a potential Atlanta-Arenado…
DetailsQuick Hits: Shaw, Red Sox, Flexibility, Indians Alex Speier of The Boston Globe noted on Saturday that the Red Sox were interested in bringing back Travis Shaw before the third baseman signed a one-year, $4MM deal with the Jays. Boston wasn’t prepared to make Shaw an offer without first moving salary via trade, so the corner infielder…
DetailsDodgers Release JT Chargois The Dodgers have released right-handed pitcher JT Chargois in order to facilitate his signing with a team in Japan’s NPB, according to Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times. The identity of that team is not yet known. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/dodgers-release-jt-chargois.html
DetailsMarlins To Sign Corey Dickerson The Marlins are finalizing a two-year deal with free-agent outfielder Corey Dickerson, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. The financial details aren’t yet known. More to come. Source: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/marlins-to-sign-corey-dickerson.html
DetailsQuick Hits: NC Dinos, Rucinski, Royals, Orioles, Holt The NC Dinos of the Korean Baseball Organization have brought back pitcher Drew Rucinski on a one-year, $1MM deal with a $200K signing bonus, per Dan Kurtz of myKBO.net (via Twitter). The team also announced the deal on their twitter account. Rucinski, who turns 31 on Monday,…
DetailsOutfield Market Notes: Akiyama, Puig, Dickerson Potential Japanese import Shogo Akiyama, 31, remains a popular target on the free agent market. Yesterday’s reports affirmed the Reds and Padres atop the list of pursuers. The long-time Seibu Lions centerfielder is said to have 3-year offers on the table, per MLB Network Insider Jon Heyman (via Twitter).…
DetailsPrinting fingerprints For most printed material, the method of printing is the means to the end. As long as the result looks good it doesn’t really matter how things were actually printed. Heck, from a printing point of view, noticing how something was printed is arguably a production failure since the standard processes are intended…
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