Toolshed: Trade deadline preview Toolshed previews where Major League sellers stand with their farm systems and the level of prospects they could stand to add before the trade deadline comes on July 31. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190712&content_id=308965006&fext=.jsp&vkey=toolshed&sid=milb
DetailsProspect Roundup: Games of July 11 No. 7 Mariners prospect Kyle Lewis homered in a 3-for-4 effort for Double-A Arkansas while No. 10 Marlins prospect Jorge Guzman tossed six scoreless innings for Double-A Jacksonville. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20190712&content_id=308995188&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
DetailsThe 2019 FanGraphs Franchise Player Draft: Picks 1-15 Yesterday, we released the results of the back half of the 2019 FanGraphs Franchise Player Draft. As a reminder, the idea behind the exercise is simple: throwing out existing contracts, teams, and other real life sundry, which player would you most want to build a baseball franchise…
DetailsPrimer Dugout (and link of the day) 7-12-2019 Harrisburg Telegraph, July 12, 1919:Roger Peckinpaugh, New York, who hit safely in twenty-nine consecutive games…continues to lead the regulars in batting in the American League, his mark, .382, remaining unchanged from last week…Babe Ruth, the big Boston southpaw pitcher and outfielder, bagged two more homers and leads…
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The D-Backs Are on the Brink of a New Stolen-Base Frontier We do not live in an exciting time for record chases. Ichiro’s single-season hits record is perfectly safe, as is Barry Bonds‘ home run record. The records that are getting broken are of the team variety, and even those seem to be as much…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1403: Bullhorse and Horsecrock Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Ball Four and Jim Bouton, Million Dollar Coin Flip, Christian Yelich’s pursuit of the first 50-30 season and which combination of power and speed would be most impressive, a baseball scene on Cheers, how the MLB All-Star Game differs from other…
DetailsCubs Release Junichi Tazawa The Cubs have released veteran right-hander Junichi Tazawa from their Triple-A affiliate in Iowa, as first reported by broadcaster Alec Cohen (Twitter link). He’ll return to the open market in search of a new opportunity as numerous clubs seek out bullpen depth in advance of the July 31 trade deadline. Tazawa,…
DetailsMoonshot: Ejections Are Way Up This Season, But Why? The post Moonshot: Ejections Are Way Up This Season, But Why? appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/51524/moonshot-ejections-are-way-up-this-season-but-why/
DetailsTop 50 Spotlight: Luis Patiño The post Top 50 Spotlight: Luis Patiño appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/51513/top-50-spotlight-luis-patino/
DetailsRubbing Mud: Getting Hot and Getting Help in the NL Central The post Rubbing Mud: Getting Hot and Getting Help in the NL Central appeared first on Baseball Prospectus. Source: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/51508/rubbing-mud-getting-hot-and-getting-help-in-the-nl-central/
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