Presenting the First Half Exhilaration Index and Horror Scores At the beginning of June, I experimented with a metric designed to determine how exciting it has been to watch a team. Using leverage index, I factored in how often a team played in games with something at stake, and looked at how often the team…
DetailsRoyals Likely To Move Hamilton, Gore So much focus this time of the year is placed on the biggest names on the trade market. And while it’s understandable that everyone wants to know where Madison Bumgarner, Marcus Stroman and other players of that ilk will land, it’s also true that smaller-scale deals can often have…
Details2019 Trade Value: Intro and Honorable Mentions | FanGraphs Baseball For those new to the series, it represents an attempt to answer the question “Who would bring back the most in trade if he were put on the market before the deadline?” What’s notable about this list — as opposed to the prospect lists I…
DetailsCal notes: Hjelle stands tall in San Jose Standing 6-foot-11, San Jose Giants right-hander Sean Hjelle knows he throws at an angle that can keep batters off-balance — at least the first couple of times batters see him. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190715&content_id=309087558&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsAndrew Cashner and Theoretical Home Run Shenanigans The Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles completed a trade over the weekend, with Baltimore sending pitcher Andrew Cashner to Boston in return for center fielder Elio Prado and third baseman Noelberth Romero. At 28-65, the Orioles appear likely to be eliminated from the playoff race sometime…
DetailsDan Szymborski FanGraphs Chat – 7/15/2019 Source: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/dan-szymborski-fangraphs-chat-7-15-2019/
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2019 Trade Value: #41 to #50 Max Scherzer proved to be the most difficult player to place on this year’s list. (Photo: Keith Allison) As is the annual tradition at FanGraphs, we’re using a week around the All-Star Game — when the industry pauses to take a metaphorical breather — to take stock of the…
DetailsRed Sox acquire Cashner from O’s for rotation The Red Sox filled a big need with 18 days to spare before the July 31 Trade Deadline, acquiring righty starter Andrew Cashner from the Orioles in exchange for Minor League infielder Noelberth Romero and Minor League outfielder Elio Prado on Saturday. Cashner will report to the…
DetailsRoyals trade pitcher Homer Bailey to Oakland for minor-league infielder The Royals scratched Bailey from the lineup roughly a half hour before his start against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium, and just before first pitch they announced he’d been traded to Oakland in exchange for minor-league infielder Kevin Merrell….. Bailey, a veteran right-hander, signed…
DetailsMychal Givens Drawing Trade Interest The Orioles made their first of what will likely be several trades over the weekend when they dealt Andrew Cashner to the Red Sox, and Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com reports that closer Mychal Givens is drawing interest and is “definitely” available — a departure from recent seasons under previous front…
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